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The Competition Appeal Tribunal has rejected a case by a company that bought a house on the island of Sanday in the Orkney Islands alleging abusive practices by the former directors of a local haulage firm in conjunction with the local council and its wholly owned ferry subsidiary. Blue Planet Holdi
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A Lord Ordinary has refused a judicial review petition challenging a nil valuation of company shares by an independent chartered accountant for the purposes of paying out a former shareholder. David Maguire, a former shareholder of 5PM Ltd, challenged the decision of Stewart MacDonald CA to ascribe
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Anderson Strathern has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) legal services framework for the first time. The framework will allow public and third sector organisations, including councils, health and emergency services, education bodies and housing associations, to continue
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Police Scotland may lose senior officers in the coming months, it has been claimed. A retirement boom is expected at all levels of the single force, with a Scottish Police Authority (SPA) memo indicating the body is “anticipating further senior officers may retire in coming months”.
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At least thirteen Scottish councils are currently using surveillance cameras made by Hikvision, a company linked to repression of Uighurs in China, according to the Scottish Lib Dems. Previously, The Times reported that Hikvision facial recognition cameras are used to distinguish entire ethnic minor
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Addleshaw Goddard has been appointed to Crown Commercial Service's (CCS) new £200 million Public Sector Legal Services Framework (RM6240), which will run for four years until 30th September 2026. The framework can be used by all approved UK public sector bodies including: devolved administrati
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A corporate landlord that was refused an award of £950 for repair of a door damaged by police officers executing a drugs search warrant has successfully had the decision re-made by the Upper Tribunal for Scotland.
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A doctor who had a conditions order against him extended an additional six months after he was tried and acquitted for rape has successfully had the order recalled after an appeal to the Inner House of the Court of Session. The General Medical Council had brought a petition in June 2022 seeking to e
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Scotland's businesses can compete in the global technology race, so long their ambition is matched with the support required to create a truly 'digital nation'. That is among the findings of the new Tech Report Scotland 2022 by Addleshaw Goddard, in association with the University of Strathclyde's F
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Addleshaw Goddard has boosted its corporate and energy team in Aberdeen with the appointment of Fiona Kindness. Ms Kindness has joined the firm as a partner from Pinsent Masons. She is an experienced corporate lawyer who specialises in advising on M&A and private equity transactions in the energ
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A sheriff in Hamilton Sheriff Court has allowed a proof in an action of multiplepoinding raised by a bank to determine the entitlement of the Crown Office and a convicted fraudster to funds raised from the sale of a property in East Kilbride after the making of a proceeds of crime order against that
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The reduction of the limit for sequestration proceedings at the end of this week could lead to a wave of smaller businesses in Scotland being made bankrupt, according to Gilson Gray. On September 30, the limit for pursuing sequestration will be lowered from £10,000 to £5,000. It was orig
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Morton Fraser has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s Public Sector Legal Services framework, following a competitive tender process. While the firm was appointed to the previous CCS Framework in 2018, this new framework puts a stronger emphasis on social value, aligning str
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The annual report of the United Nations Secretary-General on the death penalty confirmed that Saudi Arabia, along with other countries, has resumed executions in light of widespread violations of international law. The report was issued in the 51st session of the Human Rights Council, covers the per
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The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland has granted a wrongful termination order under the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 for payment of £4,800 to a woman who was evicted from an Aberdeen property after being told the property was to be sold. Linzi Catto, the tenant under a priva
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