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A postman is facing criminal charges after being caught with 13,000 undelivered letters in his garage. Police swooped on the home of the postal worker in the French town of Isle-d'abeau, near Lyon, following a tip-off from his disgruntled wife.

EU member states have made progress in addressing rule of law issues over the past year, according to the European Commission's latest annual rule of law report. More than two-thirds (68 per cent) of the recommendations issued in the 2023 report have been fully or partially addressed, the report say

Kate Barton has been elected as the next global CEO of Dentons. She will join Dentons from EY, where she has had a distinguished 35-year career in a variety of executive leadership roles, most recently as global vice chair. She will succeed Elliott Portnoy.

Vini Cowden, an energy specialist lawyer focused on electricity transmission, carbon capture and storage, and offshore wind, has become the latest partner to join CMS’s Aberdeen office. She relocates to the Granite City from Glasgow where she has been based since joining CMS in 2001.

Scottish Gaelic is in a "perilous state" according to a new report by the Scottish Parliament's Education, Children and Young People Committee. The report details reservations about the practical impact of the Scottish Languages Bill, which aims to support Scotland's indigenous languages. The commit

The Law Society of Scotland’s annual risk management competition is turning its focus to solutions based on technology and artificial intelligence (AI). Entries for the 2024 Innovation Cup are now open. Scottish solicitors, paralegals, trainees, other staff working in a legal team or firm, and

The Scottish Sentencing Council is seeking views on draft sentencing guidelines for rape offences. A public consultation on the proposed guidelines launches today and people from all backgrounds, legal or otherwise, are being urged to offer their views to help ensure that the guidelines are fit for

Deaths in custody, segregation and mental health are among the areas of concern in prisons and forensic mental health settings in Scotland, according to a new report. The Scottish Human Rights Commission and UK National Preventive Mechanism joint report concludes that little progress has been made a

Germany has objected to Turkish efforts to impose rules across the EU on what can and can't be called a doner kebab. Turkey is trying to secure 'traditional speciality guaranteed' status for doner, strictly defining it as beef and lamb horizontally sliced into cutlets with a thickness of 3-5mm, or c

NHS Borders has been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after the parents of a premature baby who died at five days found out that the data that monitored his heartbeat before birth had been sent via WhatsApp to the on-call NHS consultant. The parents spoke of how

France's notoriously heavy-handed police have been ordered to be on their best behaviour as up to 1.5 million tourists descend on Paris for the Olympic Games. Some 3,600 officers have agreed to take foreign language lessons — mostly English — to offer better assistance to visitors, The T

Lindsays' private client team in Dundee has welcomed Megan Hainey, who joins as a senior solicitor. Ms Hainey has experience in a variety of private client matters including drafting wills, power of attorney and estate administration.

Burness Paull has become the first employer in Scotland to be reaccredited as Menopause Friendly, recognising the ongoing work the firm is doing to support colleagues experiencing menopause. This comes three years after the firm was the first employer in Scotland and the first law firm in the UK to

US firms now account for three of the five highest-earning corporate law firms in London, according to new analysis. Chicago-headquartered Kirkland & Ellis is earning £422 million from its London office, while Los Angeles-based Latham & Watkins is earning £341 million – bot

The Bibby Stockholm barge will no longer be used to house asylum from January next year, the UK government has announced. Moored in Portland, Dorset, it is one of three major accommodation sites for asylum seekers. The "floating prison" was commissioned in April 2023 but only began housing peop