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A "harsh blow" has been dealt to the student accommodation sector with almost £100 million in rent waived, lawyers have said. Student housing specialists at CMS have also said that while the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020 will help students, it may also work against the provision of ac

Polish troops inadvertently invaded and occupied part of neighbouring Czechia last month. A checkpoint manned by armed Polish soldiers was discovered by an astonished Czech construction worker on his way to a small chapel near the border in late May.

Solicitors have welcomed the re-opening of the Northern Ireland housing market from today. Emergency coronavirus laws have been amended by the Northern Ireland Executive to allow activities relating to house moves to take place from today.

“Always be Closing” – the old mantra, made famous by Alec Baldwin’s speech in Glengarry Glen Ross has resonated in the corporate world in the 20 years since it was made. But Blake (Baldwin’s character in the film) and his sales team didn’t have to contend with a g

A new ruling on a high-value corporate debt restructuring case in Scotland could have a major impact on businesses across the UK due to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. Burness Paull LLP recently acted in the contested petitions of Premier Oil plc and Premier Oil UK Limited, one of the

A former partner at Baker McKenzie must pay nearly £100,000 after he was found guilty of kissing a junior colleague against her will. A disciplinary tribunal fined Gary Senior, 58, formerly senior partner in Europe and the Middle East at the firm, £55,000 for professional misconduct and

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The Outer House of the Court of Session has granted interim orders in an action for defamation brought by an energy company against a blogger from Stornoway that require him to remove certain blog posts as well as restricting the content of future posts. British Gas Trading Ltd and it

The UK is a world-leading fintech centre, with London often being labelled the global fintech capital. From a Scottish perspective, over the past couple of years both Edinburgh and Glasgow have been establishing themselves as fintech powerhouses. Allie McGowan looks below at some of the ways that CO

I was a Flower of the mountain yes when I put the rose in my hair like the Andalusian girls used or shall I wear a red yes and how he kissed me under the Moorish wall and I thought well as well him as another and then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes to say

An Edinburgh lawyer is calling for the UK to adopt presumed liability of drivers when cyclists are involved in a road accident. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has been promoting cycling, not only for its health benefits during lockdown, but also as an alternative to public transport. Per

The first jury citations for potential jurors to be issued since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown have today been sent out in preparation for High Court trials to restart in Edinburgh and Glasgow in July. Safety for all participants is the key component of the planning and preparation for jury tri

The results of our working from home (WFH) survey are in and they present a largely favourable but mixed picture of WFH that will likely see a mixed response from law firms.

Kennedys has reported record turnover of £238 million for the financial year 2019/20, a nine per cent increase on the previous 12 months as it continued to execute its growth strategy. Europe and Latin America have performed particularly well, supported in part by continued UK growth following

Lawyers representing a journalist facing jail in the Philippines for "cyber libel" have condemned the outcome of her trial. Maria Ressa, an award-winning journalist and former CNN bureau chief, was yesterday fined around €7,050 and sentenced to a minimum of six months and a maximum of six years