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With thousands of students across Scotland receiving their exam results next week, MFMac, is launching a new initiative to support young people considering a future in law. The MFMac Career Helpline, running from 4-8th August, will provide live career advice for students during Scotland’s exam

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced its support for Fringe by the Sea, a not-for-profit multi-arts festival taking place in North Berwick from 1–10 August. Fringe by the Sea has become a cultural cornerstone of East Lothian, drawing in excess of 86,000 visitors in 2024 over 10 days, and generatin

An airport company has been fined £144,050 for failures that led to the tragic death of a 59-year-old man. Glasgow Prestwick Airport Limited pled guilty to a breach of health and safety legislation at Ayr Sheriff Court after Joseph Dempsey, an experienced member of the ground handling team, di

BBC podcast series to tell the inside story of controversial community leader and crime chief, Mags Haney A new BBC Scotland podcast series - The Ballad of Big Mags - will explore the life and times of a controversial figure who rose to prominence in the late 1990s.

An Aberdeen law academic has been shortlisted for a prestigious Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) prize. Dr Thomas Muinzer, reader in energy transition law at the School of Law, is in the running for the 2025 Margaret Brazier Prize for Outstanding Mid-Career Scholarship in recognition of his book, Maj

Brodies LLP has again been recognised for its advice to clients on high value personal and family matters in the latest edition of the Chambers UK High Net Worth Guide. The firm achieved a band 2 ranking in a new UK-wide category for landed estates, and also moves up to band 3 for UK-wide family/mat

A woman who stopped to let a chicken cross the road has been accused of spraying a fellow driver with bear mace 🐻 after she sped by her and killed the bird. Cynthia Sosa, 38, stopped at an intersection in Key West, Florida, on July 9 to let the chicken cross when another driver honked and passed

Holmes Mackillop has announced two new appointments. Murray McKelvie joins the firm’s Glasgow office while Paula Davies joins the firm’s Giffnock office as an associate.

The Mark Williams Foundation, founded by Nicola Williams, widow of the late NWH Group chief executive Mark Williams, has announced a partnership with Johnson Legal Family Law to provide legal support for financially disadvantaged fathers striving to maintain relationships with their children. By joi

First Minister John Swinney and Justice Secretary Angela Constance have met with the family of Kory McCrimmon, who died last May at the age of 16 after being stabbed in the heart by a gang rival.  They discussed ways to tackle knife crime and youth violence so other families do not suffer the s

Dear Editor, In her article on Sir Archibald Alison, Ella Bruce notes his support for the Confederacy, but one should add that his interest in the American Civil War went a bit further, despite his “humanitarian values”. Alison benefited to the tune of £4,000 (about £340

A domestic abuser who murdered his partner in the Scottish Borders has been jailed for life.  Corey Dryden killed mum-of-two Megan Hughes after violently assaulting her with weapons at their home in Chirnside, near Duns, on 9 February 2025.Instead of calling the emergency services to help Megan

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Is the international community finally speaking up about Israel?

House prices in Aberdeen have seen a quarterly rise of 3.8 per cent, a new report shows. The Aberdeen Housing Market Report, released by the Centre for Real Estate Research at the University of Aberdeen Business School, covers the second quarter of 2025.

MFMac has posted seven per cent year-on-year revenue growth, with group revenues surpassing £50 million in its first full year of trading. In the same period MFMac has increased its profitability by almost 30 per cent from £14.7m to £19m. As a result, all staff will share in a firm