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A woman who took abortion pills beyond the 24-week statutory limit has been jailed for 14 months, sparking fresh calls for the decriminalisation of abortion in England and Wales. Carla Foster, a 44-year-old mother-of-three, pleaded guilty to the offence of administering poison with intent to procure

Gilson Gray is expanding its litigation service and celebrating a record number of promotions following a series of successes. The litigation division – which specialises in commercial litigation and public law – posted a 32 per cent year-on-year increase in revenue, buoyed by its two re

Weightmans has welcomed two new arrivals to its employment, immigration and pensions (EPI) team in Glasgow. Paman Singh and Ben Brown join the firm as principal associate and solicitor respectively. Both join Weightmans from WorkNest.

Former Edinburgh solicitor Paul Cannavan left behind his career in the courts to start a new hospitality venture, The Dell at Glenlivet, in the scenic region of Speyside.

John McArthur of Gillespie Macandrew will discuss how to avoid getting the tax position of an executry wrong at CLT Scotland’s Private Client Conference which will take place online on Monday 19 June and will be sponsored by Title Research. The complexities of CGT 60 day reporting, its interac

There will be more support for unaccompanied asylum seeking and trafficked children arriving in Scotland, following the introduction of a new statutory guardianship service. The Scottish government has provided £1 million for the Guardianship Scotland service in 2022-23, and a further £1

The Scottish government has published new rules to ensure that all new buildings in Scotland are fitted with climate-friendly heating systems. Scotland’s Heat in Buildings Strategy sets out the Scottish government’s intention to develop regulations to ensure that new buildings, applying

A bill which would see most 16 and 17-year-olds in Scotland referred to the Children’s Hearing System, rather than the adult justice system, could help address underlying issues and stop young people from reoffending, according to a Holyrood committee. This is one of the findings from a report

The Franco-British Lawyers Society is inviting practitioners to join its visit to the Court of Justice in Luxembourg, which will take place on 3 and 4 July. The visit will start with a hearing at the General Court, to be preceded by a short introduction to the case from one of the réfé

The Court of Session has granted a vexatious litigant order against a man who had continually alleged his former solicitors of fraud since 2017 following an application by the Lord Advocate. Forbes Bruce Sime, a private hire driver, had instigated multiple actions against McCash & Hunter LLP sin

A woman who brought 23 relatives to a blind date unsuccessfully sued her suitor after he refused to pay for at least half of the total bill. The 29-year-old man, identified only by his surname Liu, allegedly fled the restaurant in China's Zhejiang province when presented with the bill for 20,000 yua

Blackadders held its first annual summer conference on June 8 when staff from offices across Scotland gathered in Dundee for the first business event since the Covid lockdown.

Black defendants are detained on remand for more than 70 per cent longer than white individuals in England and Wales, data highlighting racial disparities in the criminal justice system shows. Information acquired by The Guardian and Liberty Investigates under the Freedom of Information Act reveal t

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has announced a string of promotions across its offices. Five staff members have been promoted across the firm’s offices in Inverness, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) launched the new Civil Online portal on Wednesday 31 May, to coincide with the implementation date of the updated Simple Procedure Rules. The portal was built using up-to-date technologies, such as the Microsoft Azure Cloud, which offers new more secu