The Scottish government’s plans for new Environmental Performance Certificates (EPCs), whilst well intentioned, may in some types of property be impossible to achieve, property marketing company ESPC has warned. In the current system of EPCs, the most prominent metric is the Energy Efficiency
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Mukhtar & Co Solicitors have helped an Egyptian student in Glasgow with a rare genetic disorder win the right to stay in the UK until 2026. Youssef Mikhaiel, 28, was supposed to be deported in June, but the order was postponed following a ruling from the Court of Session.
Police who recently investigated reports of screams found that they were in fact simply a mother goat bleating. Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Quadra Island, British Columbia, dispelled fears of paranormal activity, confirming that reports of distressing screams were simply natural occurrences.
Donald Trump has won a legal case over the use of his name at his Scottish golf resorts. The former president has trademarked the name 'Trump' for various services linked to his Turnberry and Menie golf courses.
More clarity is needed about how measures proposed in the Wildlife Management & Muirburn (Scotland) Bill would work in practice, says Holyrood’s Rural Affairs & Islands Committee. In its report, the committee calls on the Scottish government to provide further information on several pr
The Aberdeen Law Project has appointed two new deputy student directors, Soma Mehmood and Hope Laing. Anna Robertson, chair of the ALP board said: “We are thrilled to have appointed Soma and Hope to step up into their new roles. The beauty of ALP is that each year we get to have members step u
A former advocate has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two boys more than 20 years ago. Mark Strachan, 64, sexually touched the two teenage boys between 1999 and 2001 at two addresses in Aberdeen.
When Daria Shapovalova arrived in Aberdeen to study for a PhD in international law she never imagined that a decade later she would still be there, lecturing at the University of Aberdeen and leading the institution’s Centre for Energy Law. Her initial encounter with the city had been inauspic
Ledingham Chalmers managing partner Jennifer Young has been elected for a second two-year term as secretary of Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW) at its recent AGM in Sydney, Australia. Commenting on the officer elections, chair Leon Loganathan, said: “It is a pleasure to chair this organisati
Graham Ogilvy reviews the autobiography of James McIntyre, the Scottish criminal defence lawyer who got too close to his clients and ended up on the wrong side of the law. Firstly, a declaration of interest. I knew and liked James McIntyre at university where he was popular, cheerful, charismatic an
The UK Information Commissioner (ICO) is seeking permission to appeal the judgment of the First Tier Tribunal (Information Rights) (Tribunal) on Clearview AI Inc. In its judgment the tribunal supported the ICO's view that US-based Clearview was processing personal information, which related to the m
New actions to "improve the lives of non-binary people in Scotland and tackle inequality" are to be taken forward. The five year plan includes actions to support specific research on the experiences of non-binary people in Scotland, fund training for fertility preservation providers on trans and non
Professor Daniel Katz, a leading US technologist and lecturer at Illinois Tech - Chicago Kent College of Law, will address a CMS event next week focused on developments in AI and its impact on commercial contract lawyers. Commercial Contracts and AI: Grasping the Opportunities is an online event tak
A commercial judge has removed the joint administrators of a London Stock Exchange listed company operating football centres across the UK after the company’s largest shareholder, owed approximately £2.4 million by the company, made an application to the Court of Session. The application
Details of a proposed Scottish tax aiming to encourage the use of recycled materials in construction and other industries have been published. The proposals form part of the Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill, which has been introduced to Parliament.
