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TikTok has been fined £12.7 million for a number of breaches of data protection law by the UK regulator, including failing to use children's personal data lawfully. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) estimates that TikTok allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under 13 to use its

A unique luxury property which overlooks the Old Course and iconic Swilcan Bridge at St Andrews Links, and has a remarkable golfing pedigree, is being offered for sale by Thorntons Solicitors, priced at offers over £1.95m.

One of the most prestigious fundraisers in the Scottish events calendar returns this October.   Now in its fifth year, The Tumbling Lassie Ball 2023, the largest anti-trafficking fundraising event in Scotland, will return on Saturday 28 October 2023. This year's theme is black and gold mas

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused a challenge by the father of a five-year-old child to return with her mother to Poland following the end of the relationship. The appellant argued that the sheriff’s decision was plainly wrong, relying on 12 aspects of the judgment to establish that he had

Scottish solicitors are being asked to share their views on the support offered to vulnerable accused individuals in Scottish criminal procedure.

Pinsent Masons has promoted five Scotland-based lawyers to its partnership, boosting its sector-focused professional services capabilities. Taking effect as of 1 May, the firm’s 25 new partners are based across the firm’s network, with 14 in the UK, five promoted in Asia Pacific and six

Scottish Legal News is inviting readers to vote on whether they support lawyers who have signed a declaration to withhold their professional services in respect of certain cases associated with climate change. We presented two different views on the declaration. The first, in support of it, is by la

Department store John Lewis has succeeded in a court battle with an author who claimed that the retailer had copied one of her designs for its Christmas advert. The retailer's 2019 advert featured a friendly green dragon named Excitable Edgar.

A conspiracy theorist who claimed the Manchester Arena bombing was staged is facing legal proceedings brought by survivors of the 2017 atrocity. Martin Hibbert and his daughter Eve are seeking an injunction and damages amid claims that Richard D. Hall defamed and harassed them, The Guardian reports.

Craig Pike has been promoted to head of Ledingham Chalmers' private client team. Mr Pike joined the firm as a trainee solicitor in 2005, qualifying in 2007, and was promoted to partner in 2015.

Anderson Strathern's corporate investment team has reported a record first quarter in 2023, with a 58.8 per cent increase in client investments compared to the same period in 2022. The number of deals completed more than tripled, partly due to increased instructions from existing and new clients.

A researcher from the University of Dundee has co-edited a new book exploring how to tell Scotland’s history in the context of calls to decolonise institutions and curricula.

Old CollegeWed 3 May 202317:30 - 20:00 Join Edinburgh Law School for an Alumni & Friends Discussion with Professor Stephen Tierney, professor of constitutional theory, and Dr Elisenda Casanas Adam, senior lecturer in public law and human rights, to explore the issue of constitutional unsettlemen

Private client lawyer Alison McKay has been promoted from director to partner at Lindsays, having joined the firm’s Glasgow-based team only two years ago. She is one of six lawyers whose promotions have been announced today – with one director and four more associates also taking up new

Researchers have found that defendants who don’t “swear by Almighty God” when in court run a higher risk of being found guilty by jurors who themselves swear by God. In countries such as Britain and Ireland court witnesses must declare they will provide truthful evidence, but those