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Brodies LLP has entered into a strategic partnership with Legora, agentic operating system for legal professionals, following a three-month pilot across the firm, becoming the first law firm headquartered in Scotland to adopt the platform.  The decision follows a "rigorous evaluation process",

The Scottish government will continue to do all it can to tackle knife crime and support victims and families affected by it, First Minister John Swinney has said. Mr Swinney made the comments following a visit to the ‘Knife Angel’ sculpture with Justice Secretary Neil Gray ahead of its

Specialist nurses trained to examine victims of sexual assault will be available across Scotland as part of a national roll-out. Nurse Sexual Offence Examiners (NSOEs) support and examine victims of sexual violence, providing trauma-informed care and gathering forensic evidence.

Emma Toner KC has joined 5 Paper Buildings as a door tenant.  She will remain available for instruction in Scottish cases through Compass Chambers. 

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a discretionary fatal accident inquiry into the death of Ann Carrigan Weir. Ms Weir, 55, died at home on 6 January 2021 after contracting Covid.

A Russian blogger has been sentenced to 14 days in jail after writing “Putin is a dickhead” on a ballot paper during the country’s parliamentary elections. Stanislav Morozov was convicted of petty hooliganism in the city of Penza after posting a video showing him filling out his ba

The International Criminal Court has convicted Mahamat Said Abdel Kani of crimes against humanity committed in the Central African Republic in 2013. Trial Chamber VI found Said guilty beyond reasonable doubt of imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty, torture, persecution and ot

King Charles has referred a Jamaican petition seeking legal advice on slavery reparations to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the island’s culture minister has told MPs. Olivia Grange described the decision as a “really big deal”. The petition asks whether the forced tr

The lord president and others have given their backing to JUSTICE’s Law for Scottish Lawmakers – a guide to the legal and constitutional principles that shape Holyrood. Nearly half of the current intake of MSPs (64 out of 129) are serving in Holyrood for the first time, the highest numbe

The RAF has launched No. III Space Effects Squadron – its first dedicated unit to counter hostile threats to UK satellites. Satellites vital to everyday life in the UK are set to be protected from hostile threats, as the RAF launches the UK’s first ever dedicated space squadron focused o

Successful silk applications have risen from last year's low of 39 per cent to 64 per cent this year amid a call for a "desirable though not essential" criterion that applicants have undertaken public service.

Burness Paull has joined the Global Policyholder Alliance (GPA), the world’s largest global policyholder advocate network. Bringing together 14 international firms, the alliance will collaborate closely to provide coordinated, cross-border advice on major insurance disputes.

It is vital that consumers of legal services, and those that provide them, have the utmost confidence in an effective regulatory system. That is the view of the Lord President, Lord Pentland, as he launched a consultation on the ten objectives for regulators contained in the Regulation of Legal Serv

A Texas police department has been ordered to disband after state officials found it failed to meet minimum standards and could not show it provided a public benefit. The five-member Trinidad police department came under scrutiny after resident Jennifer Combs was arrested over a Facebook post allegi

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace LLP has welcomed trainees Daniel Agnew, Jenny Simpson and Mairi Macdonald to Raeburns, all of whom join the firm from the University of Aberdeen. Managing partner Heather Stephen said: “Welcoming new trainees is always a highlight of our calendar. Many of o