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Barristers have warned that the prosecution of human rights silk Rajiv Menon KC for alleged contempt of court has created a chilling effect on criminal advocacy, with lawyers fearful of facing criminal sanctions for representing their clients robustly. Mr Menon, who represented Palestine Action acti

BTO Solicitors LLP is supporting the Helensburgh Art Club’s Annual Exhibition once again, returning as headline sponsor for the fourth consecutive year. The eagerly awaited 73rd exhibition and sale will take place from 7 to 10 August 2026 at the Victoria Halls, Helensburgh. Art enthusiasts fro

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. ICE arrests human rights lawyer who fled Chinese crackdown

Iain Robertson, an actor, has been sentenced for abusing and assaulting three women. Robertson was found guilty of repeated criminal behaviour towards women over a 15-year period, including one rape.

Eventus Law, a Glasgow-based boutique corporate law firm, has acted on the vendor induced management buy-out (VIMBO) of Ribbonworks, facilitating the transfer of ownership from founder David McClelland to the existing management team, comprising Rachel Hunt, Lauren Johnston and Kirsty McFarlane. The

South Korean prosecutors have asked a court to jail the owner of a two-Michelin-star restaurant for a year after it allegedly served desserts topped with ants in breach of food safety laws. Prosecutors also requested a 20 million won (£10,108) fine for the company operating the Seoul restauran

Four Bradford men have been found guilty of their role in the sexual exploitation of a vulnerable girl in Bradford more than 20 years ago.  The Crown Prosecution Service’s specialist Organised Child Sexual Abuse Unit prosecuted the defendants following an investigation by West Yorkshire P

Scullion LAW has announced a series of senior promotions across its family and criminal defence teams. The promotions, which took effect in June 2026, are:

TC Young has relocated its Edinburgh office to a new, modern workspace at 2 Castle Terrace. The move sees more than 30 members of staff relocate from the firm's long-standing George Street office to a vibrant, contemporary workplace designed to support collaboration, innovation and the continued exp

Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow (RFPG) has announced plans to give non-members access to its Charitable Fund for the first time. Previously, the fund provided grants to members of the RFPG – past or present – and their spouses, civil partners and dependents in need of assistance.

Bloomsbury is set to receive an estimated £14 million after a US court approved a $1.5 billion settlement resolving claims that AI company Anthropic used copyrighted books without permission to train its Claude chatbot. The publisher said 14,087 Bloomsbury titles were covered by the agreement,

CMS has announced revenue of €2.173 billion for the financial year January–December 2025, representing year-on-year growth of 4.8 per cent. Of this, UK LLP revenue for financial year 2025/26 increased to £839.3m, marking 7.7 per cent year-on-year growth. Adrian Bell, managing p

A new guide aims to address a "gap" in trauma-informed information about High Court sexual offence cases. A Guide for Victim-Survivors of Sexual Crime: When Your Case is Being Heard in the High Court has been developed and published by the Emma Ritch Law Clinic.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that publishers and virtual private network (VPN) providers are not liable for copyright infringement where users bypass geographical restrictions using VPN software. The judgment arose from a dispute over the online publication of Anne Frank's ma

France has become the first European country to approve a nationwide ban on social media for children under 15 after parliament backed legislation requiring technology companies to block underage users from creating accounts. The new law, hailed by President Emmanuel Macron as a "major step forward"