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Pinsent Masons has appointed Gillian Frew as head of office for its 215-strong Edinburgh operation following the retirement of Ewan Alexander after 35 years with the firm. A specialist in the structured & project finance team, Ms Frew joined Pinsent Masons in 2001 after graduating in law from th

Edinburgh Law School’s Professor Chloë Kennedy has published a new book: Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law. The book, published by Cambridge University Press, is part of her research project ‘Identity Deception: A Critical History' which was funded by an Arts and Hum

Private schools in Scotland should adapt to the new VAT regime rather than wait for the outcome of a legal challenge against the UK government's decision to end their VAT exemption, a lawyer has said. VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent will be added to private school fees from 1 January 2025. T

A rapist who subjected a woman to a catalogue of violent, controlling and sexual abuse has been jailed. Christian Schonenberger was found guilty following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh on 9 September 2024.

One of Aberdeen’s oldest professional organisations celebrated its 250th year of incorporation at Aberdeen Town House, where it was presented with a full achievement of armorial bearings. In 1774, King George III formally incorporated the Society of Advocates by Royal Charter, recognising its

The High Court of Justice of England and Wales has refused an appeal against the rejection of a human rights claim by a life prisoner jailed for planning to detonate explosives on a transatlantic flight who was denied opportunities to join communal prayers while imprisoned in high security condition

Ukraine has failed in a bid to register "Russian warship, go f*ck yourself" as an EU trademark. The infamous phrase was said by a Ukrainian border guard in response to a Russian demand for surrender in the early hours of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The Terra Firma tour bus has reached the halfway point of its ‘Four Cities Tour’, having got off to a great start with two successful events in Inverness and Aberdeen last week. The talks were very well received with the audience actively engaged in subsequent discussion. Feedback from a

Burges Salmon has been unveiled as Space Scotland’s first corporate sponsor. Operating within a market contributing in excess of £4 billion per year to the Scottish economy, Space Scotland is heavily involved in the delivery of the government’s Scottish Space Strategy.

Which? is today launching a landmark £3 billion legal claim against Apple, claiming the tech giant breached competition law, effectively locking millions of consumers into its iCloud service at "rip-off" prices Around 40 million Apple customers in the UK who have obtained iCloud services over

According to The Times of November 1st the total cost of state support for the sick will exceed an unprecedented £100 billion a year by the end of this parliamentary term. This frankly unsustainable health burden is largely the outcome of successive governments placing fiscal imperatives above

The introduction of rent controls has received support from the majority of the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee. The Housing (Scotland) Bill aims to improve housing outcomes for people who live in private rented accommodation and ensure a fair balance bet

Profits at Blackadders LLP and and Blackadders Wealth Management LLP reached £4.61 million as turnover rose to £16.9m, the latest figures show. The figures for the 2023/24 financial year show profits increased by six per cent on turnover growth of 1.4 per cent for the combined income of

A new record has been set for the number of Scottish solicitors formally admitted to the profession in a single day.