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A high school teacher was fired after offering students extra credit in return for cash donations to her personal GoFundMe account. Stephanie Mullaley, who taught in the Clinton Community School District in the US state of Iowa, told students that she was raising money for what she described as &ldq

A remembrance service for the late Sheriff Alastair Carmichael is being held at 11am this Saturday, 10 October 2026, at Dunkeld Cathedral, with tea and coffee afterwards at Dunkeld House Hotel, Dunkeld. Sheriff Carmichael, who sat at Dundee Sheriff Court, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in

Lord Hamblen of Kersey has today announced his intention to retire from the Supreme Court and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) on 30 September 2027. Lord Hamblen, who was educated at St John's College, University of Oxford and Harvard Law School, became a justice of the Supreme Court i

Steph McTighe, an Edinburgh-based senior associate and disputes resolution specialist at CMS, has been appointed as Scotland’s Ambassador to the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC). A respected global institution with in-depth knowledge and links across Europe, VIAC assists businesses

University of Dundee researchers have unveiled two new aids in the fight to protect the integrity of the criminal justice system. Experts from the Clarus Project, led by experts from Dundee’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, and Faculty of S

Harper Macleod has exceeded 500 people for the first time, reaching a headcount of 501 across Scotland.

Diversity continues to grow across the Scottish solicitor profession, research by the Law Society of Scotland shows, with key areas of progress identified alongside opportunities for further action. The latest diversity data, collected by the Law Society as part of solicitors’ annual practisin

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) is consulting on draft updated rules. The SLCC is required to make and publish rules about its practice and procedure. The Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025 makes changes to the SLCC’s powers and functions. These updated rules resp

An Arizona man sentenced to 10 years for manslaughter must be resentenced after an appeal court found that an AI-generated video depicting his victim addressing him and the judge was unreliable. Gabriel Paul Horcasitas was convicted over the 2021 shooting of Christopher Pelkey during a road-rage enc

Nations should do more to reduce the uncertainty about the legal value of their positions on cyber activities, a new study says. National positions set out governments’ views on how international law applies to cyber activities. These statements can help interpret international treaties and id

Plans to introduce juryless trials south of the border in many Crown Court cases have been abandoned following strong opposition from lawyers, although measures to tackle the growing backlog of cases remain in place. Almost 81,000 cases are currently awaiting trial in the crown courts, with that fig

The McKinstry Company has announced the promotion of Karen Scott and Melissa MacAskill to the role of associate solicitor. Ms Scott and Ms MacAskill both completed their traineeships with the firm, with Ms Scott training under the supervision of Thiona McQuiston in the firm's Ayr office and Ms MacAs

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death Richard Stevenson. The 69-year-old, a prisoner within HMP Barlinnie, died at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary on 16 May 2023.

A special issue of Juridical Review detailing the proceedings of an experimental workshop has been published. Scotify! was an event organised by Strathclyde Law School academic Dr Jonathan Brown and hosted in September 2025, with support from Engage with Strathclyde.

Shakespeare Martineau has strengthened its Scotland team with the appointment of two solicitors and a trainee, alongside the qualification of an existing team member, as it continues to grow its presence. Based in the firm’s Edinburgh office, Sinead Pow has qualified into the litigation team a