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Compass Chambers has welcomed Gavin Anderson KC back to practice after serving as a full-time advocate depute in the Crown Office since 2021. As a member of the principal Crown counsel team, Mr Anderson was lead Crown counsel for the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit and the Health and Safety I

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace LLP (RCCW) has promoted Sarah Innes to associate solicitor. Ms Innes, based in the Stonehaven office, originally joined the firm in 2012 as a property assistant.

Robbie McAdam has joined Holmes Mackillop’s litigation and dispute resolution team.

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Police in Brazil have launched a crackdown on claw machines on the basis that their unreliable controls defraud players. While many players believe winning prizes – often stuffed toys – from the machines is a matter of skill, they are actually games of chance, according to authorities in

A former solicitor has been convicted following a failed online plot to murder a procurator fiscal. Martin Ready, 41, was yesterday found guilty of attempted conspiracy to murder following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

Edinburgh-based legal AI startup Wordsmith has appointed Lucy Tyrrell as its general counsel. Ms Tyrrell will be based in London and joins the company from her role as head of legal (corporate) at FARFETCH, a global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry. She was previously a senior associate i

Catherine Smith KC has been appointed by the new UK government as Advocate General for Scotland.

A schoolteacher was investigated by police for "emotional abuse" after asking a pupil to solve a problem on a classroom blackboard. The incident took place in Jeonbuk, South Korea in March but only came to light recently, according to Korean broadcaster SBS.

Three sheriffs are to host an open discussion on the workings of Glasgow's commercial court. Sheriff S. Reid, Sheriff B. Cameron and Sheriff D. Taylor have extended a warm invitation to all litigation practitioners to attend the “town hall” style meeting at the Royal Faculty of Procurato

TC Young associate Nina Derrin has been accredited with the Law Society of Scotland as a family law mediator. Family mediation accreditation from the Law Society of Scotland is only granted once a solicitor has undertaken and completed the required rigorous training and has been assessed by a panel

Human rights campaigners have accused the new UK government of a "concerning disregard for the rule of law" after the Home Office confirmed it will proceed with an appeal relating to a controversial anti-protest law. Legislation which significantly reduced the threshold at which the police could imp

The UK government has said it will not challenge judicial reviews brought against development consent for the Jackdaw and Rosebank offshore oil and gas fields in the North Sea. The move, which has been welcomed by the #StopRosebank campaign bringing the case, does not mean the licences for Jackdaw a

Scotland's first Bairns' Hoose has provided life-changing support to more than 270 child victims and witnesses and their families in its first year. Children 1st, the charity managing the pilot project, says 169 children and 109 family members have received support from the North Strathclyde Bairns'

Complaints about financial products have increased by 70 per cent year-on-year, reaching 74,645 cases in the first quarter of this fiscal year alone, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). This is up from 43,953 complaints reported in the same period in 2023/24.