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Thorntons has announced another year of strong financial and strategic growth as it prepares to relocate to new landmark headquarters in Dundee. Turnover rose to £50.1 million, up from £43.9m, for the year ending 31 May 2025, marking a 14 per cent increase. The firm continued to grow its

The Edinburgh Centre of Commercial Law is to host a book launch event for The Development of Commercial Law in Scotland next month. The book, edited by J Hardman, ADJ MacPherson and ALM Wilson, is the first volume of a series that examines this area of law. 

Adults at risk of harm should receive better and more consistent care under a new national framework. The Adult Support and Protection National Learning and Development Framework has been published for use by professionals and volunteers across Scotland. 

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has said she is not considering her position after coming under sustained criticism from opposition MSPs over an email she sent to the first minister concerning criminal allegations against the former SNP chief executive, Peter Murrell. Ms Bain wrote to John Swinney in

A top City of London banker has admitted to systematically dodging rail fares for nearly a year – saving himself £6,000 in the process. Joseph Molloy, a former HSBC executive, avoided a prison sentence after admitting to 740 instances of "doughnutting".

The Scottish business landscape showed signs of marginal stabilisation in January 2026, with registered company insolvencies falling by one per cent compared to the previous year. A total of 74 insolvencies were recorded during the month, consisting of 42 creditors’ voluntary liquidations and

Schools will now need to inform pupils when a request is made by a parent or carer to withdraw them from religious observance and to consider any objection the young person may have, under legislation backed by MSPs. The Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibil

A "two-email limit" has been imposed on lawyers in England's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in a bid to encourage younger members of staff, whose entire generation appear to have telephonophobia, to pick up the phone. Stephen Parkinson, the director of public prosecutions, has ordered a clamp-down

The Inner House has published its opinion in the case of Raeshaw Farms v the Scottish Ministers, which concerned a proposed windfarm development – and specifically whether the grid connection required to be taken into account in the Environmental Impact Assessment. The court assessed whether t

To mark the 115th anniversary of International Women’s Day, Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC will be speaking at an event on Thursday 5 March 2026 at 6pm in Parliament Hall, Edinburgh. Ms Bain will offer a personal reflection on the progress made over the course of her career in protecting women

On 9 February 2026, Sarah Donaldson, 38, a highly respected senior associate with Clyde & Co, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly.  Based between the firm’s Edinburgh and Glasgow offices, she was a valued member of Clyde & Co’s catastrophic injury and large loss team, wher

Almost two dozen hate crimes were recorded every day in Scotland in the year after the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2024 came into force, new figures show. Police Scotland said 8,538 hate crimes were reported between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025 – an average of 23.4 per day.

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) is coming to the South of Scotland to ask people about their experiences of economic, social and cultural rights. The spotlight research will assess how human rights such as housing, health, education, food, social security and culture are being realised a

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against Chinese fast fashion giant Shein under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA). Coimisiún na Meán, as the digital services co-ordinator for Ireland, where Shein's EU operations are based, will assist with the investigation.

A post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar has reached another milestone following its formal adoption by the European Commission. EU and UK negotiators reached a political agreement last summer on a deal to remove all physical barriers, checks and controls on persons and goods circulating between Spain and Gi