It walks like a tablet, but talks like a laptop — the super slick Surface Pro is Microsoft’s answer to the latest iPad, and probably the one after that too.
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Richard Turnbull Richard Turnbull discusses the numerous issues surrounding Scotland's renewables strategy.
The European Court of Justice has ruled that Italy failed to fulfil its obligations under EU law by failing to guarantee just and appropriate compensation for victims of all violent intentional crimes. Under an EU directive, the victims of violent intentional crimes are entitled to fair and appropri
A golf club which sued the suppliers of an electric trolley after a “Motocaddy” caught fire and caused extensive damage to a clubhouse have had an action for more than £500,000 damages refused. A judge in the Court of Session dismissed the club’s claim that the producers and importers of the
The EU’s sweeping reform of product liability law contrasts sharply with the UK’s more tentative approach, write Paola Sproul and Mark Gibson. The EU and the UK are undergoing significant overhauls of their product liability regimes, primarily driven by the need to address challenges pos
'Glasgow's Miles Better' was a 1980s campaign to promote the city of Glasgow as a tourist destination and as a location for industry and business. Back then fossil fuels were powering the country and releasing millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere every year. 'People Mak
The agency responsible for the procurement of medical equipment for the NHS in Scotland has secured a court order to conclude a framework agreement with its suppliers after a rival tenderer challenged its award of a contract. A judge in the Court of Session granted the interim order after ruling tha
A lawyer specialising in major construction projects is returning to work in Aberdeen, having played a key role in the redevelopment of the Battersea Power Station in London. Iain Miller was the senior construction lawyer for Battersea Power Station Development Company Limited – the developmen
Bruce Battersby Lindsays has announced the appointment of Bruce Battersby as a senior solicitor in the firm's private client team in Glasgow.
BTO has announced its latest round of promotions, including four new partners, with effect from 1 December 2023. This news closely follows the addition of new Edinburgh based partners Tim Edward and Euan Fleming in November.
Small scale, unsubsidised, borne along on a wave of bookish enthusiasm, the ‘Writing Worth Reading’ cluster of 12 events at the Royal Scots Club can hardly be described as a competitor to the big literary beast which, not long past, was licking its wounds in a venue oddly described as th
Single-use vapes will no longer be stocked or sold in Scotland under new legislation which came into force yesterday. The UK-wide ban has been introduced to prevent the environmental damage disposable vapes cause and to address health concerns associated with vaping as Scotland moves towards a tobac
A criminal silk has called for the creation of a register of domestic abusers to help reduce violence in the home. Thomas Ross KC said such a list might deter physical and psychological assaults.
Joanna Cherry KC has lost Edinburgh South West to Labour’s Scott Arthur MP as the SNP suffered a major defeat at Westminster in the general election. Ms Cherry, a non-practising member of Arnot Manderson Advocates, said many voters felt that the SNP had “dropped the ball” on the ca
A new BBC podcast series uncovers what really happened when the Leonardo da Vinci painting, The Madonna of the Yarnwinder, was spectacularly taken from Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfries and Galloway in 2003. The Missing Madonna, which is available from 25 August on BBC Sounds, marks the 20th anniversary
