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Victims of the infected blood scandal are to receive compensation this year, the UK government has confirmed. More than 3,000 people died because they became infected with diseases including HIV and Hepatitis C as a result of transfusions with infected blood in the 1970s and 1990s.

The Faculty of Advocates and the Law Society of Scotland will again be joint national sponsors of the Legal Walks, organised annually by the Access to Justice Foundation to raise money to fund much-needed pro bono services. The Scottish Legal Walks have gone from two in 2021 to five in 2024. This is

Proposals to introduce a strict licensing framework for canine fertility businesses have been announced. The planned licensing scheme aims to clamp down on unethical breeding practices, regulate the services offered, ensure higher standards of care and protect animal welfare.

Family members of David Maxwell Fyfe, architect of the European Convention on Human Rights, will launch their year of commemorative performances at the Fringe this weekend.

Addleshaw Goddard, which has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, has announced revenue of £496 million for the past financial year, representing growth of 12 per cent. The firm's performance was driven by material investments in tech, core practices and priority sectors alongside offic

Public sector fraud in Scotland has risen by almost 50 per cent according to Audit Scotland. A data matching exercise, part of the UK-wide National Fraud Initiative (NFI), detected £21.5 million worth of fraud and payment errors across the Scottish public sector.

An alleged rape victim whose case was wrongly abandoned by English prosecutors after lawyers for the defence claimed she had "sexsomnia" has received £35,000 in compensation. Jade McCrossen-Nethercott launched legal action against the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) with support from the Centr

An American judge has been widely criticised after humiliating a teenage girl who fell asleep during a classroom visit to his court. Judge Kenneth King, of the 36th District Court in Detroit, ordered the 16-year-old girl to change into a jail uniform and sit handcuffed in the dock as punishment, 7 N

Over 250,000 people have backed a European citizens' initiative that says video game publishers should be required to ensure that online games remain playable after official support is ended. The Stop Killing Games initiative follows criticism of French publisher Ubisoft, which recently shut down se

Criminal defence solicitor Anna MacKay has been promoted to senior associate director at Scullion LAW. She said: “I am delighted to accept this promotion, and I am grateful that my hard work has been recognised by the team and the firm. I look forward to taking on new challenges and helpi

A rapist who sexually abused six young girls and two women over the course of 43 years has been jailed. Michael Conway was found guilty of 14 charges on June 11 following a trial at the High Court in Livingston.

Scottish house prices saw a 4.3 per cent year-on-year increase in June 2024, reaching an average of £192,000, and outpacing the UK average growth, according to Registers of Scotland. As compared with the previous month, house prices in Scotland were unchanged on a non-seasonally adjusted basis

The Scottish Sentencing Council has published a new report examining how victims of domestic abuse view sentencing in Scotland. The research, conducted by Glasgow Caledonian University, provides insights into the experiences and perspectives of victims. Researchers interviewed 24 women across Scotla

A man suing Disney for the alleged wrongful death of his fiancée has been told suing breaches the terms of his Disney+ subscription. Disney's lawyers raised eyebrows internationally by telling a New York court that Jeffrey Piccolo had agreed to handle all disputes with the company through arb