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Santa Claus has been found not guilty of various offences by a jury of the International Christmas Court.

A tiny village in Sicily is fighting against depopulation by offering up €1 houses and hefty tax cuts. Bivona, with a population of around 4,000, is one of more than a dozen Italian towns which have slashed house prices to attract incomers.

A Scots lawyer found guilty of “professional misconduct” who was ordered to pay the legal expenses of the proceedings on an “agent and client” scale has had a legal challenge against the decision dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the application

The minimum age for an application to obtain legal recognition of gender would be reduced from 18 to 16 and a new offence of false application would be created under proposed legislation. A draft bill reforming the current process for obtaining legal gender recognition has been published by the Scot

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has commenced legal action against a contractor involved in building its biggest hospital, the BBC reports. Brookfield Multiplex designed and built the £575m Queen Elizabeth University Hospital complex in Glasgow.

Plexus Law has announced the appointment of Calum Mathieson, who will be based in the firm’s Edinburgh office. Mr Mathieson qualified in 1993 and was a partner with Simpson & Marwick before the firm merged with Clyde & Co in 2014. He has over 25 years’ experience of dea

A Wetherspoons recently failed "test purchases" where police sent cadets into pubs to try and play gaming machines, to see if they would be asked for ID. The venue has had its gaming machine permit revoked as a result. This is the latest in a number of recent developments in this area that clearly p

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace (RCC&W) has boosted its residential property team with the promotion of David Smith to associate solicitor. Mr Smith has over 10 years of experience in the property sector and a comprehensive knowledge of the local housing market. He is a graduate of Aberdeen

Julie Scott-Gilroy, an associate at Morton Fraser, has been accredited as a specialist in construction law by the Law Society of Scotland. Ms Scott-Gilroy acts for a variety of clients including employers (private and public), contractors, sub-contractors, consultants and insurers. Her recent w

A new group with a strong Faculty of Advocates presence is being assembled to make sure a revered legal tool remains relevant for future generations of lawyers. Angela Grahame QC, Vice-Dean of Faculty, and Dominic Scullion, who is currently one of 26 devils training to become advocates, have been in

Policing priorities to ensure the service responds to future demands over the next six years have been published. The revised strategic police priorities (SPPs), which follow consultation over the summer and autumn, reflect developments and progress in police operations and governance.

The first Supreme Court artwork featuring women from the legal profession has been unveiled, commemorating the centenary of the 1919 Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act, which paved the way for women to practise law.

A lawyer has been found guilty of assault after a bust-up at the opera. Matthew Feargrieve, a solicitor specialising in corporate and investment funds law, punched fashion designer Ulrich Engler "at least once" after he took a seat next to Mr Feargrieve's wife during a performance of The Ring.

A man who was jailed for two years after being found guilty of three instances of sexual assault libelled in a single “omnibus” charge has had his sentence reduced after appealing against his conviction. The appellant argued that only one of the three episodes was corroborated and that t

Former SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed Sheikh has failed in a bid to avoid paying legal expenses to the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal. She had launched proceedings at the Court of Session after the SSDT ordered her to pay expenses in her professional misconduct case.