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Will Cole considers some recent developments in ADR north and south of the border from a Scottish perspective, including the Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil, and the implications for commercial litigation in Scotland. Since the turn of the century, the courts in

A life prisoner seeking a First Grant of Temporary Release as part of securing later release from custody on licence has lost a petition for judicial review challenging the way in which the grants were made by the Scottish ministers. Petitioner Gordon Burns, who had been serving a discretionary life

Thorntons Solicitors and Foras have formed a new strategic partnership aimed at empowering Scottish startups to realise “life-changing” opportunities on the global stage. As part of the initiative, Thorntons will be supporting and playing an active role in Foras activities, both in the U

Holyrood's Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee is looking at the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill and is asking those affected by the changes to have their say on what impact these will have. Measures in the bill include allowing foreign nationals with limited

A community interest company set up to protect the interests of Scottish wildcats has had a petition seeking to reduce a grant of consent for a windfarm to be built in or near a known wildcat habitat refused. The Scottish ministers granted consent for Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd to build and operate a

TLT has supported renewable energy infrastructure firm Field on its acquisition of 200MWh Scottish Holmston and Drum Farm battery energy storage sites from RES. RES is the world’s largest independent renewable energy company with 40 years of experience delivering global renewable energy soluti

A lord ordinary has found that a man living in England who livestreamed accusations that two brothers were involved in organised crime in Greenock was in contempt of an interdict issued by the Court of Session in May 2023 ordering him to cease defaming them. The respondent, Paul Hendry, had attempte

Laura McCabe has joined DWF as a partner in its Scottish litigation team. She joins the firm after almost five years at Anderson Strathern. She brings 14 years of expertise in appearance work to her new role and has broad experience in most aspects of civil and commercial litigation. From fatal acci

The Court of Protection of England and Wales has declined to recognise and enforce a Scottish Guardianship Order authorising the mother of a Scottish woman with moderate intellectual disabilities to consent to the deprivation of her liberty. The SGO was awarded by Aberdeenshire Council on the applic

A human rights body is to urge a UN committee to question the Scottish government over its refusal to reform the legal aid system. The Human Rights Consortium Scotland will address the United Nations Human Rights Committee this week to highlight the challenges faced by people seeking remedies f

An externally-led review into the Scottish government’s use of mobile messaging apps and non-corporate devices is to be led by former Channel Islands data protection commissioner Emma Martins. The review, which was commissioned by First Minister Humza Yousaf, will also explore if updates are r

Scottish salmon is to gain a new protected geographical indication (PGI) by the end of this month, following a decision by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The strict geographical designation will be "the coastal region of mainland Scotland, Western Isles, Orkney, and

Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell has criticised the court system as she confirmed plans to reduce resources spent on 101 calls across Scotland. She said the "judicial system" was “very inefficient” compared to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) south of the border, with overti

A pilot scheme will see guards given body cameras in Scottish prisons. Prison staff in HMP Barlinnie, HMP Low Moss, and HMP Perth are to use cameras for the next six months.

Scottish patients who had life-threatening diseases after they were given contaminated blood were studied without their knowledge, according to the findings of a long-awaited inquiry. The Infected Blood Inquiry examined how more than 30,000 people, including 3,000 in Scotland, contracted HIV and Hep