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Legal academics were among the recipients of Royal Society of Edinburgh medals awarded at a ceremony held this week.

US law firms have ignited a fresh City pay battle after awarding London associates bonuses that dwarf those on offer at leading English practices, in some cases tripling the sums given out by their UK competitors. Two major Wall Street firms – including one of New York’s long-established

The “golden thread” of British justice – the principle that people are innocent until proven guilty – has been exposed by the Post Office Scandal as more deeply tarnished than previously thought, a new study shows. A birds-eye view of the criminal justice system provided to r

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. At least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, human rights group says

Macdonald Henderson is once again the top legal adviser in Scotland with 23 deals this year, the latest Experian M&A report shows.

A Highland physics teacher exploited a position of trust to engage in sexual activity with a female pupil. David Vincent’s criminal behaviour took place over the course of 18 months after meeting the child at the high school where he worked.

The Law Society of Scotland has launched a new scheme to help smaller law firms make better use of technology to benefit their businesses and clients. The LawscotTech Bridge Builder scheme has been developed in conjunction with Hey Legal founder Ally Thomson in response to the Law Society’s su

The rule of law in the UK is being weakened, and everyone must take steps to protect it against further erosion, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has said.  The committee’s report Rule of law: holding the line between anarchy and tyranny, published today, follows an inquiry launc

Ofcom has today issued a £50,000 fine against the provider of a 'nudifcation' site for failing to use age-checks to protect children from online pornography, while 20 more porn services are targeted for enforcement. The decision takes into account the provider’s decision to make the site

Brandon Malone has been appointed as visiting professor at Strathclyde Law School with effect from January 2026. He said: "A long time ago – I won't say when, but it wasn't this century – I completed a masters degree in construction law at the University of Strathclyde.

A wind farm worker who was secretly siphoning electricity to mine cryptocurrency has avoided jail. The man, a technical manager for Nordex in the Netherlands, admitted setting up crypto miners at wind farms in Gieterveen and Waardpolder, according to The Register.

The director of a Christian charity radio company who defrauded thousands of pounds from a former partner has been jailed for 22 months. Andrew Polson, 53, of Bearsden, Dunbartonshire, was found guilty by a jury of stealing £186,000 from the 72-year-old woman between May 2021 and March 2022.

A majority of MSPs on Holyrood’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee have given support to a bill which gives school pupils a right to opt back into religious education and amends the UNCRC compatibility duty. However, they have also highlighted significant concerns about the

Religious education and collective worship in Northern Ireland schools does not comply with fundamental human rights standards, the Supreme Court has ruled. The court yesterday handed down its unanimous judgment in an appeal brought by a young girl, anonymised as JR87, and her father, G.

The average price of a property in Scotland reached £194,000 in September 2025, an increase of 5.3 per cent when compared to a year earlier, the latest House Price Index figures have revealed.