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Two men named Dan Sullivan are competing in Alaska’s Senate race, but only one has secured the endorsement of another politician – who is also named Dan Sullivan. Sen Dan S Sullivan, the Republican incumbent, was endorsed by former Anchorage mayor Dan A Sullivan last week ahead of Novemb

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has appointed Keith Bishop as a legal director in its Edinburgh construction team. A highly experienced construction lawyer, Mr Bishop is dual-qualified in Scotland and England and Wales, and has advised on both contentious and transactional construction matters throughou

Lecturers at Edinburgh Law School have been awarded funding by the Scottish Institute for Policing Research for their research project examining live facial recognition governance. Dr Lachlan Urquhart, senior lecturer in technology law and human-computer interaction at Edinburgh Law School, and Dr D

A father and son who failed in an attempt to smuggle more than £900,000 worth of cannabis into Scotland from East Asia have been sentenced. Stephen Harding, 67, and his son Bradley, 37, were stopped at Glasgow Airport by Border Force officers after arriving on a British Airways flight from Hea

Gilson Gray has successfully concluded a landmark two-year international football employment dispute on behalf of former Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club technical director, Rene Hiddink. Led by David Winnie, partner and head of sport at the firm, the case is believed to be the first successful cla

Dr Eleanor Russell has been appointed as an honorary professor of law at Robert Gordon University. Dr Russell is a qualified solicitor and practised as such before entering academia in 1994.  She has over 30 years’ experience as a legal academic. She has acted as an external examiner at f

A US judge has identified what appears to be the first attempt by a plaintiff to hide instructions in a court filing designed to manipulate an AI system reviewing the document. Connecticut judge Walter Spader Jr said Matthew Elliott used text formatted in tiny white type on a white background to ins

Pupils, parents and teachers are among those being encouraged to share their views about restricting phones in schools with the launch of a public consultation today. The Scottish government’s consultation will inform the development of legislation to restrict phone use in schools, given conce

Police in Scotland recorded 323,531 crimes in the year to June 2026, a seven per cent increase on the previous year and the highest level since 2022, figures from the chief statistician show. In the year ending June 2026 police in Scotland recorded 323,531 crimes – seven per cent higher than t

Chris McDonald MP has been named the new minister with responsibility for intellectual property.  This follows his appointment as minister of state (minister for science, innovation and investment) jointly in the Department for Health and Social Care and the Department for Business, Innovation,

Harvard has agreed to pay $53 million (£39 million) to settle lawsuits brought by families who accused the university of mishandling the bodies of loved ones donated to the university's medical school. The proposed settlement follows the conviction of former morgue manager Cedric Lodge, who ad

In her inaugural lecture next month, Edinburgh Law School's Professor Ruiz Abou-Nigm will explore the claims that private international law’s "transformative energy" is born in the encounter between legalities; that its "radiance" extends well beyond questions of jurisdiction, applicable law,

His Majesty The King has appointed Imran Bashir, Jennifer Gear, James MacDonald and Moira Price to the office of sheriff on the recommendation of First Minister John Swinney.  Mr Swinney made his recommendation for appointment on the basis of a report by the Judicial Appointments Board for Scot

Freeths has announced the appointment of John Jones as its new chief technology officer (CTO). Mr Jones will work across Freeths’ 12 UK offices and will be responsible for shaping and delivering the firm’s technology strategy. His role will focus on ensuring Freeths has secure, resilient

Clyde & Co has appointed Tim Lennox as a legal director in its Glasgow catastrophic injury and large loss (CILL) team. He joins from Kennedys, where he worked for almost 10 years, most recently as a legal director.