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A shoplifter whose struggle with a store security guard caused him to suffer a fatal heart attack has been jailed for five years and four months.  Natasha Smith, 38, was prevented from leaving the Asda superstore in Arbroath by 61-year-old Alun Harris-Richards and another shop worker amid suspi

CMS is bringing together leading figures from PR, marketing, sport and law for its Scotland Brand Forum, examining the key legal, commercial and creative challenges facing brands operating in Scotland today. The line-up includes Scarlett and Gregor Hollerin, founders of award-winning Glasgow-based P

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Wood Group £13 million after concluding that a "poor operating culture" at the Aberdeen-based engineering firm led it to publish misleading financial information to investors over a three-year period.

Professor Roddy Paisley of the University of Aberdeen will consider some of the most important implications of the Irvine Knitters rule which requires servitudes to be specific to an identified dominant tenement at CLT Scotland’s Conveyancing Conference taking place at Hilton Glasgow on Monday

Tax evasion should be treated as a form of corruption if financial criminals are to be held accountable, a new study argues. Experts warn that without stronger enforcement, and clearer rules on corporate liability, the UK will continue to struggle to prosecute tax offences effectively.

The Supreme Court has rejected the Kingdom of Spain’s long-running attempts to invoke state immunity to prevent renewable energy investors registering their 2018 ICSID arbitration award in England. Infrastructure Services Luxembourg and Energia Termosolar, the investors, are owed €120 mil

Murgitroyd has today announced the appointment of Barry Moore as managing director of its patent practice. Mr Moore joined Murgitroyd in 2021 following the acquisition of Hanna Moore & Curley, the firm he co-founded and helped build into a respected patents practice. A chartered physicist, Europ

A camel beauty contest in Oman has become the latest to be rocked by a plastic surgery scandal. Organisers of the 2026 Camel Beauty Show Festival in Al Musannah in February say they disqualified a total of 20 camels who received cosmetic enhancements including lip fillers and Botox injections.

On Monday 16 March, JUSTICE Scotland will host two events exploring the impact of human rights and the rule of law. A panel discussion in the afternoon will examine the European Convention on Human Rights and its impact in Scotland. Chaired by Angela O’Hagan (chair of the Scottish Human Rights

TLT has launched a new qualification pathway in Scotland, boosting social mobility and improving access to the legal sector. The ‘Pre-PEAT’ traineeship is an internal three-year work-based route to qualification for paralegals that offers an alternative to university. It will allow candi

Holyrood has unanimously approved measures enshrining the right of care home residents to contact with family and friends. Anne’s Law was developed following the pandemic, when restrictions on care home visits had a significant impact on residents’ health and wellbeing, but will also app

The former Public Guardian, Sandra McDonald, will reflect on the progress made since the landmark Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 during her keynote introduction to CLT Scotland’s Elder Client Conference taking place at Hilton Glasgow on Tuesday 17 March. The conference will also co

Scotland's contract law will be modernised under legislation backed by MSPs, providing clearer rules for individuals and businesses on how legally binding agreements are formed and some of the remedies available when they are breached. The Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill was passed

Macdonald Henderson is the top legal adviser in Scotland, having advised on 29 deals last year, the latest Experian M&A report shows.

A man has been convicted of culpable homicide over the death of his wife in Dundee in July 2023 in a legally novel case. Lee Milne, 39, was found guilty on Monday, 2 March, 2026 of culpable homicide and domestic abuse offences following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.