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Everyone in the UK will have the legal right to request a decent and affordable broadband connection from March next year, Ofcom has confirmed. The communications regulator is implementing the UK government's "universal broadband service", a safety net that will give eligible homes and businesses a

During recent renovation work at the historic library of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen, the picture of a mystery man was uncovered.

Glasgow law firm Dallas McMillan has fostered close links with the Polish community in Scotland, whom it has served for more than 15 years. Speaking to SLN, the firm explained how this relationship began and why Polish workers are particularly vulnerable. As a Glasgow-based firm, Dallas McMillan ini

The Scottish Arbitration Centre welcomed Young ICCA to Scotland for the first time on 30 May for its Skills Training Workshop, organised together with the centre and the CIArb Scottish Branch Young Members Group. The focus was the nuts and bolts of cross-examination in international arbitration.

The Trusts, Fiduciaries and Executries Bar Group (TrustBar), in conjunction with the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen, are delighted to announce details of their annual Aberdeen seminar, which will be held on 27th June 2019, at the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen. The event will feature two talks b

Five newly qualified, in-house solicitors have been shortlisted for the 2019 Law Society of Scotland In-house Rising Star Award. A total of 13 nominations were put forward for consideration, the highest number since the award was introduced in 2013 to celebrate emerging talent in the in-house legal

Dozens of ice cream trucks have been seized by authorities in a major crackdown on traffic law violations. A total of 46 trucks were seized as part of "Operation Meltdown" in New York City, CNN reports.

In 1941 at a seancé in Portsmouth, the spirit of a sailor was said to have appeared to announce the sinking of HMS Barham. But the battleship, which had been sunk in an attack by German forces off the Egyptian coast, was not officially declared lost until a number of months later, an effort b

A man found guilty of an armed robbery committed while wearing a Mexican wrestling mask who claimed he suffered a “miscarriage of justice” as a result of the advocate depute’s speech to the jury on the forensic evidence has had his appeal against conviction rejected. Scott Fowler&n

The laws around surrogacy are outdated and should be improved to better support the child, surrogates and intended parents, the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have announced today. Surrogacy is where a woman bears a child on behalf of someone else or a couple, wh

A human rights body has expressed disappointment with the Scottish government's response to a Holyrood committee's recommendations on revising the legal framework surrounding cyber kiosks. Writing in response to John Finnie, convener of the Justice Sub-Committee on Policing, Justice Secretary H

Regular building inspections, the establishment of compulsory owners’ associations and building reserve funds should be written into legislation to protect the future of Scotland’s tenement buildings, a new report argues. The report has been published by the Working Group on Maintenance

MSPs on Holyrood’s Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee have today proposed the introduction of a committee bill which would limit pre-release access (PRA) that Scottish government ministers and officials currently have to key economic data. PRA is the practice of making official statistics

Aberdein Considine has promoted Jennifer Matthew to associate. Ms Matthew joined Aberdein Considine’s flagship legal office in Edinburgh in April 2018 and has played a key role in the growth of the firm’s commercial litigation business across the central belt.

Watermans has moved into a new, larger office on Leith’s Dock Street in Edinburgh.