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Georgia's parliament has adopted controversial legislation targeting foreign-funded organisations despite weeks of street protests involving tens of thousands of people. The Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, which has also been dubbed "the Russian law" due to its purported resemblance to Rus

A pilot scheme will see guards given body cameras in Scottish prisons. Prison staff in HMP Barlinnie, HMP Low Moss, and HMP Perth are to use cameras for the next six months.

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of Thomas Cochrane. The 52-year-old died on the evening of Monday 21 January 2019 at Glasgow Royal Infirmary after being found unconscious in the r

Holyrood has unanimously approved legislation giving Scottish ministers powers to assess and remediate buildings which have unsafe cladding, where consent of the owners cannot be provided. The Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill will allow the creation of a Cladding Assurance Register whi

Pictured (L-R): Harbani Kohli, Sara Akram (of Strathclyde University), Sheriff Principal Anwar, Hannah Nibloe and Niamh Crossan (of Glasgow Caledonian University)) A team from Strathclyde University won the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow's annual mooting competition, presided over by Sherif

Sub-postmasters wrongly convicted as a result of the faulty Horizon IT system will automatically be exonerated under proposed legislation introduced at Holyrood. Those whose convictions are quashed under the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Bill will then be able to access the UK gov

Scotland’s legal sector has shown its ongoing commitment to aspiring lawyers from disadvantaged backgrounds with the generous donations made at the Law Society of Scotland’s annual dinner.

Brodies LLP has advised on a £100 million joint credit facility to transform Ardersier Port in Inverness-shire into a major energy transition facility. Haventus, the energy transition facility provider and owner of Ardersier Port, secured an investment of £50 million each from the U

Irwin Mitchell has recruited an experienced partner to spearhead its complex personal injury team in Scotland. Kim Leslie joins the firm from Digby Brown. She is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in personal injury law and is a Fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Law

The UK government's controversial Rwanda scheme is in question after a court ruled that legislation providing for the deportation of asylum seekers cannot be enforced in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland's High Court yesterday ruled that certain provisions of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 constitu

Pictured (L-R): Morgan Oates, Arlene Breen, Megan Carling, Alan Roughead, Stewart Baillie, Rebecca Caldwell, Anne Cameron and Gemma McDougall On Saturday, a team from Macnabs climbed Ben Nevis to raise money for Tayside Mountain Rescue.

Pictured (L-R): Paul O'Kane, Evelyn Tweed, Lord Carloway, Marie McNair and Annie Wells The Lord President, Lord Carloway, has stressed the importance of the separation of powers to a visiting committee of MSPs from Holyrood.

A company which hid an offer of free wine in its online privacy policy has said it has finally been claimed three months later. Tax Policy Associates (TPA) added the following words to its privacy policy in February: "We will send a bottle of good wine to the first person to read this."

The Law Society of Scotland has marked its 75th anniversary year with a formal dinner in Edinburgh, celebrating its ongoing role supporting and overseeing the solicitor profession. The black tie event at the National Museum of Scotland on 10 May was also an opportunity to mark the contribution of ou

The appointment of Professor Angela O’Hagan as the new chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission is to be endorsed by the Scottish Parliament on Thursday. The commission’s role is to promote widespread awareness, understanding of, and respect for human rights.