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The Faculty of Advocates hosted a delegation of Ukrainian judges and legal professionals in Parliament House last week to celebrate the relationships that have been established between Ukrainian and Scottish lawyers since Russia’s invasion in 2022. The event began with a reception in the Laigh

The Slave Trade by Auguste François Biard, 1840 The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognise the enslavement of Africans in the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”, in a resolution proponents say could advance calls for justice and repar

New members have been appointed to the Scottish Legal Aid Board. David Fisken and Amy Hunter have been appointed as legal members to the board, while Alexandra Walker has been appointed as a member with court experience.

Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced that Andy Hall will succeed Andrew Blain as managing partner from May 2026. Following his traineeship with the firm between 1993 and 1995, Mr Hall specialised in real estate development where he built a strong and varied practice, joining the partnership in 2003

Laurence Greg Cunningham of Westwater Advocates has succeeded in a constructive dismissal claim which took over two years to conclude. James Marshall v McPherson Limited ended on 20 December 2023. Mr Marshall made a claim to the Employment Tribunal and presented his case as a party litigant at the h

Dentons has advised Longstock Capital on the formation and establishment of its discretionary UK office recovery fund, which is targeting more than £100 million of investments and has successfully reached its first close. The first close represents a key milestone in Longstock Capital’s

Addleshaw Goddard has advised Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited on the award of the contract for two new Northern Isles freight flex ferries to a Chinese shipyard. The 140m long freight flex ferries, which will run on the service operated by Serco NorthLink Ferries, will be built by Guangzhou Shipy

Freeths, which has an office in Glasgow, has unveiled the findings of its 2026 Employment Survey, providing a data-driven snapshot of the evolving HR landscape and the strategic priorities shaping UK workplaces for the year ahead. Drawing on responses from senior HR and business leaders across a wid

A man alleged to have a bong built into his car to allow him to smoke cannabis while driving has been arrested for the 98th time. The man, who has not been named, was one of two suspects apprehended by police in the US state of Washington in connection with organised retail theft.

The Council of Europe has issued a direct appeal to Israel’s leadership, urging them to abandon legislative proposals currently before the Knesset that would expand the death penalty.  In official letters addressed to Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana and to the President Isaac Herzog, Co

Nearly half a million Lloyds Banking Group customers were affected by a significant technical failure earlier this month, with the bank now making compensation payments to thousands of those affected. Up to 447,936 customers across Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland experienced unauthorised transa

MFMac has announced the promotion of four legal directors to partner. The promotions follow the appointment of Claire Macpherson (private client) and Shaz Khalid (corporate) as partners at the start of the year and represent the first internal partner promotions since the 2023 merger between MacRobe

A judge has shown little patience with a woman who joined an online court hearing while driving a car and then unsuccessfully tried to convince the judge she wasn't. Kimberly Carroll joined the Detroit court hearing via Zoom late and with her camera switched off, according to FOX 2.

Registration has opened for the annual World Intellectual Property Day Conference, now in its 18th year, which is being hosted by the Faculty of Advocates. The event will take place on Thursday 23 April in the Mackenzie Building in Edinburgh.

Hundreds of illicit items have been confiscated at Ayrshire’s courthouses over the past three years, despite both sheriff courts operating for extended periods without consistent security cover. Figures obtained through a freedom of information request by Ayrshire Weekly Press show that almost