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The complete Bible has now been rendered in Doric after one man's 17-year endeavour. Retired solicitor Gordon Hay began the work in 2006 by translating the New Testament while still employed, concluding it six years later.

Cash is the obvious asset that gets ‘misappropriated’ and is certainly the most common when we’re investigating wrongdoing or fraud in an organisation. But it’s not always simply cash that gets taken when a business gets defrauded, sometimes the assets are a lot more interest

Swiss fruit farmers are facing a trade mark battle with Apple as the tech giant seeks a monopoly on the use of images of apples. The 111-year-old Fruit-Union Suisse uses a red apple with a white cross – a reference to the Swiss flag – as its logo.

ALBA Westminster Leader Neale Hanvey MP has published a legal opinion from Professor Robert McCorquodale on “matters relating to international legal issues concerning the right to self-determination for the people of Scotland”. The opinion published is the first of two legal documents to

Scotland's average house price has risen to £187,150 in April 2023, marking a 2.0 per cent rise compared to the same month the previous year, according to provisional data from the UK House Price Index (HPI).

Rape complainants in England and Wales will be given the opportunity to meet the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) staff involved in their case ahead of a trial in the latest move to guide them through the criminal justice system. The move aims to give them the chance to discuss what they can expect i

A University of Dundee lecturer who will today receive her PhD is combining her personal experiences and legal expertise to help transform the lives of other disabled people. Rachael Wallace will receive her doctorate at the university’s graduation ceremony at Caird Hall this afternoon. For th

Scottish Labour MSP Daniel Johnson has launched a consultation on a members' bill to protect school children from harm. The bill looks to enshrine in law the existing guidance on physical restraint and seclusion in schools in order to ensure it is only used as a last resort.

A company that sought to change the name of a hotel it acquired on Oban Bay to include the phrase “on Obay Bay” has won an appeal against a sheriff’s decision interdicting them from using “Oban Bay” on any signage or misrepresenting its hotel as the “Oban Bay Hote

Research showing more people are getting treatment for problem substance use has been welcomed by the Scottish government. The Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) standards support the consistent delivery of safe, accessible, high-quality drug treatment.

A window cleaner who was caught on a video doorbell camera attempting to rape an elderly woman has been jailed for four years and six months. James McArdle, 64, from Hamilton, Lanarkshire, admitted sexually assaulting the 74-year-old woman, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

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Seven wealthy Persian cats are going up for adoption less than a year after they became the largest 'benefactors' of their owner's passing. Nancy Sauer, who passed away last November at the age of 84, wanted her cats to continue living alone in her $2.5 million Florida home after she died, the Tampa

Thursday 22 June 2023Parliament Hall, Parliament House, Edinburgh Nearly 100 years ago, on Friday 13 July 1923, Margaret Kidd called to the bar – the very first female member of the Faculty of Advocates.

TLT has celebrated after achieving a 33 per cent women partner representation target two years ahead of schedule. Women have accounted for just over half of partner promotions and hires in TLT over the past three years, twice as high as it was prior to the implementation of the firm's gender equalit