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A team of ten intrepid fundraisers from the Glasgow office of sister law firms Irwin Mitchell and Ascent, has scaled the dizzy heights of The Cobbler near Loch Lomond, raising around £2,500 to support the Teenage Cancer Trust (Scotland).

A judge in Mexico has granted two people the right to use cocaine recreationally in the first ever ruling of its kind. Both claimants were granted the right to "possess, transport and use cocaine" but not sell it, Mexico United Against Crime (MUCD) said.

A man who reported his truck stolen was arrested after CCTV footage allegedly revealed the vehicle was taken while he was robbing a shop across the street. William Kelley, 42, told police that someone stole his red 1992 Chevrolet pick-up truck after he left the keys on the seat while looking for a b

Prison authorities have successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to allow a full hearing in a case brought by a former inmate who claimed he was "wrongfully" recalled to custody after being released on home detention curfew. John Paton raised an action for damages for the “wrong

Robert (Roy) Martin QC has passed away at the age of 69. The Faculty of Advocates said it was shocked to hear of the death of the former Dean and one of the few counsel to attain the distinction of Queen’s Counsel in both Scotland and England & Wales.

A sheriff was forced to sentence a man in the back of a prison van after he refused to leave the vehicle, The Times reports. Harrison Long, 28, had been brought to Selkirk Sheriff Court after having been found guilty of a machete attack.

Balfour and Manson has promoted Martin Walker to associate. Mr Walker joined Balfour and Manson in 2015 as a trainee before becoming a solicitor in the firm’s family and regulatory law teams. He mainly undertakes regulatory work acting on behalf of members of the EIS Union in referrals to the

A new campaign has been launched today designed to highlight the disconnection between Scotland's law firms and the SME community – the majority of which lack clarity over fees and advice, according to research by Morton Fraser LLP. The firm's fly-on-the-wall stunt in Glasgow uses humour

A University of Dundee academic has been awarded a European Commission professorship to further his research into how ecological and economic justice can be delivered. Professor Raphael Heffron received the Jean Monnet chair for 2019-2022 on the Just Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy, one of o

Best-selling Scottish crime writer Val McDermid has backed a major new campaign by Shelter Scotland which aims to secure the legal right to a decent home for everyone in the country. Launched today, the campaign follows research conducted by YouGov for the charity that found that 88 per cent of peop

As part of the project to refurbish Nairn Courthouse, the steeple has been reinstated on top of the historic building following a facelift.

A former prison has been awarded a five-star rating from VisitScotland. Peterhead Prison Museum, which gives visitors the opportunity to experience life at one of Scotland's most notorious jails, has become very popular since opening in 2016.

Multinational company Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $572 million (around £463.4m) in connection with an opioid addiction crisis in the US state of Oklahoma. A case was brought against the pharmaceutical company by Mike Hunter, Attorney General of Oklahoma, under the state's pub

Poachers who broke into a popular game reserve to hunt rhinos are believed to have been killed and eaten by lions. The owner of Sibya Game Reserve in Kenton-on-Sea, a coastal town in South Africa, said very little of the men could be recovered, Newsweek reports.

A patient who sued his local health service over alleged failures in diagnosis and treatment of symptoms affecting his right leg and foot has had a damages claim dismissed. Barrie Spark raised a “negligence” action against Western Isles NHS, Benbecula Medical Practice, Uist and