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Immigration lawyer Jack Freeland looks at the latest rules for UK-US travel. The UK eased its restrictions on American travellers in July, and both sides of the pond are once again open for business. As such, it is timely to restate the procedure for applying for a UK spouse or partner visa from the

The Scottish government should legislate to require braille labelling on retail goods, two of Scotland's leading national disability organisations have said. Marking the start of National Braille Week, Sight Scotland and Disability Equality Scotland said braille labelling should be made a requiremen

A speeding motorist was relieved of his brand-new Lamborghini just hours after he purchased it under new Danish legislation. The owner, an unnamed Iraqi man, was driving his new £228,000 car home from Germany to Norway when he was stopped by police in Denmark.

Thorntons has welcomed 10 newly qualified solicitors across five of its offices this September, following a two year traineeship. Among the recruits are six appointments in Edinburgh: Thea Pock in family; Cameron Mathieson in wills, trusts and succession; Charlotte Parker Smith in corporate; Kerri M

Thursday 21 October 2021 at 6pm The SYLA is pleased to present the next event in its 'So you want to be...' series – an event aimed at those wishing to learn more about life as an in-house lawyer – sponsored by Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers.

The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary has upheld a judge’s decision to impose an Order for Lifelong Restriction against a 24-year-old Aberdeen man convicted of several offences against two former partners. The appellant, AB, was convicted of 11 charges including serious assaults, ab

MHD Law LLP has welcomed Julia Fletcher and Robert Dougall as trainees to the firm. Ms Fletcher studied Law and European Legal Studies at the University of Aberdeen and completed a year abroad at Maastricht University. She obtained her diploma at the University of Strathclyde before joining MHD Law

The energy & natural resources team at Harper Macleod assisted Statkraft UK Limited on its sale of the operational Andershaw wind farm in South Lanarkshire to Greencoat UK Wind with the provision of project-side advice, vendor due diligence and the provision of a certificate of title. The deal

From heading the crime division of a Glasgow law firm at the age of 26 to becoming the first female rector in Glasgow University's 571-year history, Rita Rae, Lady Rae, has had a long and illustrious career as a lawyer.

Ethiopian treasures stored in British Museum vaults could be legally restored to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, UK public law experts believe. The 11 objects with great spiritual and religious value for the people of Ethiopia could be returned to their country of origin under Section 5 of the Britis

Migrant families to Scotland could be better supported by series of changes to UK government immigration rules, an independent expert group has said. The Expert Advisory Group (EAG) on Migration and Population has set out 10 proposals to encourage and support families moving to Scotland.

Scullion LAW has raised over £250,000 for end-of-life charity Marie Curie through legacy gifts.

Fur robes given to former US president Donald Trump by the Saudi royal family have turned out to be fake. The gifts, which were given to Trump during his first-ever foreign visit as president in 2017, were seized by US authorities this summer.

The UK government is carrying out an "unprecedented programme of rights reversal", human rights campaigners have warned. A coalition led by Amnesty International has sounded the alarm over the Police, Sentencing, Crimes and Courts Bill and the Nationality and Borders Bill, both of which are currentl

A nation is born stoic and dies epicurean.