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Sally Clark provides an update on the latest action being taken against Glencore under the UK's bribery legislation. The global mining giant Glencore was back in the news last week with the announcement from the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) that it has charged five of its executives, who are now due t

Macdonald Henderson has advised Turnkey IPS, a provider of software solutions to the insolvency industry, on an investment by Bowmark Capital, a private equity firm. Established by Dr Barry Wood in 1980, Turnkey has grown to become the market leader for corporate restructuring and insolvency softwar

Gibson Kerr has made four new appointments and three promotions after it recorded a 25 per cent increase in turnover to £3 million. Among those joining Gibson Kerr is Linsey Dagger, who becomes the firm’s head of personal law.

Aberdeen University's Professor Anatole Boute will present his book Energy Dependence and Supply Security: Energy Law in the New Geopolitical Reality on Thursday. Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine administered an unprecedented shock to the European and global energy markets, triggering emergency int

The UK's top charity for older people has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds in compensation for age-related harassment. An employment tribunal found that Age UK broke the law in its treatment of a 59-year-old graphic designer after his job application was not considered due to a technical erro

BTO Solicitors LLP is sponsoring Helensburgh Art Club’s Annual Exhibition for the second year in a row. The 71st exhibition and sale will run from 17-18 August in the Victoria Halls, Sinclair St, Helensburgh, from 9.00am to 5.00pm and is free of charge.

Eight leading children's rights and youth justice charities have called for an end to child imprisonment in England and Wales. A review by the Alliance for Youth Justice, Article 39, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, Child Rights International Network, Howard League for Penal Reform, INQUEST, Ju

Dear Editor, Olympics and the law: The life of Carl Ludwig ‘Luz’ Long was a very interesting article. I understand that Owens and Long maintained contact after the 1936 Games and that after the outbreak of WW2, Long wrote a letter to Owens to be passed on by the latter to Long's son in t

Proposals have been lodged to fix the façade of Ayr Sheriff Court due to the “immediate risk” of falling masonry. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has made an application to South Ayrshire Council for permission to undertake alterations to the Wellington Square building.

An action by the director of a textile company in administration seeking interdict preventing a creditor of the company from executing a charge for payment against him has been dismissed by the Outer House of the Court of Session along with a counterclaim by the creditor. Pursuer Flemming Hansen cla

A landmark legal ruling which has been pivotal in shaping and safeguarding the Harris Tweed industry celebrated its 60th anniversary recently. The authority’s legal advisor Colin Hulme summarises the importance of the case and ruling. The name “Harris Tweed” can only be used t

The third and final cohort of WS Summer Scholars have begun their research. The WS Society has welcomed Tom Edwards (University of Dundee), Justine Arndt (University of Aberdeen) and Megan Buggy (University of Strathclyde).

Stronachs has announced that partner and head of private client, Jaclyn Russell, has been awarded a dual accreditation from the Law Society of Scotland. Ms Russell has been accredited as a specialist in private client tax and trusts law, becoming one of only four solicitors in Scotland to hold this

A lobby group has said it will seek to have hunters recognised as an ethnic group in the UK in order to protect their "way of life". Hunting Kind says it has obtained an opinion from a senior English barrister which supports its case for "protected status" either as an "ethnic group" or as a group o