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A former lord chief justice has lent his support to calls for prisoners serving indefinite jail terms to have their sentences reviewed. Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, who was England and Wales' most senior judge between 2013 and 2017, worries that those imprisoned under the abolished imprisonment for publ

Dear Editor, In your article in relation to the late Len Murray you reported that Tony Miller was the last ever prisoner to be hanged in Scotland.

Two hundred staff have been recruited by the Home Office to clear a backlog of 23,300 modern slavery cases. UK safeguarding minister Jess Phillips, said that the department intended to end uncertainty for victims by completing cases within two years.

Dear Editor,  Your story last week on the Council of Europe's biannual European Judicial Systems CEPEJ Evaluation Report revealed some interesting statistics and commentary on how Scotland compares with European neighbours on a range of measures.

Ampersand Advocates has once again demonstrated its exceptional standing in the Scottish legal landscape, securing top-tier rankings across multiple practice areas in the newly published Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025. The stable has been recognised as a Band 1 set in Clinical Negligence, P

The Taliban has banned media outlets across large swathes of Afghanistan from broadcasting images of living beings. State media in the provinces of Takhar, Maidan Wardak and Kandahar have been told they can no longer air or publish images of people or animals, Newsweek reports.

A new film about the exploitation of garment workers in the UK fashion industry has been released to mark Anti-Slavery Day 2024. The animation, based on research conducted by Glasgow Caledonian University London lecturer Erica Charles, tells of the human cost behind the production of clothing for fa

Thorntons has appointed nine newly qualified solicitors following the successful completion of its two-year traineeship programme. The newly qualified solicitors include Catriona Kemp, Robyn Canning, Rebecca Engel-Morton, Rose Grant, and Lewis Quinn in the firm’s Edinburgh office, Liam Martin

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of Derek Taylor. Mr Taylor, 55, who was a partner in Maidenwells Farm, Rumbling Bridge, Kinross, died on 18 September 2022, after an accident involving a John Deere utility vehicle

Terra Firma Chambers has been recognised as a leading stable in seven practice areas in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide 2025, launched yesterday. In addition to retaining Band 1 rankings for Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Planning and Environmental Law, Private Client an

Members of Westwater Advocates have secured 28 individual rankings across nine categories in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners and the stable has received Band 1 firm rankings in employment law and family/matrimonial. Clerk Sheila Westwater said: “While it is very gratifying to be

Dundee-headquartered Thorntons Wealth Management, with offices in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, has acquired Edinburgh-based financial planning firm Robson Macintosh. The deal completed on 27 September and brings the combined assets under administration and management for Thorntons Wealth Management and T

Former senior partner at Levy & McRae, the late Leonard Murray, features in new BBC documentary Inside Barlinnie. Mr Murray was the solicitor who defended Tony Miller, the last ever prisoner to be hanged in HMP Barlinnie after a murder conviction. Mr Murray was a young lawyer at the time, but it

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Israel slams UN probe on deliberate attacks to destroy Gaza’s health system

The US has introduced a new "click-to-cancel" rule aimed at making it easier for customers to cancel subscriptions and free trials. The new rule, introduced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and set to come into force in six months' time, follows a series of high-profile lawsuits the regulator h