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A commercial judge has ordered a company to produce a full account of its sales of can and actuator products between October 2022 and December 2023 to allow another company to determine the royalties due to it from patent licences it granted. Pursuer Rocep-Lusol Holdings Ltd sought accounting from L

Writing in Scottish Legal News today, Colombian researcher Rodrigo Rogelis discusses a 2016 ruling that confers legal rights on the Atrato River, which flows through the northwest of Colombia. The decades-long civil conflict there continues to leave deep scars on people and the natural environm

Every community in Scotland is to have local police officers, the chief constable has promised. Jo Farrell outlined the plan as part of her vision for 2030 in which she detailed ambitions for safer communities, less crime, supported victims, and a “thriving workforce”.

The Lord President, Lord Carloway, introduced the opening of the legal year at a ceremony yesterday in Court 1 at Parliament House in Edinburgh.

Aberdein Considine trainee Sophie Reid gives us the scoop on what no one tells you about being a trainee. See part one of her series here. You’ll be trusted very early on and will give legal advice. Of course, the advice will have been reviewed by a qualified solicitor, but you’re the on

The new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act 2024 (DMCCA) is due to come into force in April 2025, and with it a complete overhaul of how consumer protection is enforced in the UK, write Melanie Martin, Laura Whyatt and Tom Hanson. Under the new regime, direct enforcement powers will be han

Eoin Quinn has been made a partner at Keoghs Scotland LLP. Mr Quinn has extensive experience in acting for sector one domestic and foreign insurance clients, large corporations in the supply and retail sectors, local authorities and offshore oil and gas companies.

Two bungling burglars with the exact same name have been jailed. The two Bernie McDonaghs – who lived 100 miles apart and are reported not to be related – were sentenced last week after carrying out a series of thefts in and around Coventry.

When he describes his arrival at the Scottish bar as being “a bit convoluted”, Ian Forrester KC really isn’t kidding. Having studied history and English and then law at the University of Glasgow, Forrester began his career with Maclay Murray & Spens in the mid-1960s with the or

People who break abortion buffer zones have been warned they face "significant fines". Legislation establishing protected zones of 200 metres around abortion services comes into force tomorrow.

Proposals for a tax on developers, aiming to raise funds to fix building safety issues in Scotland, have been published for public consultation. Views are being sought on the proposed Scottish Building Safety Levy, which will be introduced under powers due to be devolved by the UK government later t

Aberdein Considine trainee Sophie Reid gives us a taste of life as a trainee in four parts this week. As I sit down, morning coffee (vanilla, of course!) in hand, one of the solicitors in the team taps me on the shoulder. She tells me to grab my jacket, and laptop (with a notepad as back-up). She le

A lord ordinary has repelled submissions by a Scottish NHS Board that it had not waived privilege in respect of documents it lodged with the court in a legal dispute with a service provider over the abandonment of a public procurement process for laboratory services. Roche Diagnostics Ltd sought dec

The Supreme Court and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council have published their third annual update on the Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. The update on the court's activities includes the partnership with the Black Talent Charter, inviting judges from lower courts to sit on UKSC and J