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Sophie Mills has been promoted to the new position of principal solicitor, governance and charities at the WS Society. Ms Mills will work with chief executive Robert Pirrie in assuming responsibility for the society’s administration and consultancy services to a portfolio of third-party charit

Former BBC Scotland lawyer Alistair Bonnington, 71, is suing TV licensing chiefs on the basis he was falsely accused of not paying for a licence. He said he was hounded with the threat of prosecution after moving to his new house, despite having a licence.

Stealing a dog or a cat is to become a specific criminal offence in the rest of the UK, despite the existence of the crime of theft. The Pet Abduction Bill, a private member's bill introduced at Westminster by Southend West MP Anna Firth and now formally backed by government ministers, proposes to c

Pop star Madonna is being sued by two concertgoers because she started her show two hours late. New York City men Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden bought tickets for Madonna's show last month. It was due to begin at 8:30 p.m., but Madonna did not take to the stage until after 10:45pm

Three men who were victims of IRA bombings can sue Gerry Adams in a personal capacity, a judge in the English High Court has ruled. Mr Justice Soole ruled that the victims would not be able to sue the IRA itself or the former Sinn Féin leader as its “representative” but that perso

Holyrood's Criminal Justice Committee has failed to involve defence lawyers in its consideration of plans for juryless trials in rape cases. Writing on X, the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association said that the committed had chose "not to invite" the body to give evidence on parts 5 and 6 of the Victi

The Crown Office has lodged first notices for fatal accident inquiries into the deaths of 66-year-old William Lothian at HMP Edinburgh in 2021 and of 77-year-old William Tucker at HMP Low Moss in 2022. Mr Lothian was found dead in his cell within HMP Edinburgh on the morning of 14 May

Arnold Schwarzenegger spent several hours being detained by German customs officials in a row over a luxury watch. The action movie star turned climate change campaigner allegedly failed to declare a custom-made watch by Audemars Piguet, which he intended to auction to raise funds for The Schwarzene

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Will new criminal bills turn India into a police state ahead of 2024 vote?

Diane Ireland has been named as Inksters' new chief operating officer. Ms Ireland has worked for Inksters for several years as the firm's legal process engineer.

Addleshaw Goddard has continued the growth of its infrastructure and energy team with the recruitment of an experienced new partner in Edinburgh. Euan Wilson, who joins from Dentons, will work closely with the firm's wider Infrastructure and Energy team with a particular focus on infrastructure asse

Macdonald Henderson has advised NeuroClin Ltd, the pioneering neurological research organisation headquartered at Eurocentral, on the completion of a seven-figure investment by N4 Partners. The investment further increases N4’s stake in the business which is fast becoming a pioneer in neurolog

Dentons has advised Thomson Reuters for the first time on a corporate transaction, advising on its acquisition of World Business Media Limited, a cross-platform, subscription-based provider of editorial coverage for the (re)insurance industry. World Business Media Limited is based in London and has

The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) has secured a four-figure sum for a client through a simple procedure application to the Sheriff Court. Prior to ALP’s engagement in the matter, the client entered into a personal loan agreement with another individual who later failed to repay the client for the

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a joint fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of Cailyn Newlands and Sonny Campbell. 23-month-old Cailyn, and 22-month-old Sonny, both died on 6 December 2016 at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow.