Plans to introduce new statutory targets to enhance nature and protect biodiversity in Scotland have been approved by MSPs.

How do acute political tensions, resolved in national politics, influence local conditions? The deciding factors in decisions at each level may vary even for those who think the same. The Stalinist ...

A man who claimed that he had been groomed by employees of a charity for LGBTQ+ young people when he was 15 and sexually ...

Similarities between the arenas of law and professional football are not perhaps instantly discernible – but they nonetheless ...

The Scottish Land Court’s dismissal of a landlord’s application to evict a tenant farmer following what the court described as an "inordinate and inexcusable delay" spanning nearly two decades has ...

A police-led taskforce will continue its work to tackle shoplifting and violence against staff after securing funding in the draft budget for 2026-27. The Retail Crime Taskforce was launched in April ...

A sheriff has threatened to fine or even jail defendants who appear before him wearing shorts. Sheriff Christopher Shead took a defendant to task at Falkirk Sheriff Court after he showed up at a ...

Tributes have been paid to the late Lord Jim Wallace, who has passed away at 71. The lawyer-turned-politician served as Scotland's first-ever deputy first minister from 1999 to 2005, and as Advocate ...

Global law firm Clyde & Co welcomed more than 215 clients and colleagues to its annual Burns Supper in London.  The evening brought together senior representatives from across the firm’s UK and ...

An appeal by the defender in a Court of Session personal injury action arising from an asbestos-related death challenging the lord ordinary’s decision to allow the matter to be tried with a civil jury ...

Solicitors who provide legal aid will receive a 13 per cent increase in fees from September this year. The fees hike is part ...

Staff from Digby Brown were proud to make a real difference in their communities last year raising a fantastic £59,506 for local causes.