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The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of 38-year-old Stewart Glancy. Mr Glancy was a prisoner within HMP Addiewell who died on 20 June 2020. 

A campaign south of the border is seeking justice for 17th century wrongs. On 30 July 1652, seven women were executed by hanging on Penenden Heath in Maidstone, Kent. Witch trials were commonplace in 17th-century England, but it was rare for so many to be condemned together. 

Italy did not violate Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights by removing a woman from the birth certificate of a child born in Italy to same-sex parents by means of assisted reproduction abroad, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The court last week handed down its 6-1 major

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A lawyer who hurled his shoe at India's chief justice – and missed – was removed from court and suspended from practice. Rakesh Kishore took offence after Chief Justice BR Gavai dismissed a petition demanding the restoration of a seven-foot statue of the Hindu deity Vishnu as "purely pub

Solicitor Moira Sibbald has been appointed as the new chair of Places for People's board. Ms Sibbald joined the PfP Scotland board in February 2021 and brings a wealth of experience across multiple sectors to her new leadership role.

Harper Macleod has been appointed as sole legal adviser to Shire Housing Association (SHA) following a competitive tender process. The appointment will see Harper Macleod’s public sector real estate and housing team provide legal support across a range of areas as SHA continues to grow its org

Proposed legislation which aims to recognise digital assets as property in law will be scrutinised by a Holyrood committee. The Scottish Parliament’s Economy and Fair Work Committee has launched a call for views on the Scottish government’s Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill.

More than 40 lawyers from across the globe traded boardrooms for wellies this week, teaming up with Morton Fraser MacRoberts (MFMac) and the Water of Leith Conservation Trust (WOLCT) for a morning of hands-on volunteering.

A new bill to regulate some of the most commonly performed non-surgical procedures has been published by Holyrood. If passed, the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill will regulate the provision of certain non-surgical cosmetic and wellbeing procedures to ensure

The Law Society of Scotland has added its voice to calls from humanitarian organisations and legal communities across the globe, declaring unequivocal opposition to capital punishment today, on World Day against the Death Penalty. Patricia Thom, president of the Law Society of Scotland, said: &ldquo

The Upper Tribunal (UT) has found in favour of the UK information commissioner in an appeal against a First-tier Tribunal (FTT) decision over a company that was processing the personal information of UK residents. In May 2022, the commissioner fined US-based company Clearview £7.5 million and

Up to 1,200 Italians born in Rome appear to have misidentified themselves as Roma in Scotland's latest census, according to statisticians. The 2022 census marked the first time that "Roma" was included as an ethnicity option in the Scottish census, instead of just "Gypsy/Traveller" as in 2011.

McKee Campbell Morrison (MCM) Solicitors has appointed Mairi Kennedy as a senior associate director within the residential property team. Ms Kennedy is a highly experienced residential property specialist who brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the firm. Having worked extensively across Gl

McKinnon Forbes Solicitors has merged operations with Cullen Kilshaw LLP in a move designed to protect the long-term future of clients and staff while expanding access to a wider team of legal and estate agency experts across the south of Scotland. Founders Yvonne McKinnon and Susan Forbes will cont