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Alleged atrocities carried out by the Iranian authorities three years ago should be investigated by the United Nations following hearings in London, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has said. On 15 November 2019, following a sudden spike in fuel prices, peace

Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC) and Alzheimer Scotland are to share a donation of £38,000 from Gillespie Macandrew. Partners at the firm commit to donating one per cent of the firm’s pre-tax profits each year to its partner charities. Earlier this year Gillespie Macand

We live in a world ruled by fictions of every kind — mass merchandising, advertising, politics conducted as a branch of advertising, the instant translation of science and technology into popular imagery, the increasing blurring and intermingling of identities within the realm of consumer goo

A woman who allegedly tried to hire an assassin to kill her ex-husband through a transparently fake website called RentAHitman.com has been arrested. The website, which tells visitors it is "no longer affiliated with the Donald J. Trump, CIA, SIS, Diners Club, the Illuminati and Rudolph Giulian

An English judge has dismissed an appeal by a construction company that was ordered to pay over £220,000 to an aggregate supplier in exchange for supposedly defective aggregate it sold to them for the construction of a warehouse that liquefied in heavy rainfall. It was argued by Readie Constru

Family law is less intimidating and more efficient than ever before, according to a Dundee-based family lawyer who launched her business just before lockdown. Marking her first year in business following a 15-year career with one of Scotland’s largest law firms, Amanda Wilson of Amanda Wilson

Raeburn Christie Clark and Wallace LLP (RCCW) has recruited seven new members of staff. At Inverurie, Kim Smart joins from Ledingham Chalmers as associate solicitor and branch principal. With over 10 years’ residential property experience and a wealth of local knowledge.

A man who published tweets encouraging terrorism against India has been sentenced. Firoz Madhani, from Edinburgh, posted the statements to the social media site Twitter in September 2019.

A new anonymous phone service will see trained staff stay on the line while people are using drugs to ensure they remain safe. The “Never Use Alone” phone line will be run by the charity We Are With You backed by £100,000 funding from the Scottish government.

A schoolteacher who engaged in sexual activity with a girl under his care and assaulted others has been jailed. James Clark was employed at a school in Perthshire when the offences took place between August 2011 and February 2019.

Edinburgh University law student, Felix Main, has been named as the third recipient of the Kirk Murdoch Scholarship, which was set up in memory of the highly respected lawyer. The scholarship provides financial support, professional mentoring, a place in Pinsent Masons’ summer vacation program

The Edinburgh Academy has taken first prize in the Mock Court Project's seniors competition, fighting off schools from home and abroad.

The families of children who were killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012 have succeeded in a defamation case against right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who claimed the massacre was a hoax. Mr Jones was found liable by default after a judge determined he engaged in “wilful non

A lawyer was arrested after removing his trousers in a courthouse because they were setting off a metal detector. Pittsburgh lawyer Jeffrey Pollock, 59, became frustrated with security guards at a family court building after they refused to let him enter due to alerts from the metal detector.

What is admissible in evidence in our ongoing trial of the past? The Arab slave trade? Modern slavery across Asia? Or are rules and consistency passé? Does Lady Justice need scales or will the sword suffice? Edinburgh Council, for example, remains coy about its plaque in Abercromby Place that