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Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate team in Scotland has advised on the initial public offering and admission to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange for global healthcare firm GENinCode. Specialising in cardiovascular disease risk assessment, GENinCode's products combine genetic and cli

The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) has signed a legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), committing it to improving its assessment and review of the impact of its policies on people with protected characteristics. The agreement, using powers under Section 23 of the Equa

Brodies LLP has been recognised for its expertise in advising clients on high value personal and family matters, in the annual Chambers UK High Net Worth Guide. The firm maintains its band 1 rankings for private wealth law services in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh, and achieves a band 4 UK ranking

Police have arrested five people over children's books with pictures of sheep and wolves, claiming they are seditious. Hong Kong senior superintendent Steve Li told a press conference that the books attempt to simplify “political issues not comprehensible by children” and to “beaut

To assist with jury trials in the High Court, eight sheriffs have been appointed by the Scottish ministers to act as temporary judges from 1 August 2021. The appointments are: Sheriff Olga Pasportnikov, Sheriff William Summers, Sheriff James Gilchrist QC, Sheriff William John Gallacher, Sheriff Doug

Till at last the child's mind is these suggestions, and the sum of the suggestions is the child's mind.

A solicitor who let a sex offender access confidential files has been fined £2,000 by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal (SSDT). Leon Kondol, 40, from Glasgow, was hired to represent a man accused of the sexual abuse of children.

A woman managed to dupe the legal profession into believing she was qualified to practise law for three years. Sessy Xavier, 27, from Kerala in India allegedly forged documents to join the Alappuzha Bar Association.

The makers of Hendrick’s Gin have succeeded in extending the range of an interdict preventing a discount supermarket chain from selling a product that infringes on their trade mark to the whole of the UK after the chain brought a reclaiming motion to the Inner House of the Court of Sessio

A new allegation of malicious prosecution has been made against the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. Solicitor advocate Gordon Dangerfield has written to the Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain QC, on behalf of his client, Mark Hirst, who was prosecuted for an offence following comments he m

Rumpole of the Bailey is to make a return – albeit in a form easier on the eyes. The famous series is being revived three decades after Leo McKern's last closing speech at the Old Bailey. The series was created by Sir John Mortimer, whose daughter, Emily, is updating it for modern times.

CMS has announced the promotion of five colleagues to the role of of counsel in Scotland. Construction law specialist Claudia Russell and two further Edinburgh-based colleagues, Kirsty Nurse and Keith Simpson from the firm’s banking and finance team, have been elevated to the senior position.

Frontline services for women and girls affected by gender-based violence will receive £5 million to deal with additional pressures that have occurred during the pandemic. The funding will go to rape crisis centres and domestic abuse services to cut waiting lists, helping to ensure those affect

New figures reveal hope for the Aberdeen property market as confidence and activity is back to the pre-downturn level. The Aberdeen Solicitors' Property Centre (ASPC) has published a new report showing that after five years of steep decline, annual house prices have now risen 3.2 per cent across Abe

Legislation comes into force today to help siblings in care stay together. Part 13 of the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 and the Looked After Children (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 mean local authorities have a duty to ensure siblings are supported to stay together, where appropriate.