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A British Army officer who raped and sexually assaulted a woman after meeting her on a dating app has been jailed.  Calum MacGregor was convicted on 30 January 2025 following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. The 30-year-old left the victim injured by attacking her at her home in Dec

Newly announced plans for legal aid fail to reflect the urgency and scale of the crisis in access to justice, according to the Law Society of Scotland. The Scottish government yesterday released a legal aid discussion paper alongside plans to reduce the administrative burden of legal aid, but has re

Ness Gallagher, a Lanarkshire law firm, is once again taking part in St Andrew’s Hospice Make A Will Month, running throughout March.  For the 12th consecutive year, the firm will waive its usual fees for writing basic wills, instead collecting donations to support the work of St Andrew&r

Scottish beauty therapists and healthcare practitioners carrying out non-surgical cosmetic treatments such as liquid Brazilian butt lifts and Botox injections must have sufficient insurance to protect customers if things go wrong. The warning comes from not-for-profit campaign organisation APIL (the

Reforms to legal aid have been set out to make the system simpler and easier for both solicitors and those who need legal assistance – along with longer-term proposals for funding and improving the delivery of services. Actions set out in a discussion paper aim to simplify the funding system a

The 2025-26 Scottish budget has been approved by Holyrood, including £21.7 billion for health & social care and more than £15bn for local councils, alongside social security measures supporting an estimated two million people. The budget invests:

A woman has admitted trying to defraud Elvis Presley's family of millions of dollars and their stake in the rock-and-roll legend's iconic Tennessee home, Graceland. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, orchestrated a scheme to conduct a fraudulent sale of Graceland – using a fake company, forged document

First Minister John Swinney will convene a gathering of Scottish society to work together and unite Scotland against the “increasingly extreme far right”.  Representatives from key organisations across Scotland including churches, trades unions and charities will be invited to atten

The Supreme Court of Canada has said it is winding down its presence on Elon Musk's X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter. The court joined the platform in July 2015 and has around 46,500 followers – but said it will now "be focusing our communication efforts on other platforms".

A 102-year-old man is suing the French state for compensation over his forced deportation to Nazi Germany as a labourer during the Second World War. Albert Corrieri is seeking €43,200, which he calculates as €10 per hour for the time he spent in forced labour. “We are forgotten victi

The Scottish Public Law Group is holding a seminar entitled Public Law and the Environment next month. This hybrid event will take place in person at the University of Edinburgh and online. The seminar is free of charge and eligible for 1.5 hours' CPD.

The minister for social care, mental wellbeing and sport has announced the appointment of Gillian Treasurer as a member of sportscotland. Ms Treasurer, one of five appointees, is director of legal and governance at British and Irish Lions, and is an experienced sports professional.

A Reporters’ Guide designed to assist the media with court reporting has today been published by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. The guide sets out the rights and responsibilities of court reporters and lists the ways in which journalists can access the information they need to

Lawyers have requested a postponement of the trial of Abu Agila Mas’ud Al-Marimi, the suspect accused of building the bomb that downed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988. Mas’ud had been scheduled to appear in court on May 12, 2025, but US prosecutors and his defence team have join

Paul Tweed, an international libel lawyer to the rich and famous, is to speak in Glasgow at an event organised by the Royal Faculty of Procurators at their premises on Wednesday 19 March at 5.30pm. The event qualifies for CPD and non-members of the RFPG can book places. Paul’s client list incl