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English solicitors could be given more advocacy rights under UK government plans to break the barristers' strike, according to reports. The Daily Mail quotes a government source as saying ministers "are looking to give more solicitors higher rights of audience to broaden the work they can do, increa

More than two dozen people have been sanctioned by Chinese authorities over "tragically ugly" illustrations in a school textbook. An inquiry into the maths textbook, published nearly a decade ago, was launched after the illustrations were widely mocked on Chinese social media earlier this year.

Robert Pirrie, the chief executive of the WS Society, will next week deliver a free lecture on George IV's famous visit to Edinburgh in 1822. Part of a series of events marking 200 years of the Signet Library, the talk is titled Identity, Imagination and George IV in Edinburgh and will depart from t

Edinburgh should publicly acknowledge the city's role in sustaining slavery and colonialism and issue an apology to those places and people who suffered, the independent Edinburgh Slavery and Colonialism Legacy Review has recommended. The findings and recommendations of the review, commissioned in 2

Dr Anna Souhami, a senior lecturer in criminology at Edinburgh Law School, has been participating in the proceedings of a high-profile Canadian inquiry into a 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia. The Mass Casualty Commission is an independent, public inquiry established to examine the causes, context

Morton Fraser has reported an increase in net profit of over 40 per cent in a record-breaking year that saw the independent law firm record revenues of £23.9 million, a 16 per cent increase on the previous year. The record results allowed the firm to deliver a staff bonus pool of over £6

Edinburgh-based legal services company Vialex has announced the appointment of Steven Dunn as a legal director heading up its pensions and immigration law team. Mr Dunn has over 25 years’ experience in pensions, and was previously with Anderson Strathern where he was head of pensions and senio

World-famous sprinter Usain Bolt has applied to register his "distinctive" victory celebration pose as a trade mark in the United States. His application to the US Patent and Trademark Office is for a logo showing the silhouette of a man "with one arm bent and pointing to the head, and the other arm

Kenyan tribes who were violently forced from their land to make way for tea plantations have launched proceedings against the UK in the European Court of Human Rights. The Talai and Kipsigi tribes, represented by lawyer Joel Kimutai Bosek, are seeking £168 billion in compensation and a formal

Hundreds of drug driving prosecutions have been abandoned in recent years after becoming time-barred due to forensic testing backlogs, according to a new report. A total of 444 cases between October 2019 and the end of July 2022 were not able to progress to prosecution because of forensic testing an

Several practitioners at full-service law firm Thorntons have been recognised through the STEP Excellence Awards scheme and ranking in the Chambers High Net Worth 2022 guide. Executry assistant Yana Lagatski from Edinburgh and associate Rachel Anderson from St Andrews, both working in Thorntons priv

A legal claim has been brought against Sony PlayStation seeking up to £5 billion in damages for consumers in the UK.

Most shopworkers lack confidence that reporting assaults, threats or abuse will make a difference despite a new law coming in to the force one year ago. The Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Act 2021, promoted by Edinburgh Southern Labour MSP Daniel John

The owner of a churros shop in Stirling is set to face trial for allegedly annoying nearby residents with the sweet smell of the Spanish treat. Richard Wilmot, 31, denies annoying the occupants of the flat above his shop by not complying with an abatement notice served by Stirling Council contrary t

The Scottish government has launched a consultation on proposed legislation to ensure the long-term growth of Gaelic and Scots. The consultation, taking place ahead of the forthcoming Scottish Languages Bill, seeks views on how to raise the profile of Scots, a new strategic approach to Gaelic medium