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Scotland generated a record £98.3 billion in revenue during 2025-26: an annual increase of £6.3 billion (6.9 per cent), according to the Scottish Government. The revenue per person in Scotland at £17,718 was similar to the UK average of £17,720 in the same year, when revenue

House prices in Scotland have continued rising, according to the balance of respondents to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, however only marginally so. A net balance of five per cent of respondents in Scotland report that house prices rose in the

Pro bono work has become a significant part of Dentons’ work in Scotland, ranging from helping children and young people apply for British citizenship to preparing briefings on Holyrood activity for charities. Pro bono activities in Scotland have been recognised by the firm with its Edinburgh

Youth groups, charities and the children’s commissioner have called on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to reconsider plans for a UK-wide social media ban for children. The proposal, announced in June by former prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, would prevent children from accessing platforms includ

The Lawscot Foundation has hosted its first student conference, a new annual event to support aspiring lawyers facing socioeconomic barriers, marking a major milestone in its 10th anniversary year. A group of 12 Scottish law students supported by the charity had the opportunity to network and hear f

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reprimanded ACRO Criminal Records Office after cyber security failings left the personal information of up to ten thousand people, including some individuals’ sensitive data, potentially exposed. The ICO’s investigation found that bet

A former European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judge who was removed as Hungary’s Supreme Court president after criticising Viktor Orbán’s government has been appointed the country’s president. András Baka, 73, received 140 votes in Hungary’s parliament yesterd

Australian police have ended a homicide investigation after what appeared to be human remains found in a suitcase on the side of a remote road were thankfully revealed to merely be a lifelike doll. Two members of the public discovered the suitcase while driving through Oallen, about 125 miles southw

A solicitor advocate has warned that complaints from people covertly filmed using smart glasses are likely to increase, and called on Holyrood to consider creating a standalone right to privacy. Paul Motion, who specialises in data protection, social media and reputational law, said the growing use

A private hire taxi driver who raped a teenage passenger after picking her up from a night out in Edinburgh has been jailed. Abdul Nabizada was found guilty of rape at the High Court in Edinburgh on 7 July.

Vitalii Diakov is taking part in the Dundee Kiltwalk on 16 August to raise funds for the Scottish Refugee Council. Mr Diakov, is a member of the National Bar Association of Ukraine, and has been practising as a lawyer since 2010. He arrived in Scotland from Odesa with his wife Hanna at the outbreak

The Financial Conduct Authority is introducing new measures to streamline the Financial Ombudsman complaints process and allow them to focus on the cases they were set up to resolve as a quick and informal alternative to the courts. Under the new measures complaints about banking, insurance and othe

A man who sexually assaulted two young women as they walked home in Falkirk has been sentenced. Muhammad Sheikhi targeted both women within hours of each other on 30 November 2025 in the Kerse Lane area of the town. The 23-year-old approached them without warning, followed them, and carried out sexu

A song by exiled Russian pop star Monetochka that featured in the new Spider-Man film has been removed from screenings in both Ukraine and Russia – but for opposing reasons. Monopoliya plays during a scene set in New York’s Brighton Beach, home to a large Russian-speaking community. Mone

New guidance designed to protect the future of almost half a million traditional buildings across Scotland has been published.