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The Law Society of Scotland has launched a new scheme to help smaller law firms make better use of technology to benefit their businesses and clients. The LawscotTech Bridge Builder scheme has been developed in conjunction with Hey Legal founder Ally Thomson in response to the Law Society’s su

The rule of law in the UK is being weakened, and everyone must take steps to protect it against further erosion, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has said.  The committee’s report Rule of law: holding the line between anarchy and tyranny, published today, follows an inquiry launc

Ofcom has today issued a £50,000 fine against the provider of a 'nudifcation' site for failing to use age-checks to protect children from online pornography, while 20 more porn services are targeted for enforcement. The decision takes into account the provider’s decision to make the site

Brandon Malone has been appointed as visiting professor at Strathclyde Law School with effect from January 2026. He said: "A long time ago – I won't say when, but it wasn't this century – I completed a masters degree in construction law at the University of Strathclyde.

A wind farm worker who was secretly siphoning electricity to mine cryptocurrency has avoided jail. The man, a technical manager for Nordex in the Netherlands, admitted setting up crypto miners at wind farms in Gieterveen and Waardpolder, according to The Register.

The director of a Christian charity radio company who defrauded thousands of pounds from a former partner has been jailed for 22 months. Andrew Polson, 53, of Bearsden, Dunbartonshire, was found guilty by a jury of stealing £186,000 from the 72-year-old woman between May 2021 and March 2022.

A majority of MSPs on Holyrood’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee have given support to a bill which gives school pupils a right to opt back into religious education and amends the UNCRC compatibility duty. However, they have also highlighted significant concerns about the

Religious education and collective worship in Northern Ireland schools does not comply with fundamental human rights standards, the Supreme Court has ruled. The court yesterday handed down its unanimous judgment in an appeal brought by a young girl, anonymised as JR87, and her father, G.

The average price of a property in Scotland reached £194,000 in September 2025, an increase of 5.3 per cent when compared to a year earlier, the latest House Price Index figures have revealed.

The backlog of Employment Tribunal claims waiting to be heard has increased by more than a quarter over one year, according to data released by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS). The backlog has significant implications for the Employment Rights Bill, which the House of Lords h

A man who tried to kill a woman and two children has had his sentence increased following an appeal by the Crown. Steven Phillipson was found guilty of four charges, including attempted murder, following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh earlier this year.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has reported a continued upwards trend in complaint numbers over the past several years. Despite a fall back from last year’s unprecedented high – bolstered by a single incident – the underlying trend shows a steady year on year incre

A crossword compiler has been hauled into court over a clue which allegedly insulted a far-right political party. The crossword, which appeared in Swiss newspaper Le Nouvelliste in November 2023, featured a clue which read: "Swiss political party – racist, xenophobic, homophobic, anti-feminist

Sex workers and their allies gathered outside Holyrood yesterday to protest Ash Regan’s proposed Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill. If enacted, the bill would create a new offence of paying for sexual acts, popularly known as the Nordic model. Members of the sex worker-led or

Provisional IRA members could still be prosecuted in relation to dozens of unsolved killings in England, the UK government has suggested. The Northern Ireland Office yesterday circulated what it said was a Home Office list of attacks in England by the IRA and other paramilitaries which resulted in 7