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Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to pay up to $5.5 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its talc-based baby powder and other products caused ovarian cancer. The proposed settlement would resolve around 76,000 cases, covering most of the remaining talc-related claim

Four solicitors have stepped up to join the ranks of solicitor advocates with extended rights of audience in Scotland’s highest civil court. The newly appointed solicitor advocates are:

The Scottish Civil Justice Council’s proposal to widen the scope of group proceedings to include ‘opt-out’ claims has received strong backing from the Scottish public, a new survey shows. New polling commissioned by English law firm Hausfeld & Co LLP demonstrates wide support f

With under two weeks remaining until the first Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax submission deadline, new research from Bank of Scotland suggests that two-thirds (65 per cent) of small businesses in Scotland still have work to do before they are ready to comply with the new rules, compared wi

A man who abducted a teenage girl at knifepoint before raping her in a basement has been given an order for lifelong restriction with five years before parole. Aaron Strachan, now 21, approached the 15-year-old girl as she waited at a bus stop in Edinburgh city centre in the early hours of 25 May 20

A millionaire tailor who once dressed opera star Luciano Pavarotti is suing a wine fridge supplier for more than £550,000, claiming faulty units ruined part of his prized wine collection.

The House of Lords Constitution Committee is seeking views on the UK’s constitutional safeguards. The committee has published a call for evidence for its new inquiry, which seeks to understand the extent to which the UK’s constitutional democracy is under threat.

When the lord provost of Glasgow welcomed the Supreme Court to the city, she described the visit as being about far more than simply legal proceedings – and she was absolutely right, writes John Bett. This was a visit which underlined the city’s stature across Scotland and the United Kin

Scottish solicitors Elaine Motion and Iain Jamieson have been awarded lifetime honorary membership of the Law Society of Scotland. They are the 24th and 25th recipients of the highest accolade which can be conferred by the Law Society.

A carwash owner with links to serious organised crime who controlled a large-scale drug-trafficking operation has been jailed for three years. Evidence gathered by prosecutors showed how Klodian Ferizolli, 32, of Glasgow, supplied and sold cocaine and cannabis worth thousands of pounds. 

Karim Khan has been removed as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after member states voted to dismiss him over allegations of sexual misconduct, marking the first time the court's top prosecutor has been ousted in its 24-year history. The barrister, 56, whose family hails fr

Students protesting in India over a national medical entrance exam scandal surprised police by asking to be sprayed with water cannons to escape the sweltering heat – before breaking into dance. The demonstration in Patna, in the eastern state of Bihar, was part of ongoing protests over the Na

A former BBC journalist has been awarded £20,000 in damages after a tribunal ruled that MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) unlawfully obtained his communications data over a number of years. Vincent Kearney, now RTÉ's Northern Editor, brought proceedings before the In

The European Commission has fined Google €890 million for breaching the Digital Markets Act (DMA), accusing the tech giant of favouring its own services in search results and restricting app developers on its Play Store. The record penalty under the DMA comprises a €460m fine for "self-pre

Dentons' UK, Ireland and Middle East (UKIME) Region has reported record revenues of £336 million for the financial year ended 30 April 2026, representing 10 per cent year-on-year revenue growth. This includes Scotland where Dentons has offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Since becoming UK, Irela