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A British man wanted to face trial for a £2.3 million VAT fraud in Poland which he was said to have committed as part of an organised crime group has lost an appeal against an Edinburgh sheriff’s grant of an extradition order made against him. It was argued by appellant AH that it would

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US regulators have imposed a $150,000 (around €140,000 or £125,000) fine on a private company for failing to remove a satellite from orbit in what is believed to be the world's first space debris enforcement action. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said TV company DISH had agre

CMS has advised Ocean Winds on the sale of a 16.6 per cent stake in the 950 MW Moray East Offshore Wind Farm (Moray East), to Equitix Investment Management Ltd. Located in the Moray Firth, Moray East generates clean energy for more than 1.43 million Scottish households and businesses and has been in

Brodies LLP has added to its growing Highlands and Islands practice with the appointment of Gary Webster as partner. Mr Webster joins Brodies' Inverness office and the firm's rural business practice. With 19 years' legal experience, he acts for landowners and rural business owners, specialising in c

Harper Macleod has welcomed 20 new trainees to the firm – its biggest ever intake.

A museum worker who used his access to steal paintings and auction them off to fund a "luxurious lifestyle" has been spared jail. The 30-year-old worker with a role in managing the collection of a Munich museum admitted stealing four paintings over a two-year period, in one case replacing the origin

Jails are under severe pressure, with the prison population increasing by almost 10 per cent this year. Justice Secretary Angela Constance said the rise was a “significant challenge” and that a further increase would “seriously impact” on staff and prisoners.

An annual mock trial supported by Scots lawyers to help promote legal education in schools will take place this weekend. The Edinburgh Schools MiniTrials will see children from eight local secondary schools taking part in mock criminal trials, which will be presided over by members of the Faculty of

L&M MediLaw's Elizabeth Rose has been named Lawyer of the Year at the Scottish Legal Awards.

An American fund manager has made the biggest investment in an English law firm since the introduction of new rules. Gramercy, an investor based in Connecticut has put $552 million into London law firm Pogust Goodhead.

A new article exploring domestic violence, safeguarding returning parents, the best interests of the child, human rights and international refugee law, and legislative interventions has been published.

MSPs have voted to repeal the UK Internal Market Act, which Scottish ministers say allows the UK government take control of key devolved policy areas without the consent of MSPs. During a debate in the Scottish Parliament, independence minister Jamie Hepburn said that UK ministers could open up Scot

Pinsent Masons has strengthened its financial services offering in Scotland with the appointment of legal director, Caroline Whitten, who has joined from Sainsbury’s Bank. Based in Edinburgh, she will work alongside recently appointed insurance regulatory and commercial legal director, Chris R

An appeal against a sheriff’s decision to suspend contact between a father and his 13-year-old daughter after he failed to return her following a period of residential contact has been refused by the Sheriff Appeal Court. It was argued by the appellant, F, that the sheriff had failed to afford