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Ukraine is considering lifting its ban on pornography as lawmakers seek to bring a large online adult industry into the tax system and raise funds for the war. Yaroslav Zhelezniak, who chairs the Parliament’s finance committee, estimates legalisation could generate up to $25 million a year, en

Grindr is to pay £26m to settle a lawsuit brought by 12,000 UK users who claim the dating app shared highly sensitive personal information, including in some cases HIV status, with advertisers. The settlement ends a two-year legal battle after law firm Austen Hays brought a claim in the Englis

Ministers are to approve the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea this month, with a decision on the separate £8.7 billion Rosebank oilfield expected later this year. Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh is expected to recommend approval for Jackdaw, off the coast of Aberdeen, imminen

Arnot Manderson Advocates has welcomed the news that current stable director Nicola Gilchrist has been appointed King’s Counsel. This brings the number of senior counsel in Scotland’s full-service stable to nine. Ms Gilchrist called to the bar in 2011 and before taking her commission as

Sixteen new King’s Counsel have been appointed by His Majesty The King on the recommendation of First Minister John Swinney. The new King’s Counsel appointees are:

The Scottish Law Agents’ Society has expressed surprise at an attempt to lower the standard of proof necessary from beyond reasonable doubt to the balance of probabilities in the Faculty of Advocates’ Consultation on its draft Disciplinary Rules. The rules, the latest version of which is

Blackadders LLP has recruited four new trainees to the firm’s training programme.

Compass Chambers has welcomed the appointment of new silk Barney Ross KC. Mr Ross is among 16 new King's Counsel appointed by His Majesty The King on the recommendation of First Minister John Swinney.

A renaissance fair in the US state of Maryland has banned 'fursuits', prompting a backlash from members of the 'furry community' who say they have been unfairly targeted. Festival organisers introduced costume restrictions last spring, citing repeated incidents involving fursuit wearers and accusing

A former Japanese defence minister has described US sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its Japanese president as an attack on the rules-based international order. Gen Nakatani, a veteran MP in Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party, has urged Prime Minister Sanae

Avizandum Statutes 2026-2027 now available The ultimate companion for upcoming exams! The Avizandum Statutes provide undergraduates at Scottish universities with legislation and other core materials. Browse the editions:

Anderson Strathern has appointed immigration lawyer Jamie Kerr as partner, alongside 20 new trainee and newly qualified solicitor appointments across the firm this autumn. Mr Kerr, who will work across the firm’s five offices, has extensive experience advising businesses, investors and entrepr

Eleven trainee solicitors are settling in across a range of departments at Aberdein Considine LLP – the largest trainee intake at the leading law firm since 2021. The group of fledgling lawyers joined the firm earlier this summer and recently gathered at its Blenheim House headquarters in Aber

The UK's ambitions to become a global leader in data centres will depend as much on access to power as technological innovation, according to a new report published by Burges Salmon. The UK Data Centre Market in 2026: Navigating demand, power and opportunity brings together insights from industry le

Four new senators of the College of Justice have been sworn in. For the first time people of Indian and Pakistani heritage have been appointed as senators, while it also marks the first time a solicitor advocate from a major firm of solicitors has been appointed directly to the Supreme Courts.