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The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the case of EF to the High Court of Justiciary, following an application on his behalf by his welfare guardian. In 2010, EF was convicted after trial of two charges of breach of the peace. The sheriff remitted his case to the High Court, whi

Google is facing an EU competition probe over its use of online content to help power its generative AI systems, including AI summaries on search result pages. The European Commission will investigate whether Google is distorting competition by imposing unfair terms and conditions on publishers and

A rural law specialist has joined Blackadders LLP as a senior solicitor. Kirsty Irvine has joined the firm in Aberdeen and will specialise in all aspects of rural legal matters. Her role will include the purchase and sale of farms, security work, clean energy matters, partnership advice and successi

Gillespie Macandrew has donated a record £53,000 to its charity partners, Change Mental Health and Richmond’s Hope.

The family of an asbestos illness victim have succeeded in a Supreme Court case against Scottish Power for damages. Robert Crozier died of mesothelioma in 2018. In the appeal the court was asked to decide whether his immediate family members could claim damages from his former employer, Scottish Pow

A man linked to serious organised crime who was jailed for drugs trafficking and money laundering offences has been ordered to repay more than £1 million under proceeds of crime laws. Steven Black, 51, of Airdrie, was sentenced to nine years in prison in December 2023. He admitted at the High

American diplomats have been ordered to use Times New Roman in paperwork as Calibri falls victim to Trump's war on wokeness. A diktat circulated by the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, this week ordered a "return to tradition" by all US diplomatic posts.

Ministers are deciding whether to pause enforcement against short-term let operators accused of breaking the rules, after receiving warnings that the current regulatory approach is incompatible with human rights law. Aidan O’Neill KC has provided a legal opinion to the Scottish government in w

Measures that aim to make contract law simpler and more easily understood by individuals and small businesses who use contracts have been welcomed by a Holyrood committee.  In a report published today, the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee says that providing a flexible default set of r

To mark Human Rights Day, the law societies of England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland have united to call for urgent ratification of a new treaty designed to protect lawyers. The Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer provides a framework to protect law

Pictured: Ian Beattie and Eilish McColgan Lawyers at Lindsays are lining up behind Eilish McColgan’s bid to reach her fifth Olympic Games.

To mark Human Rights Day, the Thomson Reuters Foundation has released new findings from a survey of members in its TrustLaw network, "throwing into relief the impact of growing attacks on civil society". Over the last year, sweeping cuts to international aid budgets have hit organisations across the

The number of convictions for rape and attempted rape increased by 19 per cent from 186 in 2022-23 to 221 in 2023-24, a new all-time high amongst comparable records which began in 1989-90, the latest criminal proceedings statistics published by Scotland’s chief statistician show. Although the

The public inquiry into the investigation of Emma Caldwell’s murder in April 2005 has been formally set-up and begun work. The statutory inquiry will examine what went wrong in the investigation carried out by Strathclyde Police into the murder of Emma Caldwell, including the direction given b

As the world marks Human Rights Day today, Amnesty International UK says it is a vital moment to reflect on the fact that most people across the country strongly support human rights protections and "believe they matter now more than ever". Recent polling conducted by Savanta for Amnesty Internation