Conor Whittaker has won the 2016 Cloch Quaich for "Best Intellectual Property Law" related dissertation at the University of Aberdeen. Mr Whittaker's dissertation explored "The Protection of Trade Marks with Reputation: A Reputable Right?"
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Gillian Mawdsley is impressed by Cal Flynn's first novel – inspired by the discovery that one her ancestors was Angus MacMilan, the leader of the notorious Highland Brigade that massacred aborigines in 19th century Australia while Connor Beaton delves into the darker side of the Internet to explor
Danielle Keats Citron's Hate Crimes in Cyberspace makes for uncomfortable but important reading for lawyers in the 21st century. With an excellent understanding of how the Internet functions and how people engage with it, Citron is placed well to dissect increasingly common (and continuously under-r
Marie Antoinette has met her match in an African statesman who advised his starving people to eat mice and grasshoppers. President Peter Mutharika of Malawi, in southeastern Africa, sparked outrage after pronouncing at a rally: "Why should Malawians die with hunger when we have different things to e
A man found guilty of sexual assault has successfully appealed against his conviction after appeal sheriffs ruled that there was no corroboration of the complainer’s account. The Sheriff Appeal Court held that with a statutory libel there had to be corroborated evidence of “an assault which was
The latest of a series of new Senators of the College of Justice has been installed in traditional fashion, taking the judicial title,Lady Carmichael. Ailsa Carmichael QC, was sworn in by the Lord President, Lord Carloway, in the First Division courtroom.
Kenneth Shand Scottish legal figures have given their thoughts on the possibility and implications of Scotland retaining access to the single market.
Russell Frith A national data-sharing exercise has found nearly £17 million of fraud and error across services in Scotland's public finances.
Christopher Bright The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) may require significant reform and investment after the UK leaves the European Union, according to London lawyers.
Paul Geoghegan Morton Fraser has been appointed as an approved legal adviser to member clubs of Scottish Gymnastics, the national governing body for the sport of gymnastics in Scotland.
Alan Matthew Employers can justifiably access their employees’ private emails if there is a good reason for them to do so, according to Tayside solicitors and estate agents Miller Hendry.
On Saturday 25 June 2016, 16 brave souls from the BLM Glasgow office took part in the mammoth challenge of a 26-mile marathon for Macmillan Cancer Support along Hadrian’s Wall. The hike along Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site took the team past old Roman forts, settlements and stunning sc
The newly-elected Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Gordon Jackson QC, has been introduced formally to the Court of Session in a short ceremony. Mr Jackson was presented to the Lord President, Lord Carloway, sitting with Lords Brodie and Bracadale, in the First Division courtroom.
A man who claims to be the Archangel Michael has told Lord Turnbull in the Court of Session not to allow independence campaigners to be evicted from the grounds of the Scottish Parliament. “Crown Prince Michael”, from Sheffield, filed an affidavit at the court yesterday in which he claims to be
A challenge to a 2008 decision endorsing a prohibition on settlement of the British Indian Ocean Territories has been dismissed by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal by a majority of 3 to 2. Lord Mance gave the majority judgment, with which Lord Neuberger agreed. Lord Clarke g
