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A former Boys Brigade leader and youth football coach has been jailed after historically abusing seven boys in his care. Craig Menzies targeted his victims at various locations across Scotland between 1986 and 2004. The 55-year-old met four of his victims when he was a unit leader with the 118th Boy

Meta's "pay or consent" advertising model on Facebook and Instagram does not comply with the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Commission has said. The Commission informed the social media giant on Monday of its preliminary findings that the binary choice forces users to consent to the comb

Yesterday was a significant day for Scots law on lump sum damages in personal injury claims for future monetary loss, typically compensation for lost future income or care needs, writes Natalie Gibb. The personal injury discount rate (PIDR) is an allowance for investment assumed to be earned once th

The 20th anniversary of the merger between Raeburn Christie & Co and Clark and Wallace in June 2004 was the excuse for the firm to host a lavish charity ball at the Chester Hotel on 21 June.

Homeowners in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders are not aware of the full extent of the Scottish government’s expectations when it comes to the proposed net-zero targets for owner-occupied properties, according to ESPC. The research indicates that the Scottish government needs to g

A man in his 20s who allegedly tried to board a plane while disguised as a sexagenarian has been arrested. Guru Sewak Singh, 24, dyed his hair and beard white and wore glasses to allegedly try and convince officials at Delhi Airport that he was a 67-year-old man, NDTV reports.

The US Supreme Court has ruled that former presidents enjoy a degree of immunity from criminal prosecution in a case revolving around former president Donald Trump. The court's conservative majority voted 6-3 that presidents were protected from prosecution for official actions that extended to the &

The WS Society has welcomed its first cohort of WS Summer Scholars.

A former inmate at a Chinese prison has claimed in a new lawsuit that he was subjected to five months' forced labour in which he made products for American company Milwaukee Tool. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the former prisoner of Chishan Prison in China’s Hunan Province, who uses the p

Twenty new members were admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in calling ceremonies held last week.

Arnot Manderson Advocates has welcomed Gavin Dingley and Shaun McPhee to the stable following their admission to the Faculty of Advocates. Mr Dingley is now a dual-qualified advocate and barrister, holding chambers in Edinburgh and in London with Five Paper. His practice encompasses international co

Holyrood's Criminal Justice Committee has backed the Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill at stage one, but expressed concerns over whether its reforms will sufficiently improve the police complaints system. The committee’s report said the introduction of a statutory code

Black Chambers has welcomed several new members. Richard Goddard KC, Paul Keenan, and Louis Bendle have joined the stable after calling to the bar last week. Mr Goddard comes to the bar as a highly respected senior counsel, having practised as a solicitor advocate in the High Court for 11 years befo

Lord Boyd of Duncansby has retired from the bench following a distinguished career. He qualified as a solicitor in 1978, became an advocate in 1983 and took silk in 1995. He practised at Caesar & Howie from 1978 to 1982 and as an advocate from 1983 to 1997, building up a practice in civil and pa

British Airways and the UK government are being sued by nearly 100 people who were taken hostage in 1990 after their plane landed in Kuwait shortly after the beginning of the Iraqi invasion. McCue Jury & Partners LLP is representing 95 claimants who were passengers or crew members aboard British