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Pictured: Alasdair Cummings, centre, with, from left: Michael Higgins, Jennifer Philp, Scott Briggs, James Siwela and Dylan Ackerley Lindsays has recruited five new trainees.

The growth of litigation crowdfunding could lead to 'inverse SLAPPs' which appear to funders to be in the public interest but are "simultaneously meritless as a legal matter", a new report says. The warning comes in new research published by the Legal Services Board (LSB) in England and Wales last w

Hundreds of thousands of litres of counterfeit olive oil have been seized as part of a wide-ranging criminal investigation into an international olive oil racket. Spanish and Italian police, working with Europol, arrested 11 people in closely co-ordinated raids targeting a gang believed to be produc

Hannah Chowdhry (credit: The Duke of Edinburgh's Award / Rachel Palmer) Hannah Chowdhry, a law student at the University of Aberdeen, has been recognised as a 'Leadership Trailblazer' by This is Youth, an award ceremony organised by the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme.

A bill about water meters that was passed unanimously by a city council in Brazil was written entirely by ChatGPT. The bill's sponsor revealed on X, formerly Twitter, that the law, which came into force on 23 November, involved no legislative brainstorming but was produced after 15 seconds from a co

Strathclyde Law School has announced a number of appointments in the areas of human rights, public and administrative law. Katie Boyle has joined from the University of Stirling. She is professor of human rights law and social justice. Her research addresses legalisation of economic and social right

The rules on placing transgender criminals in women's jails have been tightened. Transgender women will not be permitted to transfer to the female estate if they have been convicted of “any offences that perpetrate violence against a female that results in physical, sexual, or psychological ha

A new guide to pro bono resources in Scotland has been launched by the Faculty of Advocates’ Free Legal Services Unit (FLSU), the Law Society of Scotland and legal services charity JustRight Scotland. It is now available online, and those involved in the pro bono sector are being encouraged to

A former Chilean army officer accused of being involved in the torture and murder of folk singer Victor Jara in the early days of the Pinochet dictatorship has been expelled from the US and will face justice in Chile. Pedro Barrientos, 74, moved to Florida in 1990, the same year that Augusto Pinoche

Ann Logan of Balfour and Manson has been named Insurance Lawyer of the Year in the Legal 500 Scotland Awards. She was described by Legal 500 as "an exceptional solicitor – she is thorough and careful in her preparation, has vast experience which means her advice is always astute and tactically

UEFA has launched an investigation after "sex noises" disrupted the draw of groups for the Euro 2024 championship and were broadcast internationally. "Unexplained moaning noises" could be heard as members of Group A – of Germany, Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland – were drawn in Hamburg,

The cost of “decarbonising” a Crown Office building by installing heat pumps has risen to £3.5 million. The procurator fiscal’s office in Elgin, Moray, has been closed for nine months to be fitted with the environmentally friendly technology.

Gilson Gray has named a new head of its corporate division, with Findlay Anderson promoted to the role to lead the team’s growth in 2024. Mr Anderson joined Gilson Gray in May 2023 as a partner, bringing two decades of experience in senior leadership roles across a range of multinational corpo

British lawyers could be stationed in Rwandan courts as part of a new treaty to support the deportation scheme, which is expected to be signed shortly. The move comes in response to the Supreme Court's ruling last month, which held the deportation plan to be unlawful.

A senior English judge in the family courts has been treated in hospital after he was assaulted by a man whose case he was hearing. The litigant in person, who cannot be named, has pleaded guilty to assault, criminal damage and causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress and is due to be sente