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Holiday park operator Pontins has apologised for discriminating against Irish Travellers as it begins to implement an action plan developed with Britain's equality watchdog. In February, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published an investigation into Pontins and served the company wi

Brodies LLP has announced the appointment of banking and finance partner James Wilson to the firm. Mr Wilson has spent more than two decades in practice, having worked in London, Brussels and Sydney, with clients in the US, Australia, Malaysia, China, Indonesia and the UK. He has extensive experienc

Sixty-nine per cent of adults in Scotland either do not have a will or have one that is out of date, a national will-writing charity has revealed.

The average selling price of property in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders was £287,488 in June-August 2024, an annual increase of 2.3 per cent, ESPC reports.

The UK government has suspended around 30 out of some 350 arms export licences for military equipment to Israel. A review commissioned by foreign secretary David Lammy is said to have concluded that the items – which include components of "fighter aircraft, helicopters and drones as well as it

A local council in South Korea is offering cash incentives to young people who strike up a relationship following a local matchmaking event. Busan's Saha district office is offering 1 million won (around €675 or £570) to any couples that form after a mass blind-dating event to be hosted b

Members of Brazil's Supreme Court have voted unanimously to uphold a ban on X in the country. The temporary ban had been imposed on Friday after the social media giant refused to comply with local laws.

The Scottish Land Commission has highlighted the opportunity to further develop crofting as a key component of Scotland’s land reform programme. Welcoming a consultation which proposes updates to the Crofting Act, the commission emphasised crofting’s vital role in "diversifying land owne

The International Bar Association has called on Mongolia to arrest Vladimir Putin as the Russian president begins a visit to the country. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Mr Putin for the war crimes of unlawful deportation and transfer of children from occ

A second residential rehabilitation service to support women and their children through recovery from addiction and substance use has been opened in Falkirk. The Scottish government has invested £5.5 million to support the development of this Aberlour Childcare Trust facility, as well as a hou

A teenage rapist who attacked four girls over the course of nine months has been given a 10-year extended sentence. Sam Brown was found guilty of seven charges on July 30 following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace LLP (RCCW) is celebrating three anniversaries for the firm and its partners. 2024 marks 20 years since the merger of Raeburn Christie and Clark & Wallace, as well as the 30-year anniversary of partner Fiona Coutts and the 20-year anniversary of partner Faye D

South Korea's top court has found that the government's climate targets are too weak to protect the constitutional rights of younger people in a landmark case brought by hundreds of children and young people. Woodpecker et al v South Korea was brought on behalf of 254 plaintiffs, including 'Woodpeck

Older prisoners in England and Wales could be held in secure social care in the community to account for their specific health needs, a landmark new report has suggested. The report by Dr Jayne Price, published today by the Prison Reform Trust, calls on the Ministry of Justice to publish a national

Human rights campaigners have called on the Scottish government to do more to hold Israel accountable for serious breaches of international law in the wake of a controversial meeting between Angus Robertson and the deputy Israeli ambassador. The letter to First Minister John Swinney from Amnesty Int