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Scotland’s sentencing watchdog has been condemned as “a monument to inertia” after new figures revealed it has cost taxpayers £4.6 million in its first decade. The Scottish Sentencing Council, established in 2015, has seen staffing costs rise by 355 per cent and overall spend

Glasgow will become the first city in Scotland where people can legally test recreational drugs for dangerous contaminants, after the UK government granted permission for a new testing facility. The move marks a major shift in UK drug policy and follows years of lobbying by campaigners who say that

James & George Collie has announced it will be supporting the 15 Mile Trail Race at Run Balmoral for the next two years. The James & George Collie 15 Mile Trail Race will play a pivotal role in Run Balmoral’s legendary ‘Devil of Deeside’ challenge – which dares compet

Dentons has introduced a domestic abuse support policy developed in consultation with the Employers' Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA). The range of support measures available to all Dentons colleagues across the UK, Ireland and Middle East include:

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. On World Food Day, Israel continues to restrict aid into Gaza | Al Jazeera

The recently published judgment in Cochrane v Harper Macleod has a number of points of interest for practitioners in relation to professional negligence claims against solicitors for loss of opportunity and the effect of certain provisions often used in solicitors’ letters of engagement. The c

Terra Firma Chambers has been hailed as a ‘highly acclaimed stable’ in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide 2026, which launched yesterday. The stable has retained Band 1 rankings across core practice areas: Agriculture & Rural Affairs; Planning and Environmenta

Arnot Manderson Advocates is delighted to report the remarkable achievement of 23 individual rankings including eight in Band 1 across 13 wide ranging practice areas in the latest announced Chambers and Partners listings.  As well as the haul of individual rankings Arnot Manderson has achieved

Ampersand Advocates is proud to celebrate another outstanding year in the Chambers and Partners. This year, Ampersand and its members achieved 12 set rankings and an impressive 99 individual rankings across 25 practice areas, including 5 "Star Individuals", with recognition extending across to the L

The current and last two lord presidents, a past president of the Sheriff Appeal Court (SAC) and all six sheriffs principal were among nearly 90 guests in Parliament Hall recently to mark the court’s 10th anniversary.

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is to pursue fresh legal action against the UK government after it moved to prevent him from receiving compensation following a Supreme Court ruling. The new Northern Ireland Troubles Bill will retrospectively legalise the detention of Mr Adams and other

Police have said they received an "overwhelming" response to an appeal for members of the public to smoke cannabis to help train officers. Two police forces in Maryland – where cannabis is legal for medical and recreational use – are training officers to recognise cannabis impairment.

A case against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) over alleged links between its talcum powder products and cancer has been formally lodged at the High Court on behalf of more than 3,000 claimants. KP Law, formerly known as Keller Postman UK, is bringing what is believed to be one of the largest-ever p

Burges Salmon has advised longstanding client Oxygen Conservation on its acquisition of the Kinrara Estate from craft brewer BrewDog. Spanning nearly 10,000 acres within the Cairngorms National Park, the site marks a significant milestone in Oxygen Conservation’s mission to Scale Conservation,

ProTech Legal, a remote-first law firm focused on sustainability and legal technology, has announced a transition to a strategic hybrid operational model.  The firm has secured a virtual office presence via a partnership with global workspace provider IWG, located at 1 Lochrin Square, 92 Founta