Search: https://www.galaxus.ch/en/sector/showdiscussion/snaphack-v3-visit-kunghaccom-q7pa26us-222712

An appeal by a car dealership against a sheriff’s decision to order a proof in an action raised by a woman seeking a refund on the cost of a Bentley SUV has lost an appeal against the decision in the Sheriff Appeal Court.   Parks of Hamilton (Townsend Garage) Ltd sold the £141,

A Dundee sheriff has granted an application by the Accountant in Bankruptcy for reduction of a 2017 disposition of heritable property in favour of a sequestrated man and his second wife and ordered the couple to execute a fresh disposition in the AiB’s favour. Graeme Allan, the first defender,

A Scottish actor who was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for sexual assault has successfully had the length of his sentence reduced by a year. Kevin Guthrie challenged his conviction and sentence, arguing that his legal representation at trial had been defective in its handling of evide

A man convicted of raping his stepdaughter and another teenager has lost an appeal against the conviction in the High Court of Justiciary. The appellant, GC, argued that an affidavit provided by a witness, MB, to his solicitors following his conviction amounted to fresh evidence in terms of the Crim

A commercial judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has ruled that the tenant of a pharmacy was not obliged to leave its fixtures and fittings behind upon return to the landlord at the end of the lease. David Tanner, who previously operated pharmacies trading as David Tanner Ltd, argued th

An Italian man who had his UK bank account reported for suspicious activity has lost an appeal against a sheriff’s decision to extend a moratorium for the authorities to make further enquiries. Cristian Picco, who was not present when the sheriff approved the extension under sections 336A and

An English couple that lost over £700,000 to an “authorised push payment” fraud have won a High Court appeal seeking to establish that it was possible their bank owed them a duty of care. Fiona Philipp, the appellant, argued that Barclays Bank owed her a duty of care to be alert to

A portrait of Lady Dorrian, commissioned to mark her appointment as the first woman to hold the office of Lord Justice Clark, has been unveiled in Parliament Hall. Speaking at the unveiling, Dean of the Faculty, Roddy Dunlop QC, said the portrait would join “those of two other female trailblaz

A sheriff conducting a fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of three fishermen who died after their lifeboat failed to inflate has concluded that it was not possible to determine the cause of the flooding that caused their vessel to sink, but that failures by the vessel’s owners and the comp

A farming business which was ordered to reduce the noise levels produced by two wind turbines on its farm in Torphins has lost an appeal challenging an abatement notice issued by Aberdeenshire Council under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. It was argued by Frank A Smart & Son Ltd that

The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have today published a joint report making recommendations for the safe and responsible introduction of self-driving vehicles.  The report recommends introducing a new Automated Vehicles Act, to regulate vehicles that can d

US authorities have released a dubious guide to help parents decode covert drug references in emoji form. The "emoji drug code" released by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been compared to early 2000s guides which explained texting abbreviations like "LOL".

Sue Gilchrist considers the impact of the latest public health guidance on Scottish business.  Scottish business, just as much as our English counterparts, was switched on to review the UK government guidance issued on working safely during coronavirus in England.

Susannah Donaldson considers the impact of the pandemic on gender pay gap figures reported by large construction businesses. The Covid-19 pandemic has somewhat skewed gender pay gap (GPG) figures reported by large construction businesses for the year 2020-21, with reductions in allowances, and

Stephen Farrell takes a look at whether sports governance bodies are doing enough to tackle issues of diversity and inclusion. As the countdown begins for the Tokyo Olympics 2021 it has been reported that FINA, the International Swimming Association, has made a decision that could have damaging