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Miller Samuel Hill Brown has welcomed a decision issued by Lady Wolffe in the Outer House of the Court of Session this week, regarding the enforcement of post-termination non-compete restrictions in a contract of employment. Representing the pursuer, construction recruitment firm Apex Resources

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced that Caroline Carr, partner and head of the firm’s employment law team, has been accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in employment law for the fifth consecutive time in her career, having first received the accreditation in 2001.  Thi

Fraser Kane looks at the shape of things to come for non-transferable debt securities. On 19 April 2021, the Treasury launched an open consultation concerning the future regulation of the issuance of non-transferable debt securities (NTDS), also commonly known as “mini-bonds” in the

Lindsays has expanded its private client team with the appointment of Leann Brown. Ms Brown, who will be based in Dundee, brings with her 12 years of experience of working across the full spectrum of private client work, wills and powers of attorney, setting up trusts, elder client law, th

Aberdeen University's Dr Justin Borg-Barthet has been appointed to the European Commission's Expert Group Against SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation). The expert group, established as part of the EU’s European Democracy Action Plan, will advise the Commission on initia

Lawyers have expressed concern over a new app intended to expedite criminal cases, The Herald reports. An app to schedule meetings between the defence and prosecutors so that cases can either be resolved quickly or proceed to trial has been described as “entirely unreliable”.

UK businesses have avoided using litigation to resolve commercial disputes during the Covid-19 pandemic, instead turning to negotiation and mediation, according to new research by EY. The research suggests that UK companies have heeded official guidance, released by the Cabinet Office in May 2020, w

Pace Rehabilitation, the UK’s largest independent private provider of amputee rehabilitation services, officially launched its first clinic in Scotland with an online webinar that attracted more than 100 delegates from the personal injury sector. Lawyers and advocates across Scotland heralded

Jan Gruter has been promoted to partner at Addleshaw Goddard in Glasgow. Mr Gruter joined the firm in 2018 as legal director, and has acted on behalf of a range of asset and fund management clients, especially private equity, real estate and infrastructure fund managers.

Aamer Anwar has been subjected to racist abuse and death threats from Slavia Prague fans over his representation of Rangers' Glen Kamara. The Glasgow solicitor said the abuse has taken a toll on his mental health and he feels he is a "walking target". 

One forges one's style on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines.

Plans to limit the number of tourists visiting the famous Romeo and Juliet balcony in Verona have been blocked by a court. The city's mayor proposed installing turnstiles at the tiny courtyard where tourists congregate to take photos of the balcony after heightened fears of overcrowding with Covid-1

Nominations are invited for the 2021 Law Society of Scotland In-house Rising Star award. The award, now in its ninth year, recognises the outstanding achievement of a newly qualified Scottish solicitor or trainee working in-house.

Lady Rae has been elected Rector of the University of Glasgow.

A landlord of commercial premises in Aberdeenshire whose former tenant refused to pay for the cost of work to the property at the end of their tenancy has successfully obtained a decree for payment from the Outer House of the Court of Session. Coal Pension Properties Ltd let the premises i