Lawyer Mike Radford has been appointed to Scotland's first independent Animal Welfare Commission. Mr Radford, who was awarded an OBE in 2008 for services to animal welfare law, is a reader at Aberdeen University School of Law.
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Glasgow lawyer Mike Dailly has quit the Social Justice Commission set up by the SNP to consider how an independent Scotland could tackle poverty and inequality. Mr Dailly, principal solicitor at Govan Law Centre, was appointed late last year to the body, which was established to build upon the earli
Neeraj Thomas, specialist in IP and sports law at CMS, explores how Scotland's IP regulations will apply to the EURO 2020 tournament. This summer’s UEFA EURO 2020 tournament will be held in 12 different cities, with Glasgow’s Hampden Park included as a host venue. It’s another coup
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland has launched statutory inquiries into practices at tech companies Google and Tinder. The watchdog said it had received complaints from consumer organisations across the EU in relation to Google's processing of location data and transparency surrounding
Personal data transfers from the European Union to third countries under the standard contractual clauses established by the European Commission are valid, according to an Advocate General of the European Court of Justice. Advocate General Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe gave his view on issues rais
A man with "CRIME PAYS" emblazoned in a tattoo across his forehead has been arrested again. Donald Murray, 38, turned himself in after being sought by police in connection with a car chase, CTV News reports.
Paul Bradfield, former prosecution lawyer at the International Criminal Court, considers the future of the court. The International Criminal Court is at a crossroads. It seeks a new chief prosecutor to succeed the incumbent, Fatou Bensouda. For her successor, huge challenges – both legal and p
British judges could be invited to sit on a "special constitutional court" in a united Ireland, a former Chief Justice of Ireland has said. Mr Justice John L. Murray, who served as Chief Justice of Ireland from 2004 to 2011, made the remarks in a panel discussion hosted by the Hibernian Law Journal.
The Law Society of Scotland has paid tribute to former president Philip Dry, who passed away on the weekend. Mr Dry joined the Council of the Law Society in 1991 and served as president from 1998 to 1999.
Delays in the planning system will be put in the spotlight by Scotland’s senior judge and a leading planning QC at a seminar. Lord Carloway, the Lord President, is to examine the court’s approach to delays at the event being held by the Faculty of Advocates’ Scottish Planning, Loca
Ewan McIntyre is a consultant to Burness Paull and expert in professional negligence and financial services litigation with over 25 years’ experience. He is currently enjoying a secondment with Racine, one of the main independent French law firms, in its Lyon office. The tales of daily life in
Family lawyer Sarah Hay has welcomed the roll-out of a new court form giving children in Scotland as young as five years old a greater say on their own contact and residence rights. Form F9, the controversial court form for intimation to a child, has been replaced in a bid to improve meaningful part
Edinburgh law firms are leaders in Europe and the Middle East in terms of agile working, with one in four firms in the Scottish capital offering some form of agile workspace. Adoption of new workplace strategies is limited across the EMEA area, with the UK leading the way in implementing agile worki
Danielle Stevenson, senior solicitor at Jones Whyte Law, looks at the collaborative approach to divorce. Often when couples are facing separation and divorce, the immediate thought is the rush to court, opposing sides and a battle. However, the reality is more often than not far from that, particula
TLT has advised Q-Park, one of Europe's leading parking service providers, on the sale and leaseback of three Scottish car parks. The deals are part of a national disposals programme that TLT's specialist real estate team has acted on and involved international elements, careful attention to timesca
