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The latest HPI for Scotland shows the average price of a property in Scotland in July 2026 was £196,000, an increase of 2.3 per cent when compared to July 2025. Compared to the previous month, house prices in Scotland increased by 1.2 per cent on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, whilst on a se

A Florida woman has been charged with burglary and battery after allegedly throwing a bucket of human faeces at a neighbour she accused of having an affair with her husband. Yirsi Esperanza Machado Rivera, 50, is accused of forcing her way into the neighbour’s mobile home near Miami Gardens be

A new planning direction published by the Scottish government requires an environmental impact assessment to be submitted during planning for all new data centres with a power capacity exceeding 50 megawatts (MW). This follows a direction last month requiring planning authorities to notify Scottish

A Scots lawyer who subjected a woman to an 18-month campaign of abuse has narrowly avoided a jail-term. Alexander Hutcheon assaulted, stalked and harrassed the victim as well as demanded sex with her.

The Scottish Solicitors' Benevolent Fund is open for applications. Shelley Matheson, vice president, Scottish Law Agents Society and trustee, Scottish Solicitors' Benevolent Fund, said: "It's no secret we're living through a cost of living crisis, and even people in professional careers can find the

Stronachs LLP has welcomed five new trainee solicitors to its Aberdeen office. As part of Stronachs’ two-year traineeship programme, each trainee will have the opportunity to gain experience across a range of departments, developing their skills and knowledge before qualification in 2028.

Scotland’s legal community is coming together again to raise funds for free legal support through the annual Legal Walks. The first of this year’s Legal Walks kicks off in Paisley on Tuesday 29 September and is organised by MJC LAW. The Glasgow Legal Walk will be held on Wednesday 30 Sep

A Belgian man has sent £8,500 in supermarket vouchers to a scammer posing as singer Céline Dion and remains convinced they are in a relationship, despite warnings from his family. His daughter, Karla, said her father had been buying vouchers from Carrefour, a supermarket, and sending th

First Minister John Swinney will today lead a Scottish government debate on preventing violence against women and girls – highlighting the need for all parts of society to come together to tackle misogyny and inequality. This follows the announcement of measures in this year’s programme

Scottish Information Commissioner David Hamilton has highlighted the challenges facing Scotland’s freedom of information (FOI) regime after a record-breaking year, which saw the FOI requests received by Scottish public bodies grow by 13 per cent, and the FOI appeals made to the commissioner in

Recent Employment Tribunal cases have highlighted the impact 'rejection sensitivity' can have on people with ADHD at work. Rejection sensitivity, sometimes called rejection sensitivity dysphoria or RSD, is the term used to describe an intense emotional response to criticism, rejection or the feeling

Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP (MFMac) has reported strong revenue and profit growth in the 11 months to April 2026. MFMac’s turnover of £49 million means it has delivered in 11 months what it had taken in 12 last year, with its annualised revenue performance up nine per cent on the previo

Thorntons has welcomed 23 new trainee solicitors, its largest intake to date, with placements spanning eight offices from Inverness to Edinburgh.

Eventus Law has advised the shareholders, Richard Nixon and Eric O’Donnell, on their exit from Sports Labs, the international sports testing group, following a strategic investment by The King Group, a Scottish family company. Messrs Nixon and O’Donnell sold their shareholdings in Sports

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay will hold a roundtable at Holyrood today aimed at tackling violence against women and girls. Victims and their families will attend the event co-chaired by Mr Findlay with journalist Marion Scott of The Sunday Post, which has launched a campaign against m