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Lawyers acting for the families of those killed in the Clutha helicopter crash have received a draft copy of the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB)'s report into the tragedy. The content of the report is confidential until interested parties have had the opportunity to query or challenge the c

The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg will today hear from the Scottish Government as it examines the legality of a minimum price for alcohol in Scotland. The court is considering the case for a minimum unit price of 50p to be introduced after legislation to enable it was passed unopposed by t

The forthcoming health bill in the Scottish Parliament will include provision to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s, according to public health minister Maureen Watt (pictured). The Scottish Government has said the move is important in order to "protect children from nicotine addiction", and

Shepherd and Wedderburn is sponsoring the 'Alcoholic Drink' category in the prestigious Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards, set to take place in Edinburgh this month. The category features three innovative nominees: Dunnet Bay Distillers, based in Caithness, for their Rock Rose Gin; Ian Mac

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association has added three further events in late Spring to its ongoing programme of educational events. Beyond the Basics: Instructing Advocates takes place in Edinburgh on Tuesday 12 May with a special focus on the instruction of counsel after the Court Reform (Scotlan

Brodies LLP has promoted seven lawyers to Partner, six to Associate and nine to a newly-created ‘Managing Associate’ role, taking the number of partners in the firm up to eighty-nine. The newly-promoted Partners are Tom Boulton-Jones (Corporate),Laurence Douglas (Retail & Leisure, Real Estat

DWF has been shortlisted for the “Closing the Education Gap” accolade at this year’s Scottish Business in the Community Awards. DWF has been recognised for its education programme 5 STAR Futures that delivers a range of tailored workshops to over 30 schools across the UK, including St Augustin

GCHQ has been ordered by a court to destroy documents relating to communications between a Libyan dissident and his lawyers which they illegally intercepted. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal, chaired by High Court judge Mr Justice Burton, ruled that the UK intelligence agency breached Sami Al-Saadi

A parliamentary report scrutinising proposals to legalise assisted suicide has been published today by the health and sport committee. Deputy convener of the committee, Bob Doris MSP said: “First of all, the committee wants to acknowledge the positive intentions of Patrick Harvie MSP in bringing t

The General Court of the European Union as cancelled two community trademarks registered by Louis Vuitton because the square pattern is not distinctive enough. The French fashion house has been arguing since 2009 that its dark brown and beige square pattern, registered in 1998, and its black and gre

Chinese police pulled over a motorcyclist after he was spotted with an entire minivan strapped to the back of his bike. CCTV footage recorded the man with the one-tonne minivan attached to his motorbike with nothing but straps.

A 42-year old businessman who ran a multi-million pound VAT fraud scheme has been ordered to pay £240,000 to prosecutors. Shahid Ramzan's lawyers agreed he evaded VAT payments of £5,661,839 between October 2002 and July 2004, with the High Court in Edinburgh ordering him to pay £240,000 within si

Church of Scotland officials have warned ministers may be taken to court if they refuse to wed gay couples. The church's general assembly will next month consider a report by the legal questions committee (LQC) of the organisation which warns the church may be “vulnerable to legal challenge” as

House prices rose 13.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2014-15, while the volume of sales dropped by 4.7 per cent compared to the same period last year according to official statistics published today by Registers of Scotland (RoS). The average house price in Scotland from January to March was £1

DLA Piper has advised Heart of Midlothian football club on a significant partnership with Save the Children. Led by Graeme Henry, partner and head of the restructuring team in Scotland, DLA Piper helped structure the deal which will see Hearts FC become the first ever club in the UK to carry the nam