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A pigeon was apprehended at a prison after it was found to be carrying a miniature backpack filled with crystal meth. The bird was discovered at Pacific Institution in Abbotsford, 80km east of Vancouver in Canada.

Terra Firma Chambers will present a licensing seminar at The Mackenzie Building, Edinburgh, on Monday 30 January 2023. At this event, Denis Edwards will present a paper in which he will consider the significance of location in licensing applications, its importance in relation to over-provision poli

Andrew Stevenson relates a tale of paperclips and confusion. My first fumbling attempt to raise an action in the Court of Session taught me a little about the law but a great deal more about the importance of paperclips and heraldry. The contents of the document posed no problem at all, despite the

DWF has been reappointed to Aviva's core legal panel. The firm will provide a broader range of services to meet Aviva's requirements in England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and globally. DWF is one of four firms to be appointed to this panel, significantly reduced from the previous nine-f

A Lord Ordinary has granted decree for damages to the family of a woman who died in hospital after an attempted suicide after ruling that clinical negligence on the part of the health board that treated her had been established. Violet Paterson, the mother of the deceased Lynette Gibson, as well as

More than half a million pounds has been spent to care for dogs involved in court cases over the past three years. Dogs that are seized by police or other agencies may be made subject to destruction orders by sheriffs. This decision is usually made at the end of court proceedings and until then the

A man convicted under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 for loitering near the primary school where his child attended while his ex-partner was there to collect her has had his conviction quashed by the Sheriff Appeal Court. Appellant Scotland Walker argued that the trial sheriff had erred in r

A defendant is set to be represented in court by an artificial intelligence next month for what is believed to be the first time ever. The DoNotPay smartphone app will instruct a defendant on what to say over the course of courtroom proceedings in which they are challenging a speeding ticket.

A merger between Shearman & Sterling and Hogan Lovells has been neither confirmed nor denied by the firms. A tie-up between them would be one of the biggest in recent years, creating a $3.6 billion (£3.43bn) practice.

Scots are being invited to share their views on the Scottish government’s Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill. The Scottish Parliament’s Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has launched a consultation on the proposed changes, which would modernise the operation of trusts and rule

Two new non-executive directors (NEDs) have been appointed to the Supreme Court. Scottish accountant Iain Lanaghan has been appointed as the lead NED. His appointment comes as Kathryn Cearns stands down after five years as a NED and chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee.

The Irish High Court has refused an application by a former sparring partner and friend of Conor McGregor seeking to restrain Mr McGregor from describing him as “a rat”. The plaintiff claimed that the insult meant that he was an informer and a person who betrays another. The application

Judgment in the following Supreme Court case will be handed down next week: McCue (as guardian for Andrew McCue) (AP) (Appellant) v Glasgow City Council (Respondent) (Scotland). The appellant is the mother and guardian of Andrew McCue. Andrew is disabled and thus entitled to community care serv

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Iranian lawyer arrested during protest in October sentenced to three years in prison | RFE/RL

MBM Commercial has announced that Iain McDougall and Caroline Urban have been appointed as partners of the firm.