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Queen’s University Belfast has won this year's UK Student Mediation Competition. The competition, hosted this year by Edinburgh Law School, was held on 26 and 27 January 2024 and involved 15 UK universities.

The Royal Faculty of Procurators will host its Sheriff Principal's Mooting Competition in April and May following the success of last year's inaugural moot. The format is straightforward yet challenging: four teams of 1st and 2nd year law students from Glasgow University, Glasgow College, Strathclyd

The Scottish Information Commissioner has launched an Intervention into the Scottish ministers’ practices in relation to use and retention of WhatsApp and other informal communication messages. Scottish Information Commissioner David Hamilton said: “My office has launched an Intervention

Digital watermarks combined with AI will speed up the resolution of legal cases about copyright infringements, a new study says. The technology would enhance the assessment of data about potential breaches and make it easier for lawsuits to be be brought. It will also lead to more evidence being ava

A team of 12 from Mackinnons Solicitors LLP are to walk ‘58 miles in February for Refuge’. They aim to achieve a total distance of 696 miles – greater than the distance between Lands End and John o' Groats.

Thorntons has posted profits of £9.2 million and turnover of £37.8m, for the financial year ending 31 May 2023. Profits are 9.1 per cent (£0.9m) down from last year, after a seven-figure IT investment and staff benchmarking exercise. Turnover is up 8.2 per cent (£2.86m)

Holmes Mackillop is expanding its reach in Ayrshire with a move to a new office in Westburn Business Centre in Prestwick. The opening of an office adjacent to Glasgow Prestwick Airport by the firm was fuelled by the decision to create Prestwick Spaceport.

A breeder who illegally sold peregrine falcons for thousands of pounds has been fined £2,100. Gary MacFarlane, 62, was also ordered to forfeit £5,220 in cash seized from his home address after he pled guilty at Livingston Sheriff Court to a number of offences under wildlife legislation c

A toddler who crawled into a claw machine and cheerfully lounged on the prize toys had to be removed by police. The three-year-old became stuck in the Hello Kitty-themed machine in a shopping centre in Queensland, Australia on Sunday, The Guardian reports.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Hong Kong’s plan to extend detention period of suspects in national security cases sparks concerns among rights experts | South China Morning Post

A new law clinic has opened in Dundee offering free legal advice to members of the public, with a senior judge as its patron.

Brandon Malone has been admitted to the panel of Arbitrators of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, the MENA region’s largest alternative dispute resolution centre. Mr Malone has a strong interest in Dubai and has rights of audience before the DIFC Courts, where Lord Glennie, his succe

Burges Salmon has advised Santander on a deal to support the Management Buy-Out (MBO) of Scottish pensions firm @sipp. Based in Glasgow, @sipp specialises in self-invested personal pensions, small self-administered schemes as well as commercial property. Supported by funding provided by Santander UK

The criminal justice system south of the border is heading towards collapse, two senior judges have warned. Lord Justice Singh and Justice Jay made their warning in a ruling that the UK government acted unlawfully after it failed to properly fund the legal aid system.

CMS has unveiled a series of free-to-attend events aimed at supporting Scottish food & drink companies on key legal issues affecting their sector. The CMS Scotland Kernel series is designed to support companies operating in the industry which employs around 120,000 people and is currently valued