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A Lord Ordinary has ruled that a woman who instructed English solicitors in order to conduct litigation in the Court of Session could not charge their £250,000 account to the unsuccessful defender. Thelem Assurances, the defender in the action raised by Dr Margaret Kirkwood, objected to the or

Delegates to CLT Scotland’s online Intellectual Property Conference on 5 October will get an opportunity to hear from the UK IPO on its policy objectives just a month on from the change of Prime Minister. Colin Hulme, chair of the conference and head of IP at Burness Paull LLP, said: “'W

Harper Macleod chairman Professor Lorne Crerar CBE will become the interim chair of the new Scottish Rugby Union, as part of the governance reforms presented in June 2022, if the final documentation implementing those reforms is approved at a Special General Meeting next week. Professor Crerar was a

Digby Brown has been awarded the top law accolade at the Scottish Legal Awards 2022.

Leah Trueblood, career development fellow in public law at Worcester College, University of Oxford, carefully examines the bill on everyone's mind.  What is the purpose of the referendum proposed in the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill? Is it, as s 1 (1) of the Bill itself says &lsquo

Hamaira Aslam, senior solicitor in Burness Paull's English real estate team, has won the award for Best in Law at the Scottish Asian and Business Awards. The awards celebrate the achievements of Scottish-Asian businesses and professionals, showcase the strength of the Asian community, and demonstrat

Scottish government plans to bring forward new legislation to reform and modernise the regulation of legal services are good news for consumers and the Scottish legal sector, the Law Society has said. Scottish ministers today published their formal response to last year’s consultation on updat

A complaint against a sheriff who held shares in Rangers FC and who granted more than 20 warrants as part of a failed police inquiry into the club's takeover has been withdrawn due to the complainer's lack of confidence in the judiciary's ability to deal with the complaint properly. David Grier, 61,

A lord ordinary hearing a judicial review petition by Scottish fishing groups challenging a variation of the economic link licence in relation to Scottish sea fishing has refused a motion for interim interdict seeking to prevent the Scottish Ministers from implementing the decision. The Scottish Fis

Scottish justice has become “contaminated” by the malicious prosecution scandal and should be scrutinised by a judge from another jurisdiction, an MSP has said. Russell Findlay's appeal followed reports by The Times that the Rangers-supporting sheriff, Lindsay Wood, who granted numerous

The Scottish Hotels & Leisure Team at CMS is celebrating after sharing the honours in the winning entry for the Deal of the Year category at this year’s Scottish Property Awards. Led by Roland Smyth, the head of the team, and Amy Norton, a partner in the firm’s Scottish real estate t

Victims and witnesses are set to use virtual reality headsets to familiarise themselves with giving evidence in court as part of a Scottish government initiative to allay fears or discomfort around the process. Ahead of giving evidence in court, the £500,000 virtual court project will allow pe

Morton Fraser has been appointed to road safety charity Brake's National Road Victim Service in Scotland. Under the 12-month partnership, Morton Fraser will join the National Road Victim Service's Scottish legal panel, along with two other firms, in providing crucial legal support and advice to road

A note of objection challenging the decision of the auditor not to allow an organisation involved in supplying milk to Scottish schools and nurseries to recover fees for an English firm of solicitors as judicial expenses has been allowed by a lord ordinary. The School and Nursery Milk Alliance Ltd,

An MSP has called for the Scottish Parliament to instruct an independent KC-led inquiry into some of the Scottish Housing Regulator’s interventions and approach to regulation in general. In a recent speech to the Scottish Parliament, Stirling constituency representative Evelyn Tweed said she f