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Border by Kapka Kassabova This is a magical book and one of the very, very few to open up the wild and forgotten lands of ancient Thrace that straddle that corner of Europe where Turkey meets Bulgaria and Greece.

Shepherd & Wedderburn’s commercial litigation team has secured a favourable ruling for their clients in The Trustees of the Johnston Press Pension Plan and others v. Sedgwick Noble Lowndes Limited and Mercer CSOH 21, a decision that confirms the common-sense approach applied by the Scottish co

David Wilson The requirements of a valid payment notice issued under a construction contract were considered in a previous update: “A Payment Notice? Be Clear?” with reference to the case of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust v Logan Construction (South East) Ltd (“Surrey and Sussex”) a

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The owners of the “Tartan Army” trade mark have failed in a legal bid to prevent another company using the name without its permission. Tartan Army Limited claimed that Alba Football Fans Limited was infringing its rights in terms of section 10 of the Trade Marks Act 1994 and EU Trade Mark Regul

Gillian Craig Contractual third party rights, one of Scotland’s most antiquated and inflexible laws is about to get the 21st century treatment as a new bill was introduced last week in the Scottish Parliament, writes Gillian Craig.

Iain Nisbet No school closure decisions were reviewed in what has been a "quiet year", according to the second School Closure Review Panels report.

Sandra White The successful delivery of the devolution of social security is to be investigated by two parliamentary committees.

Cops are on the hunt for thieves who raided a first-class tea plantation producing "the best tea in the world". Sneaky tea-snatchers made off with thousands of plants after raiding the remote Dalreoch Farm site in Perthshire, Scotland as owner Tam O'Braan recovered from an illness elsewhere.

Michael Matheson Police officer numbers remain above 2007 levels, in line with the SNP’s commitment to deliver 1,000 more officers compared to the figure in 2007, new figures show.

We have a vacancy for an experienced conveyancing paralegal to join our growing Residential Property department in Edinburgh. Thorntons prides itself on providing excellent customer service to our clients and as a Paralegal you will play a vital role in the client experience. You will work closely w

A Scots lawyer who has was found guilty of professional misconduct has failed in an appeal against a decision to strike him off the roll of solicitors. Cameron Fyfe, a former partner at Ross Harper Solicitors, was barred from practising as a solicitor in September 2016 for breaching accounts rules.

Annabelle Ewing A bill to reform contract law on third party rights has been introduced to Parliament.

Roseanna Cunningham A new code of practice for hunts is to be developed by the Scottish government following Lord Bonomy’s review into fox hunting.

Nik Madan Tuesday 31 January 2017 marks a year to go until the Letting Agent Code of Practice comes into force in Scotland.