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The Supreme Court is looking for aspiring young artists to exhibit their work in the court’s building in London. 2024 marks the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the opening of the refurbished home of the Court on Parliament Square.

A controlling domestic abuser who raped three women – including two on the same night – has been given an order for lifelong restriction. Aaron Carson Swan was found guilty of six charges including the serious sexual assault of two victims as they slept at a property in the Scottish Bord

Italy can lawfully reclaim a 2,000-year-old Greek statue from the Getty Museum in California, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. Victorious Youth has been at the centre of a legal row for years after Italy alleged it had been obtained illegally by the J Paul Getty Trust.

Milan has abandoned plans to ban the sale of ice cream after midnight following a severe backlash. City authorities said the proposed ban on all takeaway food, including the pizza and gelato beloved by so many Italians, would strike a balance "between socialising and entertainment, and the peace and

Advocate Jane Rattray, a member of Westwater Advocates, has passed away. “Jane called to the bar in 2015, following many years as a solicitor, and specialised in family law. In recent years her professional life has been focused on her role as counsel to the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry. She w

May 7th, 202412:30 – 1:00 PMZoom (Link will be provided upon registration) The Scottish Young Lawyers Association (SYLA) cordially invites all members to attend its General Meeting on May 7th at 12:30 PM via Zoom.

Burges Salmon is celebrating its five-year anniversary in Scotland since the opening of its Edinburgh office in Atria One, on Morrison Street, in May 2019. The firm's corporate team has also been particularly active in the market, working with leading life sciences and biotech companies including Ed

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. US finds Israeli units committed human rights abuses before Gaza war

Aberdeen house prices fell by 2.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2024, according to a new report. Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited, in cooperation with the University of Aberdeen, Business School, Centre for Real Estate Research, has published figures for the first quarter of 202

Aberdeen’s Bairns’ Hoose project has secured a further £500,000 in Scottish government funding. The funding, in addition to the £300,000 already received, for the Bairns’ Hoose collective of partners and approaches providing protection, justice and health support and se

Proposals which will help to protect people against the threat of ticket touts at UEFA EURO 2028 are the focus of a new consultation launched today. Glasgow is one of 10 host cities for EURO 2028 and an expected three million tickets will go on sale for the whole tournament, allowing more fans than

Edinburgh-based solicitors and estate agents Ralph Sayer has broken new ground with the recruitment of its first trainee. Napier University law graduate Megan Kane joins the firm on a two-year traineeship having recently attained her diploma from Strathclyde University.

UK minister for women and equalities, Kemi Badenoch MP, is calling on members of the public to send real-world examples of public bodies – and those that advise public or private bodies – that could be wrongly stating that people have a legal right to access single-sex spaces according t

Haseltine Lake Kempner (HLK), an intellectual property firm, has promoted Michael Ford to partner with effect from 1 May 2024. Based in the firm’s Glasgow office, Mr Ford is a dual-qualified UK and European patent attorney who primarily works with clients in the chemistry and life sciences sec

CMS has announced that Carol Nisbet, a real estate specialist lawyer who works across the local and Scottish market, has been appointed as its new Aberdeen office managing partner. She succeeds Norman Wisely, who served in the role for the past 10 years.