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Angus Foster KC has died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, after many years of chronic illness. After completing a degree in history at Cambridge in 1971, he read law at the University of Edinburgh, with a desire to practise as an advocate. He devilled to Lord Hope and was called to the

A sheriff has raised concerns over the circumstances of nursery teacher Chloe Morrison's death on the A82 in the Highlands. Ms Morrison, 26, was struck and killed on 25 October 2019 near Drumnadrochit when a steel beam from a lorry's extended stabiliser leg swung out while she walked along a pavemen

An award-winning board game inspired by Sicily's mafia wars has sparked outrage in Italy. Originally developed in Germany, La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War has now been released in Italy, where it has provoked a backlash among the families of mafia victims, The Guardian reports.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been asked to issue arrest warrants against senior Taliban leaders for the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds. Prosecutor Karim Khan KC has filed applications for warrants of arrest in respect of the Taliban's "supreme leader", Haibatul

Macdonald Henderson has co-advised with global law firm Stephenson Harwood on Edinburgh-based 2i Testing’s acquisition of nFocus, the UK’s longest established testing consultancy. The acquisition follows London-based private equity firm Rockpool’s eight-figure investment in 2i last

DWF, which has offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, advised on 200 deals in 2024, with a combined deal value of more than £5 billion. In deal value terms, TMT transactions stood out as the highest value area for the team, with notable highlights such as advising Calibre Scientific on a number of

Caoimhe Hunter Blair, a solicitor at Brodies LLP, has been appointed to the 2025 Next Generation Media Lawyers Committee.  A solicitor in the regulation, government, and compliance team at Brodies LLP, she specialises in dispute resolution & risk. She is experienced across regulatory and pu

An Aberdeen-based haulage company has been fined £241,875 for failures that led to the tragic death of a motorist. Colin Lawson Transport Limited (CLT) pled guilty to failing to ensure that the loads they were transporting were properly secured and did not pose a risk to the public between 22

All Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service buildings in the red weather warning area are closed today. The warning for wind has been issued by the Met Office for Dumfries and Galloway, the Borders, all of Strathclyde, Lothians and Borders, and southern parts of Fife and Forth Valley. The red warning

Mackinnons Solicitors LLP has announced a number of promotions.  Gillian Smith becomes a senior associate within the private client department, Cameron Milne is elevated to the role of senior solicitor within the commercial department, and Jackie Cocker has been appointed as senior property adv

Laura Paton has been appointed as the next Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC). Currently His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prosecution in Scotland, Ms Paton will take up her role as commissioner on 1 April 2025, for a five-year period.

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Immediate action will be taken to address systemic failures in relation to deaths in prison custody, Justice Secretary Angela Constance has pledged. The Scottish government said it accepts Sheriff Collins’ fatal accident inquiry finding that the deaths of Katie Allan and William Lindsay were p

Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, has urged a complete rethink of the Land Reform Bill, warning that its "sweeping powers and lack of proper consultation" or parliamentary scrutiny render the legislation deeply flawed, as highlighted in two newly released reports. The org

Iraqis have reacted with horror after the country's parliament passed a law allowing children as young as nine to marry. The law, passed on Tuesday, grants religious authorities control over family matters such as marriage, divorce, and child custody, overturning a ban on child marriage under 18 tha