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Investment experts from Harper Macleod believe there will be opportunities for strong businesses seeking investment in the new financial year, provided they are well-prepared and braced for the potential of a more challenging period. In the last financial year (2022/23) Harper Macleod advised on 30
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of Edison Lacaste. Mr Lacaste, a 45-year-old Filipino national, died in the early morning of 18 February 2021 after an accident on board FV Copious
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has prevented Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market, leading to reduced innovation and less choice for UK gamers over the years to come. The final decision to
Two Crown appeals against a sheriff’s decision to sustain defence pleas of oppression by two prisoners charged with possessing an unauthorised SIM card within prison have been allowed by the Sheriff Appeal Court. Respondents Brandon Douglas and John Pow both argued that it was oppressive of th
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of Joanne Gallacher.
The majority of social landlords in Scotland have not put in place adequate policies to support survivors of domestic abuse facing homelessness, a new report by Scottish Women’s Aid (SWA) and CIH Scotland has found. In 2018/19, 73 of the 173 social landlords in Scotland (42 per cent) sign
Sophie Pike explores the cost of childcare and how that should be shared between separated parents. The cost of childcare in the UK is reported to be amongst the most expensive in the world, with an average full time nursery placement costing nearly £15,000 per child per year. In Scotland, fun
An Arbroath man who fell down an unlit communal staircase in his building at night has lost an appeal against a sheriff’s decision that the local authority responsible for the maintenance of the stairwell was not liable for the accident. Craig Hill argued in his case before the Sheriff Appeal
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John MacLeod, senior lecturer in private law at the University of Edinburgh has written a new article on the Supreme Court’s decision in Fearn v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2023] UKSC 4.
The Scottish Law Commission’s Annual Report 2022 has been published today. The report outlines progress on the commission’s law reform work during 2022. It explains the progress made on implementation of the commission’s recommendations, outlines the commission’s work to prom
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of Robyn Goldie. The FAI follows the prosecution and conviction of Robyn’s mother, Sharon Goldie, in August 2020 for wilful ill treatment and
Students across Scotland are being encouraged to enter a national award designed to support research that could change the way we own and use land in Scotland. Entries are now open for the Scottish Land Commission’s National Student Award 2023, which will grant one lucky Scottish-based student
A farmer is set for a court showdown with two police officers he accused of stealing his onions in the middle of the night. The farmer in Mislata, Spain claimed on social media that he was working in his field just after 4am on Saturday when he unexpectedly encountered a police car.
