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Paisley-based MJC LAW has appointed Nikkala Kelly as a trainee solicitor and promoted Courtney Convey to trainee legal assistant. Ms Kelly will begin her traineeship within the firm’s conveyancing team, where she will be mentored by associate director and conveyancing solicitor Karianne Falcon

Concerns have been raised over a fall in post-custody support for short-term prisoners, amid continued pressure on Scotland’s prison system. The number of voluntary throughcare cases commenced fell by 20 per cent between 2024-25 and 2025-26, according to figures released by the Scottish govern

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has insisted a passenger injured when a plane window broke was merely sucked towards the opening but not actually out of it. Ljubisa Karovic, 61, suffered neck and shoulder injuries during a July 10 flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen, after the window broke. He

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The Standards Commission for Scotland is appealing a ruling that it acted unlawfully by excluding key evidence from a misconduct hearing involving Glasgow councillor Fiona Higgins. The watchdog said the judgment could have “wider, serious implications” for bodies responsible for regulati

A Court of Session challenge has been launched against the Scottish ministers’ decision to approve a 544-bed visitor accommodation development in Edinburgh’s historic West End. The appeal seeks to have the Scottish government reporter’s decision quashed, arguing that serious errors

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death Christopher Masson.

Implementation of the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025 will be delayed if his office does not receive more funding, the Lord President, Lord Pentland has warned. The Act, which was passed last May, gives the lord president ultimate responsibility for regulating the Scottish legal pro

An Italian man faces a fine of up to €200,000 (£172,000) or a possible prison term after the dried head of a critically endangered crocodile was found in his luggage at Turin’s Caselle airport. The passenger had arrived from Miami via Istanbul, reportedly returning from holiday, whe

Legislation to extend candidacy rights at council elections to Commonwealth citizens with limited leave to remain has been introduced. The Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Commonwealth Citizens) Bill will rectify an issue concerning Commonwealth citizens in local government e

An inquiry into the case for and against splitting the dual role of the lord advocate has been launched by Westminster's Scottish Affairs Committee. The committee has also launched an inquiry into the Electoral Commission's oversight of the funding and governance of  political parties in Scotla

A commercial litigation and insolvency specialist has rejoined Aberdein Considine LLP, eight years after stepping down from the partnership to focus primarily on her family business. Leonie Nimmons (née Donald) returns to the firm’s growing dispute resolution team as a consultant and wi

Judges have warned that SNP plans to automatically release prisoners earlier, including sexual offenders and domestic abusers, could increase reoffending and reduce public safety. The senators of the College of Justice issued their warning in response to Justice Secretary Neil Gray’s proposals

Murray Beith Murray LLP has welcomed the appointment of Jill Andrew as co-chair of a Scotland-wide residential property process review. Ms Andrew was asked by ministers to co-lead the Scottish Government Conveyancing Review Working Group, which will undertake a focussed analysis of Scotland’s

Scotland’s justice system risks undermining the rule of law as complainers could face High Court delays of up to four years, the head of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has warned. Malcolm Graham, SCTS chief executive, told Holyrood’s Criminal Justice Committee that the