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A former foster carer who subjected three vulnerable children to a campaign of abuse over the course of almost 20 years has been sentenced.  Angela Hassan, formerly Deeney, was found guilty of three charges following a trial at Hamilton Sheriff Court on 15 October 2024. The 78-year-old, from Mo

Broadcaster Sky acted in bad faith by applying for trade marks covering goods and services which it never intended to provide, the Supreme Court has ruled in a landmark judgment. Lord Kitchin yesterday gave judgment in SkyKick UK Ltd and another (Appellants) v Sky Ltd and others (Respondents) [2024]

Meta has been fined nearly €800 million by the European Commission for competition law breaches related to Facebook Marketplace. According to the Commission, Meta abused its dominant position in the market for personal social networks by tying Facebook Marketplace to Facebook.

Glasgow-based AI chatbot and messaging technology company Konversable has raised £300,000 following a successful investment round, with support provided by Davidson Chalmers Stewart. Konversable’s technology enables businesses and organisations to have ‘smarter conversations’

Infowars, the far-right media outlet built by disgraced conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, has been acquired by satirical news website The Onion. Jones – once close to Donald Trump – declared bankruptcy after he was ordered to pay $1.5 billion to families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook E

Proposals to simplify crofting regulation, encourage more use of common grazings and a range of other changes have received high levels of support in a recent consultation. The Scottish government has published an independent analysis of the responses to the consultation on proposals for Crofting La

Jones Whyte has announced a series of promotions.

Join us to celebrate Christmas at the Signet Library with the Choir of St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral next month. With carols old and new from across the world, this year’s concert is a wonderful occasion to entertain family, friends and colleagues in the run up to the festivities.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Israel accused of crimes against humanity over forced displacement in Gaza

An academic has taken the Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian, to task over a "carelessly drafted" opinion. In an article on long punishment parts in the Scots Law Times, Dr Graeme Brown, senior lecturer in law at Aberdeen University, wrote that Lady Dorrian's opinion in Packer (Iain) v HMA was "poorly

A new record has been set for the number of Scottish solicitors formally admitted to the profession in a single day.

Which? is today launching a landmark £3 billion legal claim against Apple, claiming the tech giant breached competition law, effectively locking millions of consumers into its iCloud service at "rip-off" prices Around 40 million Apple customers in the UK who have obtained iCloud services over

Profits at Blackadders LLP and and Blackadders Wealth Management LLP reached £4.61 million as turnover rose to £16.9m, the latest figures show. The figures for the 2023/24 financial year show profits increased by six per cent on turnover growth of 1.4 per cent for the combined income of

Burges Salmon has been unveiled as Space Scotland’s first corporate sponsor. Operating within a market contributing in excess of £4 billion per year to the Scottish economy, Space Scotland is heavily involved in the delivery of the government’s Scottish Space Strategy.

The Terra Firma tour bus has reached the halfway point of its ‘Four Cities Tour’, having got off to a great start with two successful events in Inverness and Aberdeen last week. The talks were very well received with the audience actively engaged in subsequent discussion. Feedback from a