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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

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.

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

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 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

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

When we think of prisoner of wars (POWs), we probably think of British prisoners with the images that recall the impenetrable fortress of Colditz and statements that “for you the war is over” in the Great Escape. Both dramatise events with their focus on British escape stories where the

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) and Irwin Mitchell Scotland recently co-hosted their 10th annual Renewables Seminar.

The growth of extended reality technology means new enhanced measures are needed to protect people’s privacy, a new study says. The current lack of proper security measures could potentially result in the misuse of data, leading to serious consequences such as stalking, harassment, or identity

A champion for social mobility within Scotland’s legal profession and a moderniser of Scottish conveyancing have been awarded honorary membership of the Law Society of Scotland. Christine McLintock and Ross MacKay have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to both the legal profes

A judge has blocked a law requiring schools and universities in Louisiana to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom pending the outcome of a legal challenge. The preliminary injunction follows legal proceedings taken by a multi-faith group of nine Louisiana families with children in public

Elon Musk's X platform, formerly Twitter, is being sued for alleged copyright infringement by a coalition of French media outlets, including major newspapers Le Monde, Le Figaro and Le Parisien. The publishers allege that X has failed to comply with a French law which has, since 2019, required