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The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with CIOT and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar on tax covenants and warranties at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh on Thursday 27th April 2023. At this event, Christine Yuill and Nicola Williams of Burness Paull will discuss:

I have learned from experience – that when it comes to expressing views on social media in 2023 – it is usually wise to begin by making crystal clear what I am not saying. I am not saying that the United Kingdom should withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights. That said, vie

Utah has become the first state in the US to give parents power over their children's social media – in an attempt to stem the use of TikTok and Instagram. Signed by the Republican governor Spencer Cox, the measures grant parents full access to their kids' accounts – including private me

The Russian man who bought the Highland castle formerly owned by Craig Whyte is facing a proceeds of crime investigation, The Herald reports. Sergei Fedotov, who has been jailed in Russia over an embezzlement conviction, is the target of the Crown Office's Civil Recovery Unit.

The prosecution of former Rangers finance chief Imran Ahmad was malicious, lawyers for the lord advocate have admitted in papers seen by The Herald on Sunday. The latest revelation in the malicious prosecution scandal emerged in documents associated with Mr Ahmad's damages case against Scotland's ch

Pope Francis has amended a 2019 Church law on clerical sexual abuse and increased its ambit to include Catholic lay leaders of Vatican-approved religious organisations. Lay leaders are those other than clergy who are on the professional rosters of the church.

War and the internet … Inna Dzhurynska sits in her Dundee flat, drafting new legislation for the government of Ukraine. She’s part of a dispersed project team funded by USAID, working online to ensure that the laws and regulations governing Ukraine’s energy markets are compatible

A sheriff in the Upper Tribunal for Scotland has quashed a First-tier Tribunal eviction order made on the ground of anti-social behaviour after an appeal was made against the decision by the tenant of a cottage in Bridge of Weir. Appellant Enzo Serapiglia, who had moved to the area in February 2020,

The Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 7 March 2023. Niall McLean and Tony Convery detail the changes it makes. Once the relevant sections of the Act are commenced, they will make substantial amendments to the circumstances in which dogs can be used to hunt, search f

A trademark dispute between Jack Daniel's and a dog toy branded "Bad Spaniels" has gone to the Supreme Court of the United States. The whiskey distillery claims that its brand is being harmed by the plastic chew toy, which is shaped like one of its distinctive whiskey bottles.

Blackadders LLP has announced a series of promotions across its Scottish offices. Dario Demarco becomes legal director, Richard Wilson, Robyn Lee and Susan Currie all become associates whilst Blair Duncan and Stefan Docherty take up the roles of senior solicitor.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Russia names lawyer Chikov, journalist Varlamov ‘foreign agents’ | The Moscow Times

More than £20 million has been paid to victims of historic in-care abuse through Scotland's Redress scheme in just over a year. Since the scheme launched in December 2021, 404 applicants have received payments totalling £20.1m.

A Compass Chambers team will be cycling 85 miles through the Scottish Highlands when they take part in the Etape Caledonia to raise funds for Revive MS.

Language defence groups in France are taking legal action over the excessive use of English by public institutions and businesses. Notre Dame and La Poste are the latest targets the French purists' ire. They have cited as the most egregious case “Ma French Bank”, the online bank recently