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The Scottish Law Commission is holding a hybrid conference on Friday at Edinburgh Law School to mark its 60th anniversary. Entitled “Law Reform: Shaping Society”, the conference is a unique and timely opportunity to critically reflect on the value and challenges of law reform including t

A local newspaper has successfully defended a lawsuit brought by a father who complained that it had failed to cover his son's high school basketball games. Vermont man Robert Lafayette sued the Burlington Free Press and two of its journalists, alleging that its coverage of high school sports was no

A new book takes a look at the intellectual life of the late Neil MacCormick, a towering figure in legal philosophy. Professor MacCormick (1941–2009) was one of the twentieth century's most important legal philosophers and one of Scotland's most influential public intellectuals.

Slater and Gordon is helping a charity for people with cerebral palsy in Scotland. Cerebral Palsy Scotland works with children, adults and whole families across the country to help them build skills, knowledge, confidence and relationships, enabling them to overcome barriers that may exist as a resu

Ahead of a members’ business debate at Holyrood, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has urged John Swinney to grant the Fornethy House abuse survivors access to the Redress compensation scheme. The Scottish government’s Redress Scheme pays out up to £100,000 an

Peter Krykant, the harm reduction campaigner who paved the way for the establishment of the UK's first safer drug consumption facility, has suddenly died at the age of 48. Mr Krykant made headlines around the world when he refitted a van – and later an old ambulance – into a mobile "over

The number of families estates in Edinburgh and Glasgow subject to inheritance tax (IHT) is set to rise sharply by the end of 2026/27, according to a new report by Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie and Irwin Mitchell. The findings are based on a freedom of information request to HMRC and form part of

Thorntons has announced that its former chair, Colin Graham, is stepping down as a partner after more than four decades with the Dundee-headquartered business. Mr Graham, 64, joined Thornton, Dickie and Brand as they then were in 1984 and was appointed partner four years later at the age of 27 to Th

A law firm in Kirkcudbright has raised £2,730 by participating in Will Aid. Cavers & Co has been a proud supporter of Will Aid since 2004, raising a grand total of £21,985.

Blackadders LLP has donated £16,000 to the Scottish music charity Sistema Scotland’s Big Noise project after a year of fundraising. The firm adopted Sistema as its charity of the year and match funded fundraising efforts by employees.

A Twix advert has been banned in the UK for encouraging dangerous driving. The minute-long advert shows a race between two cars, one of which tumbles down a cliff and lands upside down on the other, becoming joined sunroof to sunroof.

The Scottish government must “wake up” to threats posed by online criminal activity, the Lib Dems said after new figures revealed that fraud and computer misuse account for over two-fifths of all crime in Scotland. The 2023/24 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey shows that:

The latest book in Willie McIntyre's Best Defence series hits shelves this week. Judge Not is the 15th book in the series. Did the Rev. Eddie Dunlop avenge his murdered wife? Of course he did. Is he linked to a series of gangland killings? It certainly looks like it. Why is Robbie Munro defendi

A 29-year-old skipper has been fined for causing serious damage to a fishing boat when he fell asleep after drinking. Shaun MacInnes, from Eriskay, was in charge of the FV Annette when it ran aground on the Isle of Rum on 31 March 2022.

Plans to transform social care across Scotland will be progressed after the Scottish Parliament approved the Care Reform (Scotland) Bill. Thousands of people with experience of accessing, delivering and receiving social care, social work and community health services have helped co-design the legisl