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The Scottish government has withdrawn its planned legislation on short-term lets from Holyrood to allow for draft guidance to be developed. In a letter to the convener of the local government and communities committee, James Dornan, housing minister Kevin Stewart stated his intention to wi

The Herald has published a full obituary for Ian Murgitroyd, who passed away earlier this month at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, following a short illness. "Scottish business community and global intellectual oroperty industry was saddened by the sudden passing of Ian Murgitroyd, after a

Actor Sam Heughan has become embroiled in a legal battle with a German distillery of the name of his whisky brand. Mr Heughan, the star of Outlander, launched his own whisky last year called The Sassenach, the name his character uses in the show for his love interest.

For me, “Pink Lady” will always refer to one of Rizzo, Marty, Frenchy or Jan – together with their pink jackets and crazy wigs. What might come to mind for most, though, are the renowned Pink Lady Apples. The Australian company Apple and Pear Australia Limited, responsible for the

Long-serving members of West Dunbartonshire's children's hearing have been rewarded for their commitment to children and young people at a special recognition event. The dedicated members, who had served a combined total of 190 years on the children’s hearing, were each presented with a certif

Search giant Google has been fined €1.1 million by French authorities for displaying "misleading" star ratings for hotels and other tourist accommodations. The French competition watchdog, the DGCCRF, launched an investigation in 2019 following complaints from hoteliers who said star ratin

An event hosted by the University of Strathclyde Law Society will hear from four speakers on the career options open to law students after they graduate. The speakers, who will discuss their own paths through law, are:

Staff at Balfour and Manson have raised more than £2,000 over the last year for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.

Keoghs associates Laura Baxendale and Daniel Tyler team up for this short podcast to discuss the first case in which the Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Act 2017 was considered substantively: "JXJ v The de la Salle Brothers".

Australians can no longer access or share news on Facebook after the social media giant responded to proposed new legislation with sweeping restrictions on news content. Legislation which would establish a "mandatory code of conduct" for news media businesses and digital platforms was approved at th

A senior state scientist known to his colleagues as the "sturgeon general" has been charged in connection with an alleged scheme to provide sturgeon eggs for processing into expensive caviar. Ryan Koenigs, the leading sturgeon expert in Wisconsin, has been accused of accepting jars of caviar worth $

A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has rejected a defence pled by the Crown in response to an action for damages for wrongful and malicious prosecution brought by a man who was unsuccessfully prosecuted for fraud for his role in the acquisition of Rangers FC by Craig Whyte

A Glasgow priest has launched legal action over church closures related to Covid-19. Canon Tom White whose St Alphonsus parish is in the heart of the city’s famous Barras has issued a pre-action letter to the Scottish government demanding it ends the blanket ban on places of worship. 

The Scottish FA has confirmed the appointment of Andrew Phillips as compliance officer. Mr Phillips replaces Clare Whyte and will begin his new role on 1 March. He joins from Jones Whyte Law, where he has been practising as a solicitor advocate in criminal and regulatory defence.

Dear Editor I read with interest Iain Smith’s article and fully endorse his sentiments. Adverse childhood experiences and their effects on child development have been part of pre-service and in-service training in the children’s hearing system for some years now.