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An Italian court has convicted over 200 people for various crimes, including criminal association, extortion, and bribery in the country's largest mafia trial in 30 years. The trial took place in a high-security courtroom in Calabria, designed to accommodate a significant number of defendants, lawye

Pictured: Rachel Corsie and Robin Mitchell Rachel Corsie, Scotland Women’s National Team captain recently met Robin Mitchell, real estate partner at Shoosmiths as the Scottish FA and law firm celebrated the impact of their four-year partnership.

Aberdeen house prices fell by 0.6 per cent in the most recent quarter, with a more significant annual drop of 4.4 per cent, according to the Aberdeen Solicitors' Property Centre (ASPC).

More than 1,070 members of the legal profession have called on the UK government to press for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the West Bank and to take urgent steps to ensure the UK government does not violate international humanitarian law or aid or assist its violation by others. The letter, or

The Scottish government’s plans for new Environmental Performance Certificates (EPCs), whilst well intentioned, may in some types of property be impossible to achieve, property marketing company ESPC has warned. In the current system of EPCs, the most prominent metric is the Energy Efficiency

Alasdair Hardman will be returning to practice at Themis Advocates on 1 Dec. The stable, which has welcomed Mr Hardman back after a year-long sabbatical, said: "He was an integral part of the stable prior to it becoming Themis Advocates and for the two years that followed and we thoroughly look forw

Calls have been made for greater use of electronic monitoring for people on bail. There were 2,200 people in prison on remand awaiting trial on 1 November in Scotland – almost a third of the total number in jail. And there has been a significant increase in the time people are having to spend

Mukhtar & Co Solicitors have helped an Egyptian student in Glasgow with a rare genetic disorder win the right to stay in the UK until 2026. Youssef Mikhaiel, 28, was supposed to be deported in June, but the order was postponed following a ruling from the Court of Session.

Police who recently investigated reports of screams found that they were in fact simply a mother goat bleating. Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Quadra Island, British Columbia, dispelled fears of paranormal activity, confirming that reports of distressing screams were simply natural occurrences.

Donald Trump has won a legal case over the use of his name at his Scottish golf resorts. The former president has trademarked the name 'Trump' for various services linked to his Turnberry and Menie golf courses.

Scotland’s organisation for tackling cyber and fraud crime, Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland, is issuing a plea for additional funding to be allocated to fighting organised crime and building cyber resilience through a new multi-agency hub. Results have revealed that over £3 milli

More clarity is needed about how measures proposed in the Wildlife Management & Muirburn (Scotland) Bill would work in practice, says Holyrood’s Rural Affairs & Islands Committee. In its report, the committee calls on the Scottish government to provide further information on several pr

The Aberdeen Law Project has appointed two new deputy student directors, Soma Mehmood and Hope Laing. Anna Robertson, chair of the ALP board said: “We are thrilled to have appointed Soma and Hope to step up into their new roles. The beauty of ALP is that each year we get to have members step u

Free mediation services for people involved in civil disputes are being expanded to cover all of Scotland. The services offer those who are eligible an opportunity to negotiate a mutually acceptable resolution to their civil dispute, reducing the stress, cost and time of going through a court proces

When Daria Shapovalova arrived in Aberdeen to study for a PhD in international law she never imagined that a decade later she would still be there, lecturing at the University of Aberdeen and leading the institution’s Centre for Energy Law. Her initial encounter with the city had been inauspic