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Thorntons has appointed Sajidha Iqbal as a new data protection officer in its Edinburgh office. As an accredited specialist in data protection, privacy and information security, Ms Iqbal brings over eight years of experience to the role.

British political parties must promise to better protect victims of forced migration and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in their general election manifestos, a coalition has said. The group has sent letters to the Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Greens, the Scottish Nation

The lifelong right to anonymity for complainers in sexual offence cases is to be enshrined in Scots law following a successful campaign by Glasgow Caledonian law students and lecturers. Justice Secretary Angela Constance praised the "tireless" work of the Campaign for Complainer Anonymity, led by Dr

Lawyers have reacted with dismay to plans to push ahead with a pilot of juryless trials in Scotland. The Scottish government announced the introduction of the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill to Holyrood yesterday.

Two Crown appeals against a sheriff’s decision to sustain defence pleas of oppression by two prisoners charged with possessing an unauthorised SIM card within prison have been allowed by the Sheriff Appeal Court. Respondents Brandon Douglas and John Pow both argued that it was oppressive of th

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has prevented Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market, leading to reduced innovation and less choice for UK gamers over the years to come. The final decision to

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of Edison Lacaste. Mr Lacaste, a 45-year-old Filipino national, died in the early morning of 18 February 2021 after an accident on board FV Copious

The International Council for Commercial Arbitration is to return to Edinburgh to launch its Congress book in September, a year on from ICCA Edinburgh. The 21st edition of the ICCA Congress Series will be launched during the inaugural Edinburgh International Arbitration Festival, which will take pla

Here is your starter for 10. What do the following have in common: “Moorov, concert, fraud.” Cases involving these elements may cause more difficulty for jurors than say, a straight-forward assault. Whatever the complexity, we do allow the most difficult cases to be dealt with by a jury,

Almost 60 former sub-postmasters and mistresses who were falsely accused of stealing money due to computer errors have died before the end of a public inquiry. Campaigners said the figures, obtained from a freedom of information request, indicated that postmasters were being “timed out”

Investment experts from Harper Macleod believe there will be opportunities for strong businesses seeking investment in the new financial year, provided they are well-prepared and braced for the potential of a more challenging period. In the last financial year (2022/23) Harper Macleod advised on 30

One of the world's largest tobacco companies is to pay over $600 million to US authorities for selling cigarettes in North Korea in violation of sanctions. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is known to be a heavy smoker and is often pictured smoking at official events. The US has sought for years to l

TLT has promoted 10 lawyers to partner, including Ayla Skene in the firm’s Glasgow office. Scotland location head John Paul Sheridan said: “I’m pleased that we can celebrate the success of our talented colleagues across the firm. I’m particularly pleased to note the gender sp

A police officer who began a sexual relationship with a vulnerable woman he met while on duty has been jailed for 14 months for an attempt to pervert the course of justice. Former PC Gavin Donaldson, from Midlothian, had admitted telling the woman to delete thousands of emails and messages they had

An Edinburgh sheriff has ruled that the affairs of a scaffolding company had been conducted in a manner prejudicial to the interests of a man who was entitled to half the shares of the company by a stock transfer form completed by a late former director. Paul Curran made an application under section