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Brodies LLP has again been recognised for its advice to clients on high value personal and family matters in the latest edition of the Chambers UK High Net Worth Guide. The firm achieved a band 2 ranking in a new UK-wide category for landed estates, and also moves up to band 3 for UK-wide family/mat

A woman who stopped to let a chicken cross the road has been accused of spraying a fellow driver with bear mace 🐻 after she sped by her and killed the bird. Cynthia Sosa, 38, stopped at an intersection in Key West, Florida, on July 9 to let the chicken cross when another driver honked and passed

Holmes Mackillop has announced two new appointments. Murray McKelvie joins the firm’s Glasgow office while Paula Davies joins the firm’s Giffnock office as an associate.

The Mark Williams Foundation, founded by Nicola Williams, widow of the late NWH Group chief executive Mark Williams, has announced a partnership with Johnson Legal Family Law to provide legal support for financially disadvantaged fathers striving to maintain relationships with their children. By joi

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Is the international community finally speaking up about Israel?

A domestic abuser who murdered his partner in the Scottish Borders has been jailed for life.  Corey Dryden killed mum-of-two Megan Hughes after violently assaulting her with weapons at their home in Chirnside, near Duns, on 9 February 2025.Instead of calling the emergency services to help Megan

Dear Editor, In her article on Sir Archibald Alison, Ella Bruce notes his support for the Confederacy, but one should add that his interest in the American Civil War went a bit further, despite his “humanitarian values”. Alison benefited to the tune of £4,000 (about £340

First Minister John Swinney and Justice Secretary Angela Constance have met with the family of Kory McCrimmon, who died last May at the age of 16 after being stabbed in the heart by a gang rival.  They discussed ways to tackle knife crime and youth violence so other families do not suffer the s

House prices in Aberdeen have seen a quarterly rise of 3.8 per cent, a new report shows. The Aberdeen Housing Market Report, released by the Centre for Real Estate Research at the University of Aberdeen Business School, covers the second quarter of 2025.

MFMac has posted seven per cent year-on-year revenue growth, with group revenues surpassing £50 million in its first full year of trading. In the same period MFMac has increased its profitability by almost 30 per cent from £14.7m to £19m. As a result, all staff will share in a firm

A survey of smaller Scottish law firms has found many are upbeat about the future of such legal businesses, despite challenges around areas such as staffing, technology and work-related stress. The Law Society of Scotland commissioned independent research company Taylor McKenzie Research to examine

A man who allegedly ran a fake embassy for a country that does not exist has been arrested. Harsh Vardhan Jain claimed to be the Indian ambassador for various non-existent countries, including "West Arctica, Saborga, Poulvia and Lodonia".

Destruction in Bat Yam after an Iranian missile strike Credit: Yoav Keren, CC BY-SA 3.0

The International Court of Justice has delivered a landmark advisory opinion on the obligations of states in the face of the climate emergency.  The decision delivers historic protections that strengthen the responsibilities of states under international law beyond the Paris Agreement, with sev

Donald Trump and senior officials in his administration have been accused of defying the courts in more than a third of the lawsuits in which judges have issued substantive rulings against them, according to a Washington Post investigation. The findings, based on a review of 337 lawsuits filed again