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The last woman to be executed in the UK has been granted a posthumous conditional pardon following a campaign by her family. Ruth Ellis, who was 28 when she was hanged in 1955 for murdering her partner, David Blakely, has had her death sentence replaced on the official record with life imprisonment.

Addleshaw Goddard and Simmons & Simmons have reported double-digit revenue growth, pushing average pay for their full equity partners above the £1 million mark. Addleshaw Goddard, the UK’s eleventh highest-grossing law firm, increased annual revenue by 17 per cent to £644m. Pro

United Airlines has been forced to defend its claim that a “window seat” does not necessarily need to have a window after a judge rejected its attempt to dismiss a passenger lawsuit. The airline argued that the term referred only to a seat’s position next to the cabin wall, rather

A Hamilton-based company has been fined after a worker died when a series of wall panels collapsed and ejected him from a scissor lift. Steven Tervit had been carrying out a dismantling operation at a specialist technology centre in Renfrew on 9 November 2022 when the incident happened. The 32-year-

A decision to reform an unjust law in Scotland so that victims of deadly cancers caused by asbestos can receive compensation is the "compassionate thing to do", a lawyer has said. “People with ‘pleural plaques’, caused by exposure to asbestos, have three years from diagnosis to mak

Lord Lake has delivered the opinion of the Court of Session in Ferit Samuray v Maxim Asanov [2026] CSOH 64.

Lord Mackay of Clashfern, the former lord chancellor and one of Scotland’s most distinguished legal figures, has died at the age of 99. The Conservative peer served as lord chancellor under Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1987 to 1997, making him one of the longest-serving holders of the

A Russian internet streamer says he was detained and assaulted by police after waving goodbye at a passing prisoner transport van in central Moscow. Footage from the man’s livestream shows him standing with a small group in the Kitay Gorod district before waving towards the vehicle. Seconds la

Britain's financial watchdog is considering whether general-purpose AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini should come under regulatory oversight as they play an increasingly important role in consumers' financial decisions. The Financial Conduct Authority has published a major review into the

Doctors and healthcare professionals who come forward to expose failings in NHS services risk becoming the “hidden victims” of public inquiries, two solicitors have warned. Liam Entwistle, employment law specialist at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM), and Darren Deery, partner

Two law firms have joined forces with Cerebral Palsy Scotland to launch a new Legal Support Network aimed at improving access to expert legal advice for people with cerebral palsy and their families. The network, spearheaded by Cerebral Palsy Scotland, brings together legal specialists with expertis

Three sheriffs have been appointed to the Sheriff Appeal Court. Sheriffs Scott Pattison, Andrew McIntyre and Paul Brown have been appointed as appeal sheriffs by the Lord President, Lord Pentland. These appointments are effective from 6 July. Each appointment is for one year.

Scotland could unlock major benefits for communities, public services and the economy by modernising how it collects and uses land information, according to new research published by the Scottish Land Commission. The report – which examines land data systems in Finland, Estonia, Belgium, the N

Gemma-Grace Johnstone has been elected as the new president of the Scottish Law Agents’ Society (SLAS). Ms Johnstone, of Thorntons Law LLP, was elected at the SLAS AGM on June 25 alongside Shelley Anthea Matheson, of Archibald Sharp, who became vice-president.

The body representing rank-and-file police officers has called for stronger stop and search powers to tackle youth knife crime after new figures showed more than 140 young people were caught carrying blades in the past year. Police Scotland found knives during 145 searches involving young people bet