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The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident (FAI) inquiry into the death of 48-year-old Gary Wallace, who died on 17 April 2021 at HMP Inverness.   A preliminary hearing will be held on 8 May 2025 at Inverness Sheriff Court.  

Registers of Scotland (RoS) has published its annual report providing insights into who owns Scotland's land. The Country of origin report 2024 shows where land and property owners and tenants were based at the time of purchase, including locations within Scotland, the rest of the UK, and beyond.

Pamela Ogg, chief financial officer at MFMac, has won in the “CFO of the Year – Deal of the Year” category at the 2024 Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Awards.

AI businesses in Northern Ireland are likely to face stricter regulation than those in the rest of the UK, an expert in AI law has warned. The European Commission this week formally proposed adding the EU AI Act to the list of legislation which continues to apply in Northern Ireland post-Brexit.

Forty-six new Scottish solicitors have been formally welcomed to the profession at an admissions ceremony held at the Signet Library in Edinburgh.

A unique collaboration between an investigative journalist and a criminal KC has been nominated for an award. The Inside Murder Trial: A Deadly Affair podcast has been nominated in the 'best serialised podcast' category at Crimecon UK's True Crime Awards.

Defence solicitors are to boycott the Scottish government’s new Summary Case Management scheme in protest over legal aid fees. In the face of the Scottish government’s continued refusal to engage in meaningful talks with the profession, the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) "has

The Scottish Law Commission’s annual report has been published. The 2024 report outlines progress on the commission’s law reform work during 2024. The commission is currently part way through its eleventh programme of law reform which covers the period from 2023 to 2027.

A house listed on Rightmove has sparked intrigue with its unusual interior featuring a living room entirely adorned with beer cans.

Proposed legislation to let terminally ill adults on the Isle of Man choose to end their lives has been agreed by the Manx parliament. The result means it is the first parliament in the British Isles to legalise assisted dying.

There were 345 deaths in prison custody over the period 2012-13 to 2022-23, with the annual number of deaths generally increasing over this time, new statistics from Scotland's chief statistician show. The statistics should not be taken as indicative that the risk of death changes specifically becau

McKee Campbell Morrison (MCM) Solicitors, headquartered in Glasgow, has announced three promotions and the appointment of a new senior accredited paralegal.  Laura McKenna, currently head of employment law, is now a director while Colm Kerr, who specialises in corporate law, is now senior assoc

A flagship case from a scheme repurposing ownerless property was at the centre of a visit by Culture Secretary Angus Robertson and officials from the King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer’s (KLTR) office yesterday.

The recent announcement by Lord Pentland of the publication of a court reporters’ guide by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service is a welcome recognition that the decline of what is now termed the ‘mainstream media’ has serious implications for the administration of justice and

The family of Sheku Bayoh have settled out of court with Police Scotland over his death in custody 10 years ago. Mr Bayoh, 31, died in Kirkcaldy on 3 May 2015, after being restrained on the ground by six officers. The Crown Office decided not to take legal action against the officers involved.