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A journalist recently tested the limits of baby naming in Australia by calling her son "Methamphetamine Rules". Kirsten Drysdale submitted the name to the New South Wales Births, Deaths and Marriages registry as part of national broadcaster ABC's new show What the FAQ.

Rape complainers and children face "outmoded" practices in court, Scotland's most senior judge has told the BBC. The Lord Justice General, Lord Carloway, said the system was not yet good enough at dealing with rape complainers and children.

Harper Macleod has extended its longstanding partnership with Scottish EDGE. The collaboration, now in its tenth year, has helped to support hundreds of young and growing Scottish businesses.

Police Scotland is gearing up to launch a specialist unit focused on hate crimes, ahead of new legislation set to take effect next year. The unit is specifically tasked with probing cases where there are violations of the new law, which broadens protection for certain groups under the novel offence

John Joyce has announced he will stand down as managing partner of Addleshaw Goddard next April, a year ahead of the end of his current term, 10 years after he was first elected and at the end of his 25th anniversary as a partner in the business. Mr Joyce became managing partner in 2014, and was re-

11 October – Reading Room, Parliament House Research into the use and popularity of litigation crowdfunding in Scotland will be outlined by a senior law lecturer at an upcoming event in Edinburgh next month.

The latest provisional statistics from the UK HPI have recorded an average property price in Scotland of £192,000 for July 2023 – a 0.1 per cent increase from the previous year.

Ahead of a panel discussion event next week, Rachel Munro examines why, for housebuilders, planners and local authorities, heat networks promise to increasingly be a hot topic in the months and years to come. It need not be overstated that Scotland doesn’t have the best weather and despite hig

Measures to protect tenants through the cost of living crisis, including the three per cent rent increase cap and additional eviction protections, will be extended for a further period of up to six months following a vote by MSPs. The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Act was introduced in October

A proposal to increase the minimum unit price (MUP) of alcohol by 15 pence per unit to 65 pence is included in a new consultation on the future of the public health policy. Views are being sought on whether to continue the MUP legislation beyond the current term which ends next April, and the level

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani is being sued by his own lawyers over an alleged unpaid legal bill of $1.36 million (around €1.3m or £1.1m). The disputed bill relates to services provided since 2019, including early representation in some of the notorious election rigging cases, NBC New

The Courts and Tribunal Service (SCTS) must “honour” its “obligations” and stop placing staff on zero hour contracts, Katy Clark MSP has said. In a letter to SCTS chief executive Eric McQueen, the Scottish Labour MSP cited press reports suggesting that 16 staff members are cu

One of the foremost experts in the world on law and policy for linguistic minorities has been appointed to Bòrd na Gàidhlig. Robert Dunbar has been professor of Celtic at the University of Edinburgh since June 2013.

The use of ASBO-style behavioural control orders in England and Wales is inconsistent and should be reformed, according to a report from JUSTICE. The cross-party legal reform charity's report, Lowering the Standard: A review of Behavioural Control Orders in England and Wales, describes how the use o

The Scottish government could be the subject of a fresh legal challenge over its short-term let licensing policy. The chairperson of the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC), Adrienne Carmichael, has written to First Minister Humza Yousaf to warn its licensing regulations may be in b