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A cannabis business has been sanctioned for handing out free ice cream. While cannabis can now be bought and sold for recreational use in Ohio, one dealer has been slapped with a fine of $150,000 – around £115,000 – for handing out free sweet treats as well.

Over £186 million has been spent on the four public inquiries currently underway in Scotland. Data obtained by the BBC reveals that £150.4 million has been spent on running costs, while public bodies have spent £36.4 million in order to participate.

Under-18s are no longer being detained in young offenders' institutions anywhere in Scotland. The remaining children previously detained in YOI Polmont have been moved into secure care settings, and no regulations which came into force last week provide for no new admissions of children under 18 to

Thorntons has welcomed 16 new trainee solicitors to its graduate programme across its Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, St Andrews, Perth and Angus offices.

Burges Salmon has reported a 27 per cent increase in turnover to £163 million and a 46 per cent increase in net profit to £50.5 million. The independent UK law firm, which recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of its Edinburgh office, today published its results for the financial yea

Compass Chambers has welcomed Gavin Anderson KC back to practice after serving as a full-time advocate depute in the Crown Office since 2021. As a member of the principal Crown counsel team, Mr Anderson was lead Crown counsel for the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit and the Health and Safety I

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace LLP (RCCW) has promoted Sarah Innes to associate solicitor. Ms Innes, based in the Stonehaven office, originally joined the firm in 2012 as a property assistant.

A former solicitor has been convicted following a failed online plot to murder a procurator fiscal. Martin Ready, 41, was yesterday found guilty of attempted conspiracy to murder following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

Edinburgh-based legal AI startup Wordsmith has appointed Lucy Tyrrell as its general counsel. Ms Tyrrell will be based in London and joins the company from her role as head of legal (corporate) at FARFETCH, a global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry. She was previously a senior associate i

Police in Brazil have launched a crackdown on claw machines on the basis that their unreliable controls defraud players. While many players believe winning prizes – often stuffed toys – from the machines is a matter of skill, they are actually games of chance, according to authorities in

Robbie McAdam has joined Holmes Mackillop’s litigation and dispute resolution team.

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Catherine Smith KC has been appointed by the new UK government as Advocate General for Scotland.

A schoolteacher was investigated by police for "emotional abuse" after asking a pupil to solve a problem on a classroom blackboard. The incident took place in Jeonbuk, South Korea in March but only came to light recently, according to Korean broadcaster SBS.

Three sheriffs are to host an open discussion on the workings of Glasgow's commercial court. Sheriff S. Reid, Sheriff B. Cameron and Sheriff D. Taylor have extended a warm invitation to all litigation practitioners to attend the “town hall” style meeting at the Royal Faculty of Procurato