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The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) is consulting on its approach to discharging new public interest powers.  The powers – to disclose information about complaints and to make complaints in the public interest – are delivered by the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland

A former nuclear engineer who swapped power stations for private client law has joined growing Glasgow firm Matheson Lawson. Frank McKnight has been appointed director and head of private client at the boutique practice, taking responsibility for growing the department while strengthening the leader

An international student at the University of Edinburgh has scooped £1,000 after being named the winner of the inaugural edition of the Andrew Murray Signature Prize. Sharon Mala, a Kenyan-Swiss student studying an LLB (Hons) in law and politics, was the outstanding entrant in the competition,

Aberdein Considine LLP has further reinforced its lender services division with two more senior appointments to its Newcastle office. Tahir Bashir has rejoined the firm’s Lender Services Practice Group as senior UK recoveries operations director after sharpening his skills in the broader secto

Macdonald Henderson has announced the appointment of Laura McKnight as managing director. Ms McKnight joined the firm in 2015 and has played a central role in its growth and development over the past decade. Recognised as one of Scotland’s Top 25 Women in Law (The Business), she has advised on

The latest HPI for Scotland shows the average price of a property in Scotland in July 2026 was £196,000, an increase of 2.3 per cent when compared to July 2025. Compared to the previous month, house prices in Scotland increased by 1.2 per cent on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, whilst on a se

A Florida woman has been charged with burglary and battery after allegedly throwing a bucket of human faeces at a neighbour she accused of having an affair with her husband. Yirsi Esperanza Machado Rivera, 50, is accused of forcing her way into the neighbour’s mobile home near Miami Gardens be

A new planning direction published by the Scottish government requires an environmental impact assessment to be submitted during planning for all new data centres with a power capacity exceeding 50 megawatts (MW). This follows a direction last month requiring planning authorities to notify Scottish

A Scots lawyer who subjected a woman to an 18-month campaign of abuse has narrowly avoided a jail-term. Alexander Hutcheon assaulted, stalked and harrassed the victim as well as demanded sex with her.

The Scottish Solicitors' Benevolent Fund is open for applications. Shelley Matheson, vice president, Scottish Law Agents Society and trustee, Scottish Solicitors' Benevolent Fund, said: "It's no secret we're living through a cost of living crisis, and even people in professional careers can find the

Stronachs LLP has welcomed five new trainee solicitors to its Aberdeen office. As part of Stronachs’ two-year traineeship programme, each trainee will have the opportunity to gain experience across a range of departments, developing their skills and knowledge before qualification in 2028.

Scotland’s legal community is coming together again to raise funds for free legal support through the annual Legal Walks. The first of this year’s Legal Walks kicks off in Paisley on Tuesday 29 September and is organised by MJC LAW. The Glasgow Legal Walk will be held on Wednesday 30 Sep

A Belgian man has sent £8,500 in supermarket vouchers to a scammer posing as singer Céline Dion and remains convinced they are in a relationship, despite warnings from his family. His daughter, Karla, said her father had been buying vouchers from Carrefour, a supermarket, and sending th

First Minister John Swinney will today lead a Scottish government debate on preventing violence against women and girls – highlighting the need for all parts of society to come together to tackle misogyny and inequality. This follows the announcement of measures in this year’s programme

Scottish Information Commissioner David Hamilton has highlighted the challenges facing Scotland’s freedom of information (FOI) regime after a record-breaking year, which saw the FOI requests received by Scottish public bodies grow by 13 per cent, and the FOI appeals made to the commissioner in