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Solicitor Kasia McCollam is organising events in Dundee to raise money for a charity that helps children in Kenya. Educate the Kids was set up by a retired couple from Dunfermline who run a school and orphanage in one of the poorest areas of Kenya.

The Scottish government’s new short-term let (STL) licensing policy could fall foul of human rights laws, according to operators.

A Court of Appeal judge has endorsed the use of ChatGPT but sounded a note of caution on using AI in areas beyond one's expertise. Lord Justice Birss admitted to incorporating content generated by the AI chatbot into a judgment. He described it as "jolly useful" for providing a concise summary of a

The fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of Lamara Bell and John Yuill began at Falkirk Sheriff Court today – eight years after their deaths. The protracted delay in commencing an FAI into the incident has attracted widespread criticism from the legal profession and politicians over the year

The Scottish Parliament has agreed to consider amendments to the legislation that will incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law. The UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill requires Scotland’s public authorities to protect children’s rights in their decision-

House buyers and sellers need the experience and expertise of solicitor estate agents now more than ever, according to Lindsays' Andrew Diamond. Mr Diamond, partner and head of residential property at Lindsays, believes the easing of extremes has enhanced the importance of valuations and negotiation

Skyrocketing cocaine exports are set to overtake oil as Colombia's main export, according to a new analysis. The country's oil exports dropped by nearly a third in the first half of the year while its cocaine exports are expected to outperform a record set in 2022, Bloomberg reports.

The widening reach of Scots family lawyers will be a key theme at CLT Scotland’s Family Law Conference taking place exclusively in-person on Monday 30 October at Murrayfield Stadium. Chaired by Marika Franceschi of Franceschi Family Law, topics to be covered will include the durability of agre

Consumers must be protected from the risks posed by unregulated legal services such as will writing and online divorces, the Law Society of Scotland has told the UK’s competition regulator. The Law Society has submitted evidence on the need for enhanced consumer protection to an investigation

An advocate has called on Holyrood to honour a campaigner for his "tireless efforts" to obtain justice for the thousands of UK nuclear test veterans and their genetically impaired and deformed children. In an open letter to First Minister Humza Yousaf, Ian Anderson requests that the Scottish Parliam

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Laos deports human rights lawyer who was fleeing state pressure back to China | The Independent

Glasgow City Council has agreed to carry out a fresh screening opinion into a decision surrounding the demolition of high-rise flats at Wyndford Road after it admitted it “erred in law" by failing to adequately explain the basis for the initial decision.

Keoghs Scotland along with Screwfix, a client of its corporate sector risks retail team, has been successful in the first reported decision on abandonment in the era of qualified one way cost shifting (QOCS) in Scotland in the case Alan McRae v Screwfix and Royal Mail. This is also the first reporte

A new trusts and succession law is very welcome, but the new bill must be robust enough to stand the test of time. That is the view of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee, which has today published its stage 1 report on the Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill.

Edinburgh Law School has announced the passing of professor emeritus Alan Boyle. He was professor of public international law at Edinburgh Law School from 1995 until 2017, where he taught international law, international environmental law, and law of the sea.