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Liam McMonagle takes a look at the IP issues surrounding Amazon's $1bn show, The Rings of Power.  Like many people, I’ve enjoyed watching The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime after a hard day’s work. However, as an intellectual property (IP) lawyer, it’s hard not to recognise th

The former director of a free-range egg company has been jailed for two years and three months for animal welfare and hygiene offences which led to the deaths of approximately 2,000 hens. Peter Armitage, 41, was sentenced at Wick Sheriff Court where he was also banned from keeping animals for 15 yea

The Sheriff Appeal Court has allowed an appeal by a firm that sought the dismissal of an action raised against it by their former commercial agent in Scotland after it ruled that a plea of res judicata should have been accepted by the sheriff. Pursuer and respondent Hugh Beattie originally raised th

A right-wing judge was among those arrested on suspicion of plotting to storm the Reichstag and overthrow the German government.

Burness Paull has appointed Mark Kirke as a partner in its construction and projects team as the firm seeks to address increasing client demand and to seize opportunities in a sector witnessing substantial investment. Mr Kirke, who is dual-qualified in English and Scots law and recognised as a

TLT has been successful in a petition for judicial review in relation to the controversial Scottish Deposit Return Scheme, acting for client Abdul Majid & Son Ltd. Double silk Aidan O’Neill KC and advocate David Welsh were instructed in the case, which was heard at the Court of Session on

Donald Findlay KC has accused the Scottish government of undermining the justice system for mere "vote-gathering". His comments come in response to proposals from Scottish ministers to pilot juryless trials for rape cases and to eliminate the 'not proven' verdict.

A former ‘house mother’ who abused children in her care in the '60s and '70s has been sentenced to 300 hours of community service. Retired social worker, Euphemia Ramsay, was found guilty of the cruel treatment of two children while she was employed at Quarriers Village, a residential ca

Change isn’t an option anymore; it’s mandatory. This dictum, of course, has had multiple iterations in all areas of business since any wistful idea that more of the same will suffice was atomised by a climate emergency, a global pandemic, a war in Europe and a series of economic debacles

Compass Chambers has once again been recognised as a leading set by Chambers UK in the latest edition of its directory. Compass has received 47 individual rankings in six practice area categories. Compass is also ranked Band 1 as a set in four categories – Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence,

We are delighted to advise that registration is now open for our Annual Conference on Friday 17th November from 1pm until 5:15pm at the Balmoral Hotel. Under the Law Society of Scotland's Guidelines, delegates may claim 3 hours of CPD time.  The conference is open to all solicitors, in-hou

A Dundee lawyer has been found guilty of defrauding a client out of nearly £3,000.

Former chairman of Blackadders Solicitors and Lord Dean of Guild of the Guildry Incorporation of Dundee, Scott Williamson WS, has died after being taken ill at home, aged 69. The only son of the late Hugh and Florence Williamson, Mr Williamson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1955 and spent his ea

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has celebrated the first patent application successfully filed on its new fully digital ‘One IPO’ patents service. The IPO also debuted a new AI-powered patent allocation tool, which reduces the time taken to get the patent application to the right

All eyes are on Paris and the publishers are cashing in on the Olympics with a raft of new books focussing on ‘The City of Light’.