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A bronze and limestone fountain by German sculptor Georg Kolbe has sold for a record €4 million (c. £3.5m) at Villa Grisebach in Berlin, 85 years after it was looted by the Nazis from its original owners.

Bird & Bird is hosting a webinar on deepfakes next month. Deepfakes and the Law: Global Liability, Evidence and the New Risk Landscape will be held on 1 July 2026, 1–2pm BST, as part of the firm's AI Disputes Decoded series.

Over 150 solicitors attended an information meeting at the Law Society of Ireland this week to address their concerns around mounting access to justice challenges with proposed changes to the criminal legal aid system. 

Matheson Lawson Solicitors has announced the appointment of Jan Telfer to its growing new business team. Ms Telfer joins the Glasgow-based firm with more than a decade of experience in the Scottish property sector, bringing extensive knowledge of the home buying and selling process and a strong trac

Anderson Strathern, will provide advice for a landmark project at the historic Royal High School on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill. The firm’s specialist teams will work closely with the National Centre for Music, the charity that is set to be the future tenant of the site, as it collaborates w

Clyde & Co has announced four appointments to legal director across its Scotland practice, including the posthumous promotion of Sarah Donaldson. Kelly Brotherhood has been promoted within the firm’s casualty team in Glasgow, where she specialises in complex fraud and large loss claims. As

New research to better understand the opportunities and challenges for in-house solicitors is being launched by the Law Society of Scotland. The society has engaged independent research company Taylor Mackenzie to survey in-house solicitors, with the research launching via email on Friday, 12 June 2

Mark HollinsheadCredit: DB Media Services Hero Media & Entertainment Ltd, the owner of Scottish Legal News, has today announced the acquisition of KD Media Ltd, a leading live events business behind some of Scotland’s most prestigious industry awards and conference programmes.

A US school student whose diploma was withheld after she performed the splits during her graduation ceremony has now received it following a meeting with school officials. Tyvion Campbell went viral after footage showed her celebrating on stage at Chicago Tech Academy’s commencement ceremony.

Shoosmiths has set aside a second £1 million bonus pot as it seeks to boost AI skills across its workforce through a new accreditation programme. Last year the firm rewarded staff after they exceeded a target of one million Microsoft Copilot prompts four months ahead of schedule, generating mo

While AI can be a valuable tool for managing information and summarising large volumes of material, particularly in complex cases, it should never be allowed to displace the fundamentally human role of judging, retired Supreme Court justice Lord Sumption has said. Writing in The Daily Telegraph, he

A Larbert-based pallet-repair company has been fined £172,000 for health and safety failings which left a 22-year-old worker with severe injuries, impairment and permanent disfigurement. James Jones & Sons (Pallets and Packaging) Limited, which operates on the site of the Tesco Distributio

A professional misconduct finding made against an advocate that arose from a long-running dispute over two dating apps has been successfully challenged in the Court of Session. Andrew Smith KC, of Compass Chambers, had been found guilty of three counts of professional misconduct by the Faculty of Ad

The use of AI in the justice system is here to stay and will not “spell the end of judges and lawyers”, the Lord President, Lord Pentland, has predicted.  Lord Pentland provided a unique insight into the benefits and risks of using the new technology in an address at the Royal Facul

Weightmans has strengthened its capability in Scotland and internationally with the arrival of a specialist immigration team in Glasgow, further enhancing the firm’s ability to support clients with international immigration matters. The five-strong team, led by Grace McGill, brings market lead