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The General Court of the European Union has annulled a decision by the European Commission to refuse a journalist's request for access to text messages exchanged between Ursula von der Leyen and the CEO of Pfizer. The New York Times journalist Matina Stevi submitted an application under th

TikTok has been accused by the European Commission of breaching advertising transparency rules in the Digital Services Act (DSA). Following the launch of an investigation in February 2024, the Commission last week informed TikTok of its preliminary view that its advertisement repository falls short

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the case of YZ to the High Court of Justiciary for determination. In 2021, the applicant pled guilty on summary complaint to two charges of contravening section 127(1)(a) of the Communications Act 2003 and on a separate complaint, to a charg

Evelyn Wallace, a senior associate at TC Young, has successfully completed the Child Centred Practice course, delivered by the Law Society of Scotland in partnership with Clan Childlaw. This specialised training is designed to enhance legal professionals’ understanding of children’s righ

A judge has criticised two neighbours for spending hundreds of thousands of pounds in a legal dispute over "a tap and a pipe that doesn't matter".

An inquiry has been launched by Holyrood's Criminal Justice Committee into tackling harms caused by substance misuse in Scottish prisons. The inquiry is split into three parts and will consider the impact of substances, including drugs and alcohol, in Scotland’s prisons. The first part will lo

Two men who set up a drugs trafficking network worth hundreds of thousands of pounds have been imprisoned for a total of nine years. Jamie Montgomery, 44, and Darrin Campbell, 39, both of Glasgow, orchestrated the sale and supply of large quantities of cocaine and cannabis.

How willing would you be to hand over your mobile phone to the police if they asked to examine its contents? Why are many suspicious of facial recognition technology, yet happy to use this to unlock their digital devices? These are themes that University of Dundee and Open University experts are hel

Weightmans has announced a raft of new partner appointments. As part of plans to grow the firm’s private client practice in Scotland, Donna Brennan, formerly of Blackadders, joins the team in Glasgow, specialising in complex private wealth matters, and advising on all aspects of succession pla

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Rights groups sue to free Venezuelans deported from the US and held in El Salvador | ABC News

Proposals for new Law Society of Scotland rules aim to increase protections for people who have set up trusts with solicitors. The new rules, which will be considered by members at the Law Society’s annual general meeting in June, would require law firms to ensure they maintain a central recor

An original issue of the Magna Carta, long mistaken for a copy and sold in the 1940s for what one historian described as a “fairly derisory price”, has been identified at Harvard Law School Library. The document was acquired in 1946 from a London bookseller for just $27.50, before its tr

Interest from American buyers in UK property has reached its highest level in eight years, with Edinburgh emerging as the most popular destination, according to new figures from Rightmove. The data comes shortly after it was revealed that applications for UK citizenship from US nationals are at reco

Following the collapse of Hadden Construction and confirmation that subcontractors stand to lose around £2 million, industry advocate Yosof Ewing – founder of Adjudicate.co.uk and speaker at this year’s Scottish Construction Summit – is calling for urgent legislative reform t

Ralph Sayer, the Edinburgh-based solicitors and estate agents, has made two appointments. Kimberley Mackay has joined as a partner to head up a new private client division of the business, while the team has been further bolstered with the arrival of Louise McLaren as legal director.