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Marks & Clerk’s Scottish operation has been awarded "Gold" status by an intellectual property publication, World Trademark Review, making it one of the few firms in the country to be ranked in the top tier of trade mark specialist firms. Marks & Clerk was placed in the top tier of Scottish
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Ways in which Scottish public services can help asylum seekers facing destitution are to be investigated by MSPs on Holyrood’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee. The committee is asking people to submit their views on what more can be done to tackle the issue. It will be holding a series of ev
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Martyn Evans An independent review of legal aid has been announced by the Scottish government.
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Michael Matheson New nationwide standards are being introduced to ensure consistent delivery of forensic medical examinations for victims of sexual violence.
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This year will see an increase in fintech-driven M&A activity, according to Burness Paull.The firm was instructed on more than 200 M&A deals in the last 12 months, with an aggregate value in excess of £6.5 billion. It completed major fintech deals for clients including 1825 and Benchmark Ca
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A French businessman is suing Uber claiming the taxi company negligently alerted his wife to his adultery, leading to the break-up of his marriage. The Riviera-based businessman says he once used his wife's mobile phone to hail an Uber driver and that, despite logging off, the company continued to s
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Lord Neuberger President of the Supreme Court Lord Neuberger has lauded the “accelerating endeavours to achieve greater diversity in the senior judiciary”, which, he said, is a result of greater diversity in the lower courts.
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Pictured (L-R): Heather McKendrick, Lyndsey Thomson, careers and outreach coordinator, Liz Campbell, executive director of education training & qualifications
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Holyrood’s European Committee has called for a bespoke solution on Brexit that reflects Scotland’s majority vote to remain in the single market to be explored with the “EU 27” in negotiations before and after the UK government triggers Article 50. The committee’s report Determining Scotlan
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Jamie Kerr Thorntons partner and immigration expert Jamie Kerr considers the implications of Brexit in this year’s SLN Annual Review.
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Gillian Craig Gillian Craig, partner and head of property litigation at MacRoberts has been named the new chair of the Scottish branch of the Property Litigation Association (SPLA).
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Professor Alan Paterson OBE of Strathclyde University’s Law School has been appointed as the international and expert adviser to the Independent Review of Legal Aid in Scotland announced by legal affairs minister Annabelle Ewing. Professor Paterson is chair of the International Legal Aid Group, an
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Pictured (L-R): Susan McManus, HR adviser, SCTS ; Geoff Kitchener, customer relationship manager, Centrica; Elena Poulos, chair Carer Contact Group, SCTS; Sarah Jackson, OBE, CEO Working Families
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