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Thorntons has advised on a community buyout that will safeguard the future of a Cairngorms visitor attraction and help boost the local economy.

A judge has annulled a marriage where the bride was tricked into going along with what she believed was a fake wedding organised as a social media prank. The woman said she was invited to what she was told was a "white party" – where everyone is expected to wear white – by a man she had

From Burns to Mackintosh to Capaldi, Scotland has been home to some of the world's most celebrated poets, artists and musicians. The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow is aware of many members who practise their creativity with brush or plectrum with the same prodigious flair as they do their d

The Law Society of Scotland has offered congratulations to Lord Pentland who will succeed Lord Carloway as lord president next month. Law Society of Scotland president Susan Murray said: “On behalf of the Law Society of Scotland and the solicitor profession which it represents, I offer my sinc

It would not be in the public interest to prosecute people in possession of illegal drugs at a healthcare facility in Glasgow, Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has said. Her comments come after a request for clarification on the law by the Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership and a facility

A former Scotland rugby player has been sentenced after subjecting his former partner to a campaign of domestic abuse. Stuart Hogg, 32, pleaded guilty to one charge under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 at Selkirk Sheriff Court on 4 November 2024.

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The shortest-serving prime minister in UK history, Liz Truss, has taken legal action against Sir Keir Starmer over his claims that she "crashed the economy". According to The Telegraph, a cease and desist letter sent to the sitting prime minister by lawyers acting for Ms Truss claims his statements

Ryanair has filed civil proceedings seeking €15,000 in damages from a passenger who allegedly disrupted a flight from Dublin to Lanzarote. The airline said it filed the claim in the Irish Circuit Court to recover costs incurred after the flight on 9 April 2024 was forced to divert to Porto, whe

Two lynx illegally released into the Scottish Highlands in an apparent bid to reintroduce the big cats to the region, hundreds of years after they were driven to extinction, have been captured.

Criminal penalties for the possession, supply and production of ketamine are set to be increased in the UK following a government decision. Ketamine is currently controlled as a Class B substance under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, putting it on par with cannabis and amphetamines.

Thompsons Scotland LLP has relocated its Glasgow office to 70 Wellington Street. The recently modernised and upgraded building is owned by Clydebuilt Limited Partnership, a joint venture between Ediston and Strathclyde Pension Fund.

Weightmans has made a raft of hires following a period of record growth, including one in Scotland. Mark Hastings joins the firm from BTO Solicitors LLP. He is a tutor at University of Glasgow and also acts for the UK government as a standing junior counsel to the Office of the Advocate General in S

Dr Peter Bekker, a leading global practitioner in international arbitration, has joined Dentons' commercial litigation practice as a partner, resident in the New York office. Dr Bekker has handled major arbitration matters across industries, particularly in the banking and energy sectors. He advises

The average selling price of property across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders was £286,017 in October-December 2024.  This annual increase of 5.8 per cent indicates healthy demand in the market during the typically quieter months, continuing the patterns of activity seen thro