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A Lord Ordinary has granted decree for damages to the family of a woman who died in hospital after an attempted suicide after ruling that clinical negligence on the part of the health board that treated her had been established. Violet Paterson, the mother of the deceased Lynette Gibson, as well as

More than half a million pounds has been spent to care for dogs involved in court cases over the past three years. Dogs that are seized by police or other agencies may be made subject to destruction orders by sheriffs. This decision is usually made at the end of court proceedings and until then the

A man convicted under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 for loitering near the primary school where his child attended while his ex-partner was there to collect her has had his conviction quashed by the Sheriff Appeal Court. Appellant Scotland Walker argued that the trial sheriff had erred in r

A defendant is set to be represented in court by an artificial intelligence next month for what is believed to be the first time ever. The DoNotPay smartphone app will instruct a defendant on what to say over the course of courtroom proceedings in which they are challenging a speeding ticket.

A merger between Shearman & Sterling and Hogan Lovells has been neither confirmed nor denied by the firms. A tie-up between them would be one of the biggest in recent years, creating a $3.6 billion (£3.43bn) practice.

Scots are being invited to share their views on the Scottish government’s Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill. The Scottish Parliament’s Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has launched a consultation on the proposed changes, which would modernise the operation of trusts and rule

Two new non-executive directors (NEDs) have been appointed to the Supreme Court. Scottish accountant Iain Lanaghan has been appointed as the lead NED. His appointment comes as Kathryn Cearns stands down after five years as a NED and chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee.

The Irish High Court has refused an application by a former sparring partner and friend of Conor McGregor seeking to restrain Mr McGregor from describing him as “a rat”. The plaintiff claimed that the insult meant that he was an informer and a person who betrays another. The application

Judgment in the following Supreme Court case will be handed down next week: McCue (as guardian for Andrew McCue) (AP) (Appellant) v Glasgow City Council (Respondent) (Scotland). The appellant is the mother and guardian of Andrew McCue. Andrew is disabled and thus entitled to community care serv

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MBM Commercial has announced that Iain McDougall and Caroline Urban have been appointed as partners of the firm.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have challenged Police Scotland to boost efforts to support BME staff after a freedom of information request revealed that a larger proportion of BME officers and staff left compared to those who identified as White Scottish. The party submitted a freedom of informatio

Law students are more likely to misuse alcohol and have suicidal thoughts than their peers, according to a new study. A research paper produced by academics at Ulster University (UU), Atlantic Technological University (ATU) and Uppsala University explores whether students in certain disciplines are

The biggest farmers' association in Italy has condemned the use of mafia terms to sell food and drink around the world – including a machine gun-shaped bottle of whisky produced here in Scotland. Coldiretti found that some 300 restaurants are mafia-themed, among them El Padrino in Spain, Don C

Airbnb has failed in an EU court challenge to Italian tax rules requiring the platform to collect a 21 per cent rental income tax and share information with tax authorities. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rejected arguments that two of the three obligations introduced in 2017 are