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DLA Piper Scotland has bolstered its senior ranks with promotions in its Edinburgh office. Sarah Letson, finance, projects and restructuring, and Linzi Penman, intellectual property and technology, have both been promoted to partner.

A Bonnybridge couple who sought to establish that their home had been damaged by fungus created by ethanol vapour have been allowed a proof based on amended pleadings seeking to establish that a particular species created the conditions allowing other organisms to damage their home. Thomas Chalmers

Police are on the hunt for an unusual serial thief who has stolen metal grates from dozens of urinals in public parks. At least 37 urinals across 16 parks in the Japanese city of Sapporo have been hit by the thief, whose motivation is unclear, TV station UHB reports.

On Thursday 29 June 2023, the Crown Office’s request to extradite Richard Sharples for serious offences – alleged to have happened in Scotland in September 2021 – called before Mr Justice Paul McDermott in the High Court of Ireland, writes Thomas Ross KC. The application was oppose

The Scottish Sentencing Council has recently produced a report advocating shorter prison sentences even for some serious offences. There would be more emphasis on community-based disposals, such as community payback orders which used to be called community service orders. The report suggest the poss

Gillespie Macandrew has announced the appointment of corporate partner and accredited charity law specialist Alan Gilfillan. Having previously completed his legal traineeship with Gillespie Macandrew, he now re-joins the firm from Balfour and Manson with 13 years’ experience advising busi

A psychonaut, according to a dictionary, is someone who explores altered states of consciousness, especially through hallucinatory drugs. The term apparently originates from 1970 when one author described the psychedelic, drug-induced experiences with his friend. Mike Jay is a historian of

Licensing for businesses such as dog walkers, canine fertility services and dog groomers is being considered to improve animal welfare standards. The Scottish government is seeking views on a proposed licensing scheme, which aims to ensure consistency in standards across the animal care services sec

Thorntons has announced nine promotions including one legal director, four associates and four senior solicitors. James Brogan is now legal director in private client in Edinburgh and Bonnyrigg. The new associates in Edinburgh are Victoria Wright, intellectual property, and Emma Lawrie, residential

An action for reduction of an eviction order made by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland’s Housing and Property Chamber in respect of a tenancy of a property held in trust by the landlord for the tenants had been allowed to proceed in the Outer House of the Court of Session. Pursuers Mohammad

A legal expert specialising in maritime safety has called for extra vigilance following a number of tragic incidents in Scotland this year. This is Maritime Safety Week and Bruce Craig, a partner at Pinsent Masons in Aberdeen, highlighted the need to maintain the UK’s high safety standards.

An East Lothian-based haulage company has been fined £150,000 after a 25-year-old LGV driver was fatally electrocuted. Andrew Black Ltd pled guilty to failing to ensure there were suitable controls in place for work carried out near dangerous overhead power lines between 15 November 2021 and 5

TLT has been successful in a petition for judicial review in relation to the controversial Scottish Deposit Return Scheme, acting for client Abdul Majid & Son Ltd. Double silk Aidan O’Neill KC and advocate David Welsh were instructed in the case, which was heard at the Court of Session on

Stefanie Johnston, Iain Franklin and Imogen Webb from Ince & Co's London and Scotland offices consider TUI Ltd v Griffiths (Supreme Court Appeal from [2021] EWCA Civ 1442), given its implications for UK-wide practice. The Supreme Court has heard an important case on the courts’ approach to

A law enforcement department has been caught allegedly handing out badges and credentials in exchange for bribes. Sheriff Scott Howard Jenkins, 51, of Culpeper County, Virginia – an elected official – is accused of appointing various men as auxiliary deputy sheriffs in exchange for cash