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Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has promoted real estate expert Ellis Walls to partner. Mr Walls began his career at Davidson Chalmers Stewart (DCS) as a newly qualified solicitor more than 10 years ago and has since made a significant contribution to the business’ growth and succes

Italy’s “cheese banks” face a growing threat from extreme heat, with climate change raising costs and disrupting the production of Parmigiano Reggiano, wine and olive oil. Credito Emiliano, or Credem, has accepted Parmigiano as collateral for farm loans since 1953, with its warehou

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to spend up to $20 million on electric gloves designed to deliver painful shocks to detainees. The Glove, short for Generated Low-Output Voltage Emitter, is manufactured in Lexington, Kentucky, by Compliant Technologies. The company markets it

Scotland generated a record £98.3 billion in revenue during 2025-26: an annual increase of £6.3 billion (6.9 per cent), according to the Scottish Government. The revenue per person in Scotland at £17,718 was similar to the UK average of £17,720 in the same year, when revenue

House prices in Scotland have continued rising, according to the balance of respondents to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, however only marginally so. A net balance of five per cent of respondents in Scotland report that house prices rose in the

Pro bono work has become a significant part of Dentons’ work in Scotland, ranging from helping children and young people apply for British citizenship to preparing briefings on Holyrood activity for charities. Pro bono activities in Scotland have been recognised by the firm with its Edinburgh

Youth groups, charities and the children’s commissioner have called on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to reconsider plans for a UK-wide social media ban for children. The proposal, announced in June by former prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, would prevent children from accessing platforms includ

The Lawscot Foundation has hosted its first student conference, a new annual event to support aspiring lawyers facing socioeconomic barriers, marking a major milestone in its 10th anniversary year. A group of 12 Scottish law students supported by the charity had the opportunity to network and hear f

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reprimanded ACRO Criminal Records Office after cyber security failings left the personal information of up to ten thousand people, including some individuals’ sensitive data, potentially exposed. The ICO’s investigation found that bet

A former European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judge who was removed as Hungary’s Supreme Court president after criticising Viktor Orbán’s government has been appointed the country’s president. András Baka, 73, received 140 votes in Hungary’s parliament yesterd

Australian police have ended a homicide investigation after what appeared to be human remains found in a suitcase on the side of a remote road were thankfully revealed to merely be a lifelike doll. Two members of the public discovered the suitcase while driving through Oallen, about 125 miles southw

A solicitor advocate has warned that complaints from people covertly filmed using smart glasses are likely to increase, and called on Holyrood to consider creating a standalone right to privacy. Paul Motion, who specialises in data protection, social media and reputational law, said the growing use

A private hire taxi driver who raped a teenage passenger after picking her up from a night out in Edinburgh has been jailed. Abdul Nabizada was found guilty of rape at the High Court in Edinburgh on 7 July.

Vitalii Diakov is taking part in the Dundee Kiltwalk on 16 August to raise funds for the Scottish Refugee Council. Mr Diakov, is a member of the National Bar Association of Ukraine, and has been practising as a lawyer since 2010. He arrived in Scotland from Odesa with his wife Hanna at the outbreak

The Financial Conduct Authority is introducing new measures to streamline the Financial Ombudsman complaints process and allow them to focus on the cases they were set up to resolve as a quick and informal alternative to the courts. Under the new measures complaints about banking, insurance and othe