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Ewe have got to be flocking kidding me! A man who allegedly tried to escape a maximum-security prison while disguised as a sheep has been shepherded back to his cell. The sheepish prisoner was caught exhibiting shear tenacity as he crawled in a field near Chonchorro, a notorious prison reserved for

The Spanish parliament has approved legislation which will see Spain join a growing number of European countries in moving to a self-declaration model of gender recognition. The new law, which yesterday cleared the upper house of the Spanish parliament by 191–60 with 91 abstentions, will scrap

Environmental organisations, community groups, land owners and farmers will be eligible to apply for a share of £1.8 million funding to help grow their nature projects. The Scottish government and NatureScot, working in partnership with the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and with support from

As Rishi Sunak arrives in Belfast for talks with political leaders on the Northern Ireland Protocol, Anurag Deb here examines the UK Supreme Court's latest Brexit ruling and what it means for the constitutional statutes doctrine. Anyone who is from Ireland, or who has witnessed a real (as opposed to

Nicola Edgar compares the approaches to awards for damages following wrongful death between Scotland and the rest of the UK. For a number of years in Scotland, the appropriate level of damages which should be awarded to relatives following the wrongful death of a loved one has been the subject of mu

Tom Stocker details developments in the law surrounding fraud and related offences. A new offence of failing to prevent “fraud, false accounting or money laundering” is to be introduced into UK law, security minister Tom Tugendhat has confirmed.

The new chair of the Scottish Land Court has been installed at a ceremony in George House, Edinburgh. Euan Duthie KC took up the role on 9 January following the retirement of former chair Lord Minginish. Lord Duthie was also appointed as president of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland.

Allen & Overy (A&O) has announced the roll-out of a new AI tool that will assist staff with the likes of contract analysis, due diligence, litigation and regulatory compliance. The firm, with offices in Dublin and Belfast, said it is integrating Harvey, an AI platform backed by OpenAI, the s

The number of fraud cases over £100,000 being heard in Scottish courts rose significantly last year, according to KPMG UK’s latest bi-annual Fraud Barometer. A total of 24 cases totalling £17.4m reached Scottish courts in 2022, compared to 2021, when 16 cases worth £5.9m came

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Saudi air strikes are claiming Yemeni lives almost daily, human rights groups warn

A man dubbed "the Easter bunny" has admitted stealing almost 200,000 Creme Eggs. The man, who's name is Joby Pool, 32, is facing jail after pleading guilty to criminal damage and two counts of theft at Shrewsbury Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

The charity volunteer and the priest on trial for praying in an abortion facility censorship zone have both been acquitted of all charges in a ruling handed down by Birmingham Magistrates’ Court this morning. In December, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was seen being searched and arrested by three poli

Macdonald Henderson has advised electric heating specialist The Electric Heating Company (EHC) on a £3.8m investment by Foresight Group, with plans to launch a range of air source heat pumps to encourage people to decarbonise their homes.

A review by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) shows that some law firms need to do more to guard against the risk of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) and other types of abusive litigation. Since the invasion of Ukraine, there has been significant public concern about

An extremely experienced panel of speakers will be presenting at CLT Scotland’s Health & Safety Conference taking place exclusively in-person on Tuesday 7 March at the Hilton Glasgow. Chaired by Pinsent Masons’ Katherine Metcalfe, the conference will include topics ranging from the p