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A man has been charged with stealing Judy Garland's famous ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz. The iconic pair of slippers – one of four remaining pairs from the 1939 film production – were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005 and recovered by the FBI in 2018.

Children 1st, Scotland’s National Children’s Charity, is on the hunt for firms who would be interested in a unique opportunity to invest in staff development while creating a positive impact for families in Scotland.

The UK government is trying to "water down" a new international treaty on the prosecution of war criminals, human rights campaigners have said. Government officials from over 77 countries are currently meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia to negotiate and adopt a landmark treaty, the Convention on Interna

Members wishing to stand for election at the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) AGM must nominate themselves by Monday evening. The association's AGM is taking place on Wednesday 31 May 2023, 6pm, on a hybrid basis, with members invited to take part at Burness Paull's offices – with re

Thorntons has managed a merger between two of Scotland’s longest established fresh produce organisations, East of Scotland Growers Ltd (ESG) and R&K Drysdales Ltd (RKD), creating an additional growing business, Pease Bay Farms. ESG is a farmer-owned cooperative with its main offices based

Forced marriage "remains rife" in England and Wales in spite of legislation introduced more than 15 years ago in a bid to end the practice, new research shows. The research on Forced Marriage Protection Orders (FMPOs), a civil injunction designed to prevent forced marriages, uncovers the scale of th

Experienced mediator Henrietta Jackson-Stops will share thoughts on the current state of and developments in the area of mediation at a free online event next week. The discussion event next Wednesday 24 May has been organised by the Young Mediators' Group, a mediation advocacy group seeking to rais

UK police are investigating up to 100 solicitors who they believe are "abusing" laws protecting trafficking victims and asylum seekers, according to reports. The National Crime Agency (NCA) is in the early stages of an operation responding to a purported increase in organised crime groups using the

The Church of Scotland and the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland have released a joint statement opposing proposals to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in Scotland. The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill has been introduced as a private member's bill by Liam Mc

An advert depicting Michaelangelo's naked statue of the biblical David has been banned from Glasgow Subway. The poster, advertising a local Italian restaurant, showed David with a slice of pizza photoshopped into his hand.

Burness Paull has partnered with sustainability consultancy Thrive to expand its ESG advisory offering in response to growing demand from clients.

A senior solicitor at Blackadders has been awarded two Worldwide Excellence Awards for having the highest mark in her accounts exam and the highest overall mark on the STEP Diploma. Taylor Henry is one of only a handful of Scottish winners of the Excellence Awards from the global professional body t

Thorntons has supported Dumfries and Galloway-based Carbon Capture Scotland in securing a seven-figure sum investment from Steyn Group to facilitate further growth. Carbon Capture Scotland is the UK’s leading and most active net-zero carbon capture asset specialist, and already operates one of

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal by HM Revenue and Customs against a decision that items constructed for the collection and transmission of water through a hydroelectric power station in Fort Augustus were not tunnels or aqueducts for the purposes of the Capital Allowance Act

UK law firm Burges Salmon, which has an office in Edinburgh, has introduced parental leave coaching for parents returning to the workplace after parental or adoption leave. The firm is working in partnership with Bright Horizons to implement a range of new work and family policies to help retain sta