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A team from Blackadders LLP braved a firewalk to raise funds for the Dundee Maggie’s Centre as part of a charity of the year partnership with the cancer support provider.

A Holyrood committee has declined to make a recommendation on a private member's bill to legalise assisted dying, saying that it is a "matter of conscience" for individual MSPs. The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill was introduced by Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur in March

McKee Campbell Morrison (MCM) has acted for the landlord in a transaction which will allow The Stand Comedy Club to find a new home in the historic Lansdown Church in Glasgow's West End. The firm acted for FACT Three, a charity set up by the trustees of Four Acres Charity Trust who promote the prese

A new ministerial accountability board is to be established to oversee the implementation of FAI recommendations aimed at preventing avoidable deaths in custody. Sheriff Collins made 25 recommendations in January 2025 after finding that the deaths of Katie Allan and William Lindsay in a young offend

Denovo’s CaseLoad platform just took another big step towards becoming the all-in-one legal software solution for Scottish law firms. The brand-new integration with Registers of Scotland (ROS) allows users to request title information, download documents, and access title summaries – all

Artificial intelligence could play a positive role in the justice system as long as it is used carefully and transparently, a Scottish lawyer has told a major conference in London. Professor Peter Watson, solicitor advocate at PBW Law and president of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences (BAFS),

French judge Mattias Guyomar has been elected as president of the European Court of Human Rights. Judge Guyomar, who has served on the court since 2020 and as a section president since 2024, will succeed Slovenian judge Marko Bošnjak on 30 May 2025.

A Holyrood committee has rejected a motion recommending the removal of Maggie Chapman MSP after she criticised the Supreme Court in the wake of its ruling on the definition of "woman" in equality law. The Scottish Parliament's equalities, human rights and civil justice committee, of which the Green

AI-powered "nudification" apps should be banned because of their impact on children's safety, wellbeing and participation online, the children's rights watchdog in England has said. A new report from the English children's commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, warns that while creating or sharing a se

A disgruntled former Disney employee who hacked into the company's computers to vandalise its restaurant menus has been jailed. Michael Scheuer, 40, made changes including altering menu information relating to wine regions to reflect locations of recent mass shootings.

Dr Smita Kheria has been elected as chair of the Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA). Dr Kheria, a senior lecturer in intellectual property law at Edinburgh Law School, is the first woman of colour to hold the position since the association was established in 1990.

A special feedback forum will be held to mark 10 years since the establishment of the Sheriff Appeal Court. The event on Wednesday 14 May will hear directly from those who use the court. Attendance is welcomed from advocates, solicitor advocates, solicitors, and others with experience of the appeals

Edinburgh law firm Quill Legal is working with local charity VOCAL (Voice of Carers Across Lothian) to offer a pro bono service to provide powers of attorney to unpaid carers and those they care for. Partner Kay Blaikie has supported carers at the charity's Edinburgh Carers' Hub twice a month since

Scottish prisons had the highest mortality rate in Europe last year as prison death rose by 60 per cent to reach a record 64, according to new research. An annual report from the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) examined the 244 people – equivalent to four a week –

The Law Society of Scotland is increasing its recommended minimum pay for trainee solicitors by five per cent in response to economy-wide wages growth and inflationary pressures. From 1 June 2025, the recommended rate for trainees in Scotland will be £24,840 for first-year trainees and £