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Volume XI of the Dundee Student Law Review is now available. The volume comprises four full-length research articles each addressing distinct international research areas.

Scotland’s most senior judge has highlighted the importance of the rule of law and judicial independence during a speech at the annual opening of the legal year ceremony. Addressing attendees at Parliament House in Edinburgh, the Lord President, Lord Pentland, stressed that the judiciary must

Proposed changes to strengthen the public’s right to information and increase transparency among public authorities are set to be scrutinised in Holyrood. The Scottish Parliament’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments (SPPA) Committee has launched a call for views on the Scottis

A public consultation on a proposed safe drug consumption room in Edinburgh has been approved, with the city’s health board chair insisting the facility would save lives. The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) signed off the move on Monday. Officers will prepare the consultation for earl

The latest UK House Price Index figures show that the average price of a property in Scotland rose to £192,000 in July 2025, marking a 3.3 per cent increase compared with the same month last year.

The King's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer (KLTR), in partnership with National Museums Scotland, hosted Scotland’s first Treasure Trove Annual Event on Friday at the National Museum of Scotland, marking the launch of the Treasure Trove Scotland Annual Report for 2024/25. The event brought t

Patience and Buchan and Thorntons, have announced a merger that will strengthen legal services in Aberdeen and beyond. Patience and Buchan’s two partners, Lorna Buchan and Ashley Simpson, and four employees will transfer to the merged firm, which will be known as Thorntons, on 1 October.

Pope Leo XIV has said he vetoed a proposal for the creation of an AI-powered virtual Pope because of its impact on "human dignity". The bizarre idea has been brought to light in a new biography by journalist Elise Ann Allen, which is out now in Spanish and to be published in English next year.

Catriona Watt, a partner at Anderson Strathern and co-leader of the firm’s inquiries unit, has been named Lawyer of the Year at this year’s Scottish Legal Awards. She picked up the title at the ceremony in Glasgow last Thursday.

Scotland’s crumbling police stations need more than £230 million spent on them, according to “staggering” figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives. A freedom of information response reveals that the maintenance backlog costs for the police estate across the country now

Hundreds of people held at America's Alligator Alcatraz immigration processing centre west of Miami, Florida, appear to have disappeared from the system, according to immigrant advocacy groups. Detainees have vanished from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) online database, with families

An uninsured driver who was over the legal alcohol limit has been ordered to be detained for 32 months in a Young Offenders institution after causing a high-speed crash which resulted in an aspiring footballer having to undergo a double leg amputation.  Arran Paterson, 19, was driving an Audi A

A law firm is suing Disney in a bid to use Mickey Mouse in its TV adverts. Florida-headquartered personal injury firm Morgan & Morgan has created a black-and-white animated advert based on Mickey's first cartoon, Steamboat Willie.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. After two heart attacks, rights groups urge release of Hoda Abdel Moneim | Al Manassa

Solicitors in England and Wales could be banned from advertising their services on a "no win, no fee" basis under plans being considered by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA). The SRA today invited views on the regulation of high-volume consumer claims, including those related to housing disr