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A truck carrying about 50,000 cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer has been stolen in California, prompting the brewer to offer the thieves a chance to return it without facing questions. The truck was taken from Montclair, California, while carrying 40,000lb of beer.

Palestinian lawyer and human rights campaigner Raja Shehadeh’s archive, documenting more than six decades of life in Palestine, has been preserved at the University of Edinburgh. Mr Shehadeh, a prominent lawyer and writer, began keeping his diaries in 1967, when he was 15, and has since record

The future of access to justice will be determined by new legislation the Scottish government has pledged to deliver within 12 months, according to the Law Society of Scotland. First Minister John Swinney has used his first Programme for Government since the May election to pledge that a Legal Aid (

Burges Salmon has reported an 11 per cent increase in turnover from £178 million to £197.2m for the financial year ending 30 April 2026. Profit per equity partner was £616,000, compared with £660,000 in 2024/25, total profit increased from £63m to £63.5m, while ne

The Centre for Scots Law at the University of Aberdeen has hosted a book launch for two of its members, Professor Andrew Simpson and Dr Euan West.

A council manager who stole high-end laptops worth more than £120,000 earmarked to help vulnerable people during Covid has been sentenced. Bobby Lee Smith, 37, held a managerial position within Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).

Aberdein Considine LLP has welcomed IT expert John Kenwright as software development manager as it continues to invest in digital transformation. Joining from Clyde & Co, Mr Kenwright has extensive experience in software development, technical leadership and delivering business-critical technolo

The US must immediately withdraw sanctions against International Criminal Court (ICC) personnel, UN experts have said after new designations targeting the president of the court and a staff member were issued on 18 August. “All ICC Members and other states committed to accountability must take

SEMLA (Scottish Ethnic Minorities Lawyers' Association) is hosting an evening of networking, conversation and connection on Wednesday 16 September at Brodies LLP's office at Capital Square in Edinburgh. 

Dr Tracy Kirk, child and family law lecturer at the University of Stirling, has been appointed to the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Young Academy of Scotland (YAS). Dr Kirk is among 48 exceptional new members selected from across academia, business, the public sector, charities and the arts to join Y

The Law Society of Scotland has been granted up to three years to prepare for the introduction of business-level regulation for 1,200 law firms. The change is part of the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025, which brings in sweeping reforms to the way the legal profession is regulated.

An innovative new partnership funding approach is to be explored to help cut reoffending and keep young people safe from crime and anti-social behaviour. The Justice Social Impact Partnership (SIP), supported by £200,000 of Scottish government funding, is a new way of developing and funding in

Ryan Macready has joined gunnercooke as a partner to build his own corporate practice. The corporate lawyer departed Dallas McMillan at the end of last week, shortly before the firm's merger with Lindsays took effect, where he had served as partner and head of corporate, building the firm's corporat

Aberdein Considine LLP has raised £35,000 for its two 2025/26 charity partners, Cash for Kids and the Russell Anderson Foundation (RAF), thanks to a year-long series of fundraising challenges and events from staff.

More than 40 new staff will join Lindsays today as its merger with Dallas McMillan completes. The deal will see the team working from the partnership’s Glasgow city centre offices increase in number from 80 to over 120 as new colleagues move across.