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A former criminal lawyer who specialised in serious organised crime has been jailed for 18 months after being caught dealing nearly £87,000 worth of ketamine from her £600,000 country home. Aberdeen lawyer Amanda Lothian, 65, was convicted in April of being concerned in the supply of the

The judge who led the Edinburgh trams inquiry has said the early stages of setting up the investigation “gave the impression of reinventing the wheel” due to a lack of guidance and inadequate support. Lord Hardie made the remarks in a letter to Holyrood’s Finance Committee, ahead o

The Law Society of Scotland has hailed the signing of a new international treaty offering protection to legal professions and legal professional bodies in recognition of the vital work they do. The UK is one of 17 Council of Europe member states that have now signed the Convention for the Protection

Chinese fast fashion giant Shein has been accused of breaking EU consumer laws in a coordinated action involving the EU and other national authorities. National consumer authorities in Ireland, Belgium, France and the Netherlands, and the European Commission, have called on Shein to rectify several

The American actors' union has launched legal proceedings over the alleged use of AI to replicate the voice of Darth Vader in the video game Fortnite. SAG-AFTRA has accused Llama Productions, which generated the voice clips for Fortnite maker Epic Games, of unfair labour practices by failing to enga

The UK could again face legal action at the European Court of Human Rights following a high-profile ruling on the definition of "woman" in equality legislation, a group of UN experts has warned. The Supreme Court last month ruled unanimously that the word "woman" in the Equality Act 2010 refers to b

A Glasgow law firm has raised £6,607 by participating in an annual charity will-writing campaign.

Projects supporting young people at risk of being drawn into criminal activities are to receive up to £26 million over the next three years. The Scottish government’s CashBack for Communities programme uses money recovered from seized criminal assets to provide crucial support to young p

An Amazonian tribe is suing The New York Times over an article which it says depicted their people as becoming addicted to pornography after gaining access to the internet. A journalist and photographer from the US newspaper visited the Marúbo people in western Brazil nine months after t

A new-look digital guide to the Scottish justice system has been launched to help people understand the different processes as well as find up-to-date information. It is part of a collection of free online resources created by Community Justice Scotland (CJS) to help people understand the complexity

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Palestinian health minister reports 29 ‘starvation-related’ deaths in Gaza

The Criminal Cases Review Commission’s (CCRC) leadership “has shown a remarkable inability to learn from its own mistakes” despite being an organisation designed to identify failures within the criminal justice system, a report by Westminster's Justice Committee has warned. MPs on

A new report published by a Holyrood committee is calling for a "world-leading" pilot project to be made permanent. The Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee wants to see the Scottish Parliament continue its "cutting-edge" approach to embedding "deliberative democracy" in its work.

The future of one of Scotland’s largest security and safety businesses is in good hands as the founders step down and pass ownership over to their children. Connelly Security Systems, better known as CSS, was formed in 1986 by Paul Connelly and his brothers, Jim and Pat. Since formation CSS ha

The Edinburgh office of Burges Salmon has grown rapidly since its launch in 2019 and, in the past 12 months, Scottish lawyers from across the firm’s built environment, energy and utilities, transport and financial services sectors completed over 90 transactions, totalling more than £3.1