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‘Old Corruption’ was the term given in Georgian times to the system of patronage and preference which saw government sinecures, pensions and contracts handed out to cronies and relations. Thank goodness it could not happen today. As we show below, Henry Dundas, who looks down upon Edinbu

The UK government must respect devolution and honour its commitment to replacing EU funds in full, ministers from Wales and Scotland have "demanded" today. Speaking ahead of the government’s spending review, Jeremy Miles and Kate Forbes expressed their frustration that "no practical arran

Scotland will become the first country in the world to introduce free universal access to period products if a bill by Scottish Labour MSP Monica Lennon passes at Holyrood today. Ms Lennon said the “world-leading” and “ground-breaking” law would enshrine the dignity of Scots

In part two of his reflection on the life of Henry Dundas, Chris Holme retells the episode that would be his undoing, see part one here. It was a banking scandal on an epic scale involving flagrant misuse of public funds and fearless investigators.

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has vowed to scrap the not proven verdict. At the party’s conference in Perth, he said the verdict “serves no useful purpose in a modern justice system”.

Two family lawyers at Brodies LLP have received Law Society of Scotland accreditations. Accreditation acts as a hallmark of expertise that clients can trust. It recognises solicitors who develop specialist knowledge in a particular area of law.

Solicitor advocate Robert More calls for the preservation of the not proven verdict and argues in favour of reforming Scotland's jury system. Last week I had my first experience of the virtual jury system which Lady Dorrian’s working party secured to ensure the continuation during lockdown of

CMS has advised M-Squared Lasers group (MSL) and its management team, on a complex, £32.5m multi-jurisdictional financing transaction to acquire a substantial part of business growth fund’s (BGF) shareholding in MSL. The deal also incorporates a significant investment into MSL by the new

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has published its annual report, showing strong overall performance, despite the impact of Covid-19. Key highlights include ending the year with the lowest ‘work in progress’ in many years, without any backlogs at any stage in the complaint

A new video features Benjamin Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor, discussing his life and role in the famous trials. At age 27, in his first turn as a prosecutor, Mr Ferencz led what was then called "the biggest murder trial in history."

LAR Housing Trust has announced the appointment of Philip Rodney as its new chair while three new trustees have joined the housing charity's board. Mr Rodney, a consultant, columnist and non-executive director was formerly chair of Burness Paull. He joined LAR’s board in April last y

The 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Nuremberg Trials is to be celebrated with a ceremony this evening.  The event, to be held in Courtroom 600 – the historic site of the trials at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany – will comprise a speech and a pane

The UK government regards devolution as an "inconvenience", which can "simply be ignored" when deemed appropriate, Lord Hope of Craighead has said. His comments came before the government suffered a defeat over the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill when peers in the House of Lords voted

Julie Greig gives her top tips for virtual court hearings. I was recently involved in an evidential hearing in the Commercial Court of the Court of Session, which was set down over eight days and took place by WebEx.

DWF has advised long-standing client Aliter Capital on its investment into Skill Pill, a digital micro learning specialist. Aliter Capital is a specialist UK support services investor, focussing on small and mid-sized businesses in the UK support services sector.