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A House of Lords committee has backed plans for an international commission to assess compensation claims arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while warning that the scheme’s effectiveness could be undermined by the lack of a mechanism to pay awards. The International Agreements Co

Holmes Mackillop Solicitors has appointed Lauren Brown as a paralegal in its Giffnock office. Ms Brown qualified as a conveyancing paralegal in 2023 and brings over 15 years’ experience in residential property work, with a particular focus on high‑volume remortgage transactions.

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has submitted comments to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), raising concerns about the failure to align Scotland’s new Anti-Racism Delivery Plan with the committee’s recommendations. The CERD Committee last re

A Toronto cannabis retailer was ordered by FIFA to stop selling bongs modelled on the World Cup trophy after the football governing body claimed they infringed its intellectual property rights. Cosmic Charlies, which sold the gold-coloured bongs for $50 CAD, received a legal letter demanding it ceas

Deloitte has announced the latest winners of its UK’s Best Managed Companies 2026 programme with two Scottish businesses recognised. An initiative of Deloitte Private, the UK's Best Managed Companies programme shines a spotlight on private businesses from across the UK and the performance that

Criminals stole £1.28 billion through payment fraud in 2025, an increase of four per cent, according to UK Finance’s latest Annual Fraud Report.

The operator of Europe’s only quartz sand mine has been fined after an experienced electrician was killed after being struck by the blades of a mine BORA fan. Colin Thwaites, 61, died on 21 October 2024 while working at Lochaline Quartz Sand Limited's underground mine on the Morvern Peninsula

The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) has secured a four-figure settlement for a client following their landlord’s failure to meet the statutory repairing standard.  Prior to ALP’s engagement, the client was unable to fully enjoy her property. This was as a result of the landlords failure

The UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) held steady in May, rising by 0.2 per cent, the same rate as in May 2025. 

Dr Jade Kouletakis, lecturer in Law at Abertay University, has been nominated by the Law Society of Scotland to join its Intellectual Property Law Sub-Committee as an academic expert. Dr Kouletakis, whose membership will begin on 1 July for a first term of three years, has taught intellectual proper

A domestic abuser who systematically targeted young women in a campaign of emotional, physical and sexual abuse has been jailed for 14 years.

A man who exploited and intimidated vulnerable men and women to allow their homes to be used for a drugs supply network in Aberdeen has been sentenced. Victor Kihu, 24, recruited men from deprived areas in England to sell and supply Class A drugs from several properties in a cross-border county line

France is seeing a growing crackdown on bare-chested tourists, with up to 20 seaside towns now imposing fines on people who walk through town centres in swimwear. While topless sunbathing remains legal on most French beaches, resorts from Deauville on the Channel coast to Narbonne on the Mediterrane

Lord Sandison has been appointed as chair of the Scottish Law Commission. He succeeds Lady Paton who had served as chair from 1 January 2019 and retired on 31 December 2026.

Half of women working in legal services say their current working pattern is unsustainable for their long-term health, while 67 per cent have considered moving job or taking a career break due to health and wellbeing issues. New research from the Next 100 Years project, supported by LawCare, RPC and