Shepherd and Wedderburn's corporate team has acted for Bella & Duke Limited, a pet wellness brand and a vendor of raw, unprocessed pet food, to secure a £3.5 million investment. Founded in 2016 by dog-owners Mark Scott and Tony Ottley, the funding will be used to expand Bella & Duke's
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Macdonald Henderson has advised the sole shareholder of RUA Medical Devices in the agreed conditional takeover by artificial heart valve developer AorTech International, in a £2.45 million deal that brings together two Scottish life sciences companies.Dundee-based Aortech is behind Elast-Eon,
Kate Scarborough, a final year Scots and English law student at the University of Dundee, has been selected for this year’s paid traineeship at Scottish Legal News. Kate, from Crieff, graduates in June and is active in the university's mooting society. This year she is also part of the Sc
Three years after a defamation action was brought against him, Scottish Greens MSP Andy Wightman has been vindicated by a judge in the Court of Session. Lord Clark in the Outer House found, among other things, that the allegedly defamatory statements of Mr Wightman lacked the meaning the "ordinary r
MSPs have voted on nominating Mr Boyle to be recommended to Her Majesty The Queen as the next Auditor General for Scotland. Subject to the Queen's formal appointment, Mr Boyle will succeed the current Auditor General, Caroline Gardner, when her term finishes at the end of June this year.
Simon Allison and his colleagues in the Blackadders’ employment team took part in the Stroke Association’s 10k Resolution Run on Sunday. Mr Allison said on social media: “I’m basically ancient now. My life consists of short intervals between asking people to repeat themselves
Dealmakers at Harper Macleod broke into the top three of Scotland's dealmaking league table after a strong performance throughout 2019. The firm reported 125 deals during the year with a combined disclosed value of £4.19 billion – a 69 per cent rise in deal numbers from the previous year
Scottish Business Network has named New York-based lawyer Fraser Grier as its ambassador in the city. The immigration law expert will aim to help SBN members find opportunities in the Big Apple and to build the community of Scots there.
Balfour and Manson, the first Scottish legal firm to name a woman as a partner, held an event for female lawyers following in her footsteps to mark International Women’s Day 2020. Ethel Houston was named as a partner back in 1949 and, more than 70 years later, Balfour and Manson has honoured h
The Crofting Law Group will be holding a conference in Edinburgh on 2 April 2020. The theme of the conference is crofting law reform. The Crofting Law Group 2020 Conference will be of considerable importance to all persons with an interest in crofting law, whether as lawyers, advisers, crofters or l
Campaigners have renewed calls for the UK government to bring the Widowed Parent's Allowance scheme in line with human rights laws a year and a half after a landmark Supreme Court ruling. Belfast solicitor Laura Banks acted for Siobhan McLaughlin in the case which led to a ruling that the legis
Alison Marshall discusses women’s rights and discrimination, problems with the gender pay gap and parental leave, changes in legislation and the road to gender equality. Recent years have seen us celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the UK. It’s now 50 years since
Judicial assistants from the Supreme Court will be visiting Edinburgh today to explain their roles to prospective applicants. The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) will be welcoming Chris Maile, head of HR at the court; current Scottish JA, Francesca Ruddy; and former JA, barrister Rachel B
The Boys' Brigade has launched civil proceedings against a former Fife lawyer and football club chairman convicted of sexually abusing two boys more than 20 years ago, The Courier reports. Julian Danskin, 68, was jailed for 18 months in 1999 when he was found guilty of offences against two former me
As the UK starts to grapple with the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Home Office has been quick off the mark to make a number of concessions aimed at assisting UK visa holders impacted by the spread of the virus and the associated disruption, writes Jamie Kerr. The first significant sign t
