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A doctoral student investigating the experiences of image-based abuse of adults in Scotland is looking for help from solicitors. Image-based abuse is the creation or sharing of intimate images, or the threat of sharing them, without consent.

Last week, news of an accident involving Scottish record-breaking cyclist, Christina MacKenzie, spread through the cycling community and beyond. Christina holds the women’s record for cycling from Land’s End to John o’Groats in 51 hours and 5 minutes and the NC500 Women’s rec

The United Kingdom Constitution Monitoring Group (UKCMG) has warned that the UK constitution is under increasing strain, threatening the quality and stability of our democracy.

The largest research study ever undertaken into female entrepreneurship highlights the disparity between male and female-led companies in Scotland and the rest of the UK.  Drawing on data from over 4.5 million businesses UK-wide, statistics from the accurate analysis by The Gender Index data re

The Inner House of the Court of Session has rejected a reclaiming motion by the insurers of a Maltese tour company against a decision to dismiss a personal injury action raised against them due to the state immunity of a third party. Pursuer Simon Morrison originally raised the action for damages ag

An event to celebrate the achievements of the Lawscot Foundation’s first graduates has raised a further £1,200 to support aspiring lawyers.

A giant potato weighing more than 3,600 kilograms and measuring over four metres long has ended up in hot water with traffic police. The potato – which isn't real – is being driven around the United States on the back of the Big Idaho Potato Truck as part of a marketing campaign by the I

An event marking the opening of the new legal year in Ukraine has been cancelled as a result of missile strikes across the country. The Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) had invited legal professionals from across Europe to virtually attend tonight's event, which was set to be addressed by Vsevolod Kn

Dallas McMillan Solicitors has announced that Rosslyn Milligan has been assumed as a partner of the firm. She joined Dallas McMillan in August 2020 to head the firm’s private client team and has overseen significant growth in that department since her arrival.

Brodies LLP has appointed leading litigators Clare Bone and Malcolm Gunnyeon. Based in Glasgow, Ms Bone is a top-ranked health and safety and corporate crime lawyer with more than 20 years' specialist experience. Awarded Hall of Fame status by Legal 500 for continued excellence in the field of healt

You can now submit both paper and digital discharges using Registers of Scotland's Register Land and Property (RLP) service. The Digital Discharge Service (DDS) has now been incorporated into RLP.

Aberdeen University LLB graduate Simeona Kostova has been named as the inaugural winner of the Jonathan Fitchen Private International Law Dissertation Prize, awarded to the student who writes the best LLB dissertation on a topic in the field of private international law. The prize was awarded by the

Criminal barristers are to end their indefinite strike later today after accepting the UK government's deal on legal aid fees. Fifty-seven per cent of barristers voted in a ballot to accept a 15 per cent pay rise, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) said.

Legislation to champion the welfare of people receiving healthcare, with the creation of a patient safety commissioner, has been published. The commissioner’s remit, set out in the bill, will cover all healthcare providers operating in Scotland, including the NHS and NHS-contracted and indepen

Campaigners from Kenya, Indonesia and Afghanistan are undertaking a fellowship at the University of Dundee designed to support those at risk for their work in protecting human rights around the world. Riska Carolina, from Indonesia, and Junia, from Kenya, will spend up to six months at Dundee as par