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A court in the US has decided against ordering Google to divest its Chrome and Android business in a competition case concerning its search monopoly. The US Department of Justice launched the long-running legal proceedings during the final months of the first Trump administration in October 2020, su

Livingstone Brown has pledged its support to eight charities by signing up to Will Aid for another season.  

TLT has expanded its office at Cadworks in Glasgow, marking another milestone in a year of growth. Designed from scratch to support TLT's flexible approach to working, TLT World, the enhanced office offers 60 additional desks, more meeting rooms and new areas that "foster innovation, connection and

Keoghs has strengthened its legal services offering with two appointments. As part of Keoghs’ continued expansion in Scotland, two partners join from Clyde & Co. Karen Dance brings over 25 years’ experience in insurance litigation, specialising in defended reparation cases. 

Stronachs LLP has appointed five new trainee solicitors and retained four newly qualified solicitors. Each of the new trainees will have the opportunity to work across different departments over the two-year programme, supported by partners and senior lawyers throughout.

The beloved costumed mascot of a popular US restaurant chain was arrested in front of bewildered children after being accused of credit card theft. Florida man Jermell Jones, 41, was dressed as the eponymous rodent mascot of Chuck E. Cheese – even wearing a giant foam head – when he was

A former lord president has said that two major public inquiries that cost £25 million in total have achieved “very little”. In a letter to MSPs considering judge-led public hearings, Lord Carloway, 71, who retired this year, criticised the inquiries into tainted blood and Edinburg

North Carolina’s law enforcement watchdog is proposing new standards that would explicitly ban police officers from having sex while on duty, in uniform, in police vehicles, or with subordinates and trainees. The initiative, led by the state’s Criminal Justice Education and Training Stan

Shoosmiths in Scotland has appointed Steven Stewart as partner within its growing real estate division. Mr Stewart is based in Shoosmiths’ Glasgow office, leading the Scottish planning and environmental practice for the firm.

The UK’s new Failure to Prevent Fraud (FTP) offence came into force yesterday but many Scottish businesses remain underprepared to comply with their legal obligations, according to Dentons. Discussions with industry and informal research conducted by the firm from February through to June 2025

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has re-launched its policy for businesses wishing to ‘self-report’ economic crime, significantly expanding the range of offences eligible to be self-reported. The self-report initiative was originally introduced in 2011 to mark the c

Baroness Helena Kennedy of the Shaws LT KC has been awarded the Order of Merit of Ukraine of the III degree by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.  The award was conferred on Ukraine’s Independence Day on 24 August.

Commercial Property lawyer Keith Rawlinson has joined Lindsays. Mr Rawlinson, who lives in Crieff, where Lindsays also has an office, brings with him more than 20 years’ experience of advising in areas including landlord and tenant issues, asset management, and property investment and developm

Addleshaw Goddard has recruited Fiona Cameron as a new partner in its finance team in Glasgow, where the firm it is set to double its office size in January 2026. Ms Cameron, who joins the firm from Shoosmiths, has a focus on real estate finance among a broad finance practice, which includes corpora

Miscarriages of Justice will be highlighted at a Franco-British Lawyers Society conference to be held in Edinburgh on 18-20 September. The event will start with the opening of an exhibition of sculptures by the fashion designer and sculptor Nicole Farhi, include a Gala Dinner in Parliament Hall, and