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BTO LLP is to represent Scotland at the Mackrell International's annual general meeting in Munich later this month. Mackrell International comprises 93 member firms and more than 4,500 lawyers across over 60 countries. BTO has been a member of MI for over 20 years and draws on this international pla

Lidl and Iceland Foods have become the first companies to have advertisements banned under new UK restrictions on junk food marketing. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said promotions by both retailers breached rules introduced on 5 January, which prohibit advertising foods high in fat, sal

The Crown Office has lodged first notices to begin court processes for two fatal accident inquiries (FAI).

Police have made several arrests amid allegations of "genital theft" which have led to assaults, theft and destruction of property. At least 10 people have been detained in connection with the rumours sweeping Zanzibar's Mjini Magharibi region, according to Tanzanian news website The Citizen.

A judge has used a conference address to examine the legal and constitutional complexities surrounding "assimilated law" – the domestic successor to retained EU law following Brexit. Deputy President of the Supreme Court, Lord Sales, speaking at the Assimilated Law Conference in Oxford, outlin

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has updated its guidance on implementing a Supreme Court ruling on gender, following government requests to amend draft proposals submitted last year. The EHRC said it had revised the code of practice after receiving ministerial feedback, alongside consultati

Legislation declaring the prehistoric megalodon as the official "state shark" has been passed in the US state of Maryland. Many US states have state symbols such as an official flower, bird or tree – but Maryland is the first state to designate a state shark.

New research in the English courts is to explore the use of AI technology to transcribe court hearings. HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) will lead a study which the UK's Ministry of Justice believes could pave the way for victims to benefit from greater transparency and improved access to j

Harper Macleod has announced the appointment of new partner Jacqueline Cook to its planning team. Ms Cook is one of only 10 planning law specialists accredited by the Law Society of Scotland, reflecting her 20 years of experience across contentious and non-contentious planning law in all UK jurisdic

The once-notorious “Highland hotel robbers” feature among more than 100,000 historic prison records newly published online. Scotland’s People has released details of inmates held at Ayr and Inveraray jails, offering insight into criminal lives in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Advocate General for Scotland Catherine Smith KC is to be awarded an honorary degree by the University of Glasgow. The university is making the awards in recognition of recipients' outstanding contributions in the fields of arts, politics, science and humanities.

A bus driver has been dismissed after viral footage shows a woman sitting on his lap at the wheel. Malaysia bus operator Sri Maju Group confirmed the man was its employee and said the footage was "deeply disappointing, alarming and completely unacceptable", adding that it amounted to a serious breac

Businesses across the UK are being invited to explore one of the most pressing questions facing modern organisations: Can artificial intelligence replace HR teams, or empower them to deliver greater strategic value? BTO Solicitors LLP and Emploi, a data-driven and fully integrated HR technology and

Anderson Strathern pays tribute to Alastair McKie. It is with deep sadness that we mourn the passing of our consultant and former partner, Alastair McKie. 

This year's Lord Rodger Memorial Lecture at the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow will be delivered by Lord Doherty, a justice of the Supreme Court, as part of the court's historic sitting in Glasgow. A drink's reception will follow the conclusion of the evening's formalities, hosted in the Ro