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Matheson Lawson has added solicitor Donna Carson as director to spearhead its new commercial property department. The firm, established earlier this year by Maureen Matheson and Victoria Lawson, was launched with a focus on private client services and residential conveyancing. The expansion into com

Widespread misreporting on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is fuelling calls for the UK to withdraw from the treaty, researchers have found. A new report from the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, based in Oxford University’s Faculty of Law, examined how the ECHR is represente

Three leading Palestinian human rights groups have been sanctioned by the Trump administration for having engaged with the International Criminal Court (ICC) as it investigates Israeli war crimes. Al-Haq, which is based in the West Bank, has been targeted alongside the Gaza-based Al Mezan Center for

A legal case against Celtic brought by victims of historical sexual abuse has concluded with settlements totalling more than £1 million. The payout has been shared among 24 former Celtic Boys Club players, while three cases will continue individually. Settlement terms have not been disclosed,

More than three quarters of people (77 per cent) who shared their experiences with the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry said the scandal impacted their health significantly, according to a newly published paper. The stories, published as part of In Your Own Words, the inquiry’s listening project

TC Young has welcomed five new trainee solicitors to its Glasgow and Edinburgh offices.  The new trainees are:

There is a crucial lack of pace and breadth in Scotland’s land reform strategies according to a new coalition of organisations representing community groups, environmental bodies and land reformers from across the country. As the Parliament returns after summer recess, and with stage three of

Westwater Advocates' Rachel Shewan has been elevated to the rank and dignity of King’s Counsel. Ms Shewan called to the bar in 2014 following 18 years in private practice as a family law solicitor.

Ask a Justice returns for the 2025/26 academic year, giving schools the opportunity to have a live question and answer session with a Supreme Court justice from their own classroom. The sessions provide a unique insight into the work of the justices and are an excellent opportunity for students with

Terence Merck of Westwater Advocates has successfully pursued a direct sex discrimination claim for two police officers in the Employment Tribunal. Two male police constables in the armed response unit were engaged in a friendly and spontaneous public interaction with a female celebrity while on dut

The annual Red Mass to mark the beginning of the new legal year in Scotland takes place on Sunday, 21 September at noon. The mass will be celebrated in St Mary’s R.C. Cathedral, Broughton Street, Edinburgh and the principal celebrant will be the Most Reverend Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St Andr

Fourteen new King’s Counsel have been appointed by His Majesty The King on the recommendation of First Minister John Swinney. They are:

Lady Carmichael is to succeed Lord Justice Singh as president of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. Lady Carmichael has been a member of the tribunal since 2019. She was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Courts in Scotland in May 2016 and was elevated to the Inner House in February 2025. 

Jones Whyte has raised £53,620 for the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity over the past year. The Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity provides crucial support to young patients and their families at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow by funding essential equipment, researc

Harper Macleod has announced that its chairman and founder, Professor Lorne Crerar CBE KC (Hon) FRSE, has been appointed as as Honorary King's Counsel in Scotland. This award, formalised in Scotland for the first time in 2024, recognises those who have made a major contribution to the legal professi