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Mackinnons has announced the retention of its commercial trainees following their qualification earlier this month. Jasmine Munro and Cameron Milne have both now completed their two-year traineeships with the firm and accepted positions as newly qualified solicitors within Mackinnons' commercial dep

The dying ex-mobster who stole Judy Garland's ruby-red slippers from The Wizard of Oz will not go to prison, a court has ruled. Lawyers for Terry Jon Martin, 76, told a court in Minneapolis that their client had been tempted to make "one last score" before retirement, 6abc reports.

A Scottish Parliament committee has expressed its concern with proposals to support people experiencing mental health issues and struggling with debt. The Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill proposes introducing a “mental health moratorium” – meaning people suffering from poor

Burges Salmon has appointed Mairi Carlin to its pensions and lifetime savings practice.

Former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, has been jailed for 10 years for leaking official secrets. The legal case against him revolves around a a diplomatic cable that allegedly went missing in his possession. He has said publicly that the cable was proof of a conspiracy to topple him in 2022

Ahsan Mustafa has been appointed as a solicitor member of the Law Society of Scotland’s Consumer Law Sub-Committee. Mr Mustafa is a solicitor at Nolans in Kirkintilloch. He practises commercial litigation, dispute resolution, debt and asset recovery and insolvency.

A Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) solicitor has received recognition for her expertise in legal support for older and vulnerable clients. Nicola McGorm, associate at the firm, has become a fully accredited member of Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) (now The Association for Lifetime Lawyer

A government minister who took students to court for 'plagiarising' their own work has resigned after it emerged she plagiarised parts of her master's thesis. Sandra Borch, Norway’s minister for research and higher education, left government immediately following the revelations.

Brodies LLP has made two key appointments in its commercial property and private client practices. Nicola Grant takes on the role of legal director in commercial real estate, while associate Alison Reid joins the firm's private client team to advise individuals and families on personal matters.

Continued inflationary pressure on core costs and significant uncertainty are key drivers in the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission’s 2024-25 budget, published for consultation today. The organisation is required to ensure its budget is sufficient to deliver its statutory duties to serve con

Plans to ban single use vapes and raise the tobacco age of sale so that no one born on or after 1 January 2009 can ever legally be sold tobacco in Scotland have been published. Ministers have agreed to take forward the recommendations following a consultation on ‘Creating a Smokefree Generatio

The number of criminal legal aid solicitors dropped from 1,459 in 2007 to 966, the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) has said as it warned the system was heading for collapse. The Scottish government's public spend on legal aid has declined by 45 per cent, allowing for inflation, over the p

The Law Society of Scotland has highlighted serious failings in the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill.

A community campaigner has won the 2024 Robert Burns Humanitarian Award (RBHA). Gail Penfold won the award during an online ceremony which took place on 25 January to celebrate Burns Night.

The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza. South Africa brought the case to the court, asking it to order Israel to stop military action until it could come to a decision on whether the country had committed genocide.