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The nephew of Lord Ross has led tributes in an obituary published by The Courier in the late judge's native Dundee. Lord Ross, who served as lord justice clerk from 1985 to 1997, passed away on 26 April 2025 at the age of 98.
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Aberdeen law firm Alex Hutcheon & Co. Ltd has raised over £5,000 in this year's Will Aid campaign – one of the highest fundraising totals across the UK. The firm, which has taken part in the Will Aid campaign every year since 2012, raised a total of £5,215 this year, bringing i
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The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused a reclaiming motion against a decision that the licensee of several patents owned by a UK company was liable to pay royalties until the end of the licence period, even though the patents themselves had expired three years prior to that date. Lindal
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Michael Upton marks the 150th anniversary of Robert Louis Stevenson calling to the Scottish bar.
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Lawyers in six Scottish cities and towns will take part in "legal walks" in support of access to justice this autumn, including for the first time in Paisley. The Scotland committee of the UK-wide Access to Justice Foundation (ATJF) organises the legal walks to promote access to justice and to help
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A man who filmed his dogs while they hunted, injured and killed numerous wild animals has been imprisoned for 12 months and banned indefinitely from owning or keeping animals. Brandon Robb, 28, of Fife, was sentenced at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court after admitting a catalogue of wildlife offences.
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Thorntons has announced 23 promotions, naming four new legal directors, seven new associates and 12 new senior solicitors.
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A ban on Glasgow University rector Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah speaking in Germany about Palestine is to be challenged in a court in Berlin today. The legal action has been brought by the European Legal Support Center (ELSC), which provides legal support to advocates for Palestine, with support from the I
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A shoe shop has suffered the theft of more than 50 right shoes. Police in Queensland, Australia have appealed for witnesses after a man nicked the 53 shoes – just half of 106 pairs – from a shopping centre on Monday.
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Alastair Tibbs reviews Netflix's new documentary on the Grenfell Tower fire. In the early hours of 14 June 2017, the London sky was ignited. What started as a spark from a faulty fridge soon became the blaze that claimed the lives of 72 men, women and children. It was, however, a perfect storm of ne
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Lindsays has renewed its support for DARE Academy, the UK's flagship video game development competition at Abertay University. For an eighth consecutive year, lawyers from the firm will assist innovative games creators by sharing advice regarding the legalities of the games industry and offering tip
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Aberdein Considine has relocated its Newcastle office to a new home boasting views of the River Tyne. The Scottish-headquartered firm has around 70 staff members in Newcastle, working principally in volume recovery and banking litigation on behalf of major UK lenders.
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Anderson Strathern partner Robin Turnbull examines the potential impact on rural businesses of the UK government's employment law reforms. In rural Scotland, where around 84 per cent of businesses describe themselves as family-owned, the line between employee and family member can often blur. From f
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Dear Editor, Reading Ms Welsby's interesting analysis of the Standish case prompted me to read the full report. How one party to a marriage can give with one hand and take back with the other is puzzling, certainly to me.
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A commercial judge has ruled that the landlord in a windfarm lease was entitled to additional rent based on payments received by the tenant for not generating electricity during periods of lower energy demand, after a claim was raised in the Outer House of the Court of Session to address the alleged
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