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A new specialist bar association focused on climate issues is due to be launched in Ireland this week. Comhshaol, the Climate Bar Association, will be dedicated to pursuing pro-environmental initiatives within the jurisdiction's Law Library and in society more widely.

A lawsuit commenced against a gun manufacturer and a retailer over a shooting in California in 2019 is to proceed following a ruling by a judge in San Diego. The survivors and families of the victims of the shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue have brought a case against Smith & Wesson.

Music with more than 120 beats per minute has been banned in gyms in South Korea in order to stem Covid infections.  Officials said the move was intended to prevent people from breathing too fast or splashing sweat on others.

The UK Supreme Court has held that the “two-child limit” used in calculating part of child tax credit payments is compatible with Articles 8, 12, and 14 of the ECHR after an appeal was brought by two adults and eight children against decisions of the Secretary of State for

People should be allowed to declare their gender as X on their passports, the Supreme Court will hear today. Christie Elan-Cane, 63, who identifies as non-gendered, will ask the court to declare the ban on the practice to be in breach of human rights.

Magnus Mackay has joined Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, where he will specialise in private client work including wills, estate planning, inheritance tax, trusts and powers of attorney. Mr Mackay will work with the private client team to advise individuals and families on their legal affairs.

A hidden luxury property market is thriving in Scotland as agents offer exclusive homes on private lists, The Times reports. The number of properties being publicly marketed has declined, with the latest Registers of Scotland figures showing a 6.5 per cent year-on-year fall.

A new toxicology laboratory for Scotland is to be created to provide state-of-the-art testing capabilities for police and prosecutors. The Scottish government is providing more than £6 million for the new purpose-built centre that will be able to test for a wide range of substances, including

Old police stations number among 100 properties sold by Police Scotland that have netted the single force more than £28 million since 2013. The former Strathclyde Police headquarters at 173 Pitt Street, Glasgow, was the most lucrative, selling for £9.6m in 2018. The police training schoo

Pictured: Katrina Hall and Alexander Owen and their coach Linda Fyffe, who is a partner in Laurie & Co. Aberdeen University DPLP students Katrina Hall and Alexander Owen have placed third in the International Negotiation Competition last week, hosted by the National University of Singapore and S

Just Employment Law has partnered with Partick Thistle Football Club to unveil a special edition goalkeeper kit for the 2021/22 campaign, which carries the logo of its charity partner, Pancreatic Cancer Action Scotland (PCAS).

A group of alleged fraudsters who dressed up as cardinals in order to dupe people out of millions of euros have been caught in an undercover police operation that saw officers themselves disguised – as priests. The accused were said to have tricked victims into meetings at the pontifical Grego

A man who was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering the partner of his ex-wife’s new boyfriend’s mother in 2019 has had his appeal against conviction refused by the High Court of Justiciary. Paul Smith argued that the trial judge had erred in withdrawing the defence of p

Arnot Manderson Advocates has welcomed Stephen Hughes to the stable. Mr Hughes' legal experience at the bar spans almost 25 years. He has extensive experience in criminal trials and employment law. He frequently represents national and multinational companies in employment tribunals a

Hugh Olson has been appointed director of training and education for the Faculty of Advocates. Mr Olson takes over from Neil Mackenzie QC.