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A man who says he was encouraged to try homosexuality by an iPhone app has launched a lawsuit against Apple for "moral suffering" because he ended up with a boyfriend. The plaintiff said he received an anonymous payment of 69 "GayCoins" on a cryptocurrency payment app, accompanied with a message alo

A new eight-part true crime podcast series revisits the murder of Melanie Sturton in Aberdeen 20 years ago. Ms Sturton, 22, was murdered in 1999 by her upstairs neighbour Pamela Gourlay, then 19, who was subsequently convicted in the High Court.

TC Young has announced that partner Jim Bauld has become the first solicitor in Scotland to be accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in housing and residential tenancy law. This is a new specialism which has recently been approved by the society and the application to have t

A "tough stance" from judges after the Daily Mail's infamous "enemies of the people" front page dissuaded the British press from further public attacks on the bench, the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has said. Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd told The Brief that the papers had backed down af

Ewan McIntyre, partner at Burness Paull and expert in professional negligence and financial services litigation with over 25 years’ experience, is currently enjoying a secondment with Racine, one of the main independent French law firms, in its Lyon office. That something might be mo

Law lecturer Malcolm Combe has announced he is taking up a new post at the University of Strathclyde in December. Mr Combe, a solicitor and senior lecturer in law at the University of Aberdeen, admitted in a blog post that it "will be a wrench to leave" the north-eastern city after more than eight y

Thompsons has announced a number of promotions. Seonaid Brophy from the firm's trade union accident team has been promoted to partner.

A petition to extend adoption rights to people over the age of 18 has been closed. Campaigners said they are "disappointed" that the Scottish Parliament's Petition's Committee has ended its consideration of the petition on adult adoption.

Protesters are calling on Serbia's finance minister to resign after it emerged that he had plagiarised parts of his PhD thesis. Ivanka Popovic, Dean of Belgrade University, has confirmed that Sinisa Mali's doctorate will be annulled.

Dallas McMillan Solicitors has announced two promotions. David Hutchison has been assumed as a partner of the firm and will head up its employment law and commercial litigation team.

Amy Cornelius, a senior associate at Dentons in Glasgow, has completed eight running events in the space of eight months and is on track to raise £8,000 for cystic fibrosis charities.

East, west, Dundee’s best for Marcus McKay QC, and he is looking to help make it a real city of discovery for students. Mr McKay, a graduate of the University of Dundee, is returning to campus as a trustee of Dundee University Students’ Association (DUSA).

Advocate John Halley has abandoned his Employment Tribunal claim against Lady Smith, STV News reports. Mr Halley had accused Lady Smith, who is chair of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI), of discriminating against him.

The inspiring story of Lady Rae's ambition to follow in the footsteps of her grandfather, who defied fascism during the rise of Mussolini, is just one of the pieces collected by Glasgow University as part of its 100 Voices for 100 Years project.

A former procurator fiscal has brought an unfair dismissal claim against the Crown Office. Laura Malone raised the proceedings after claiming bosses placed “excessive and continued demands” on her.