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Almost two dozen hate crimes were recorded every day in Scotland in the year after the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2024 came into force, new figures show. Police Scotland said 8,538 hate crimes were reported between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025 – an average of 23.4 per day.

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) is coming to the South of Scotland to ask people about their experiences of economic, social and cultural rights. The spotlight research will assess how human rights such as housing, health, education, food, social security and culture are being realised a

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against Chinese fast fashion giant Shein under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA). Coimisiún na Meán, as the digital services co-ordinator for Ireland, where Shein's EU operations are based, will assist with the investigation.

A post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar has reached another milestone following its formal adoption by the European Commission. EU and UK negotiators reached a political agreement last summer on a deal to remove all physical barriers, checks and controls on persons and goods circulating between Spain and Gi

One of the biggest private parking firms in the UK has been fined £473,000 after it failed to give information to a regulator. In December 2025, the CMA decided to impose the fixed penalty because Euro Car Parks Ltd had, without reasonable excuse, failed to comply with an information notice gi

An investigation into police conduct during the failed takeover of Rangers FC has still not begun, more than a decade after what were later found to be malicious prosecutions, The Times reports. Following the club’s collapse in 2012, David Grier, David Whitehouse and Paul Clark of Duff & P

Rory Brown has joined Inksters Solicitors as a consultant solicitor in Edinburgh. Mr Brown has many years of experience both in private practice and recently in-house for a large events company. With expertise in commercial contracts, cybersecurity, data protection and insurance law, Rory has been f

Anderson Strathern has announced the appointment of Dawn MacPherson as a partner. Ms MacPherson, who will be based in Edinburgh, joins the firm’s English commercial property team, led by Iain Grieve.

An actress who provided the face of Albania's AI government minister is suing over the alleged misuse of her image. Albania made global headlines last year after unveiling an AI chatbot called "Diella" which it said had joined the government as minister of state for artificial intelligence.

For decades, Scotland’s high-street law firms have been pillars of trust in their communities. But beneath the surface, something is shifting.Client expectations are evolving. Technology is accelerating. Younger generations are redefining what “professional service” should feel lik

Ahead of the Scottish Child Law Centre officially launching its Govanhill community clinic, the charity has reported a rise in enquiries relating to the protection of children and women across its advice services. The centre’s national advice service has seen a sharp increase in child protecti

The forensic science system in England and Wales is on the brink of collapse. This stark assessment, expressed by Professor Angela Gallop, has been reinforced today by the House of Lord Science and Technology Committee in a report that found “little to contradict it”. The committee&rsquo

Lord Justice Dingemans, senior president of tribunals, with the consent of the lord president, has appointed Lady Poole to be president of the Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber.  Lady Poole succeeds Mrs Justice Heather Williams and will serve a three-year term with effect from 9 Feb

Human rights campaigners have rallied behind the UN's top expert on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, following calls for her resignation based on a misreported speech. Ms Albanese has served since May 2022 as the UN's special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occ

An accelerated review of legal aid reform will take place in Northern Ireland following a breakthrough in talks between justice minister Naomi Long and striking criminal barristers. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) began a withdrawal of services from all legally-aided Crown Court cases at the star