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Dr Sandra Duffy comments on the High Court's ruling in AB v Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, the first case funded by the Good Law Project's Trans Defence Fund. In the case of AB v Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, heard before the High Court of England and Wales (Family Division), a challenge was ma

Senior leadership changes are set to take place tomorrow at Mitchells Roberton, Glasgow’s longest-established firm of solicitors. In an initial move towards retirement and after a long and distinguished career focused on property law, Donald Reid is stepping down as chairman and partner in the

A survey of senior oil and gas sector legal managers has revealed a substantial number believe net zero actions, by shareholders, investors or activists, present a ‘real risk’ to their business. The Oil and Gas Disputes Survey, conducted by CMS, identified these and other forms of climat

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has announced its plan to lay a reduced budget before Parliament next month. The budget will be accompanied by a five per cent reduction in the general levy paid for all lawyers and a 20 per cent reduction for all lawyers within their first three years

The WS Society Annual Exhibition for 2021 focuses on travel and place. Our team of academics, researchers and consultants have selected prints, guide books, works of local history, historic accounts of travel and ephemera to illustrate a wide variety of approaches to the subject, from the early eigh

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Dentons has won Scotland IP Transactions Firm of the Year at the Managing IP Awards 2021. It is the second year that Dentons has won this award, having come top in the same category in 2020. The Managing IP Awards took place virtually on 30 March 2021, run by Managing Intellectual Property magazine,

People across Scotland can make non-essential journeys in their local authority area from Friday 2 April when a requirement to Stay Local will replace the Stay at Home rule. Hairdressers, garden centres, car showrooms and forecourts, homeware stores and non-essential click and collect services will

A Supreme Court VAT ruling issued today in favour of care home operator Balhousie Holdings sets a significant precedent for UK businesses. The ruling – the culmination of a lengthy legal battle dating back to 2015 – hinged on the process by which Balhousie, owner of Scottish-based Balhou

Two lawyers have developed a hijab for Muslim advocates who struggle to find the right legal attire to wear in court. Karlia Lykourgou and Maryam Mir, barristers at Doughty Street Chambers, have developed a hijab for Muslim advocates who struggle to find the right legal attire to wear in court.

The world's largest video game cheating ring, worth around €65 million, has been broken up by an unprecedented police operation. The Chinese crime group was responsible for designing and selling cheats for popular video games – including games played competitively in high-stakes tournamen

A case of constitutional importance, AXA General Insurance Co Ltd v Lord Advocate 2012 SC(UKSC) 122 is Sheriff K J Campbell's favourite entry in Session Cases, whose bicentenary we celebrate this year. Nominate your favourite cases here. What an intriguing challenge: nominating the top Session

MBM Commercial has announced a number of promotions.  In the corporate team, Caroline Urban, who is based in the firm’s London office, has been promoted to director. As well as working with a wide range of corporate clients, she heads up the firm’s German desk and co-hosts MBM&rsquo

Communities and businesses within Scotland's construction sector are being urged to be vigilant and report signs of modern slavery with the launch of a new Police Scotland campaign to raise awareness of the issue. Last year police received 228 referrals of people across Scotland who may have been th

Dentons' UK, Ireland and Middle East region is to give people freedom of choice over when to work from home or the office. Dentons' UK, Ireland and Middle East (UKIME) region is to launch a new agile working policy that will give people freedom over choosing when to work from home or the office. It