As Sheryl Crow crooned, in her wispy-voice, there are three things James Bond cares for: martinis, girls and guns. But today, I question, after an almost sixty-year career of indulging liberally in all three, why Bond is still employed as a Double-O MI6 spy. This blog contains zero No Time To Die sp
Search: 零加TOYZEROPLUS最新财务数据
Tuesday 16 November 2021 The SYLA was pleased to deliver last month the first of a two-part series focusing on diversity and inclusion within the Scottish legal profession, more specifically, the inclusion of minority ethnic solicitors.
The Scottish agritech business, Intelligent Growth Solutions Limited (IGS), announced the conclusion of its most recent funding round on Thursday at its COP26 exhibition site. Acting for IGS, Thorntons Solicitors oversaw the Series B £42 million deal, with major investors including COFRA AG (Z
Dispute resolution and mediation business, Squaring Circles, is celebrating its first two years in business by launching an online mediation service for disputes under £50,000. By utilising technology, Squaring Circles has streamlined its processes to make mediation for lower value claims more
Luxembourg's prime minister plagiarised all but two pages of his master's thesis in public law and political science, a media investigation has alleged. Xavier Bettel has admitted his thesis "could have – yes, maybe should have – been done differently" and has said he will "naturally acc
Robert Milligan QC's new book Funding Personal Injury Litigation in Scotland is now available to purchase. 2021 has been a landmark year in the funding of personal injury litigation in Scotland. Long-awaited changes in relation to damages based agreements (DBAs) and qualified one way cost
Commuters on the Moscow metro can now pay for their journeys by glancing at a camera in what has been described as an "Orwellian” surveillance tool. Face Pay lets users look into a camera at turnstiles in the capital's 241 metro stations instead of using a card.
The energy & natural resources team at Harper Macleod assisted Statkraft UK Limited on its sale of the operational Andershaw wind farm in South Lanarkshire to Greencoat UK Wind with the provision of project-side advice, vendor due diligence and the provision of a certificate of title. The deal f
Pictured (L-R): Michael McLaughlin, head of employment law for Shoosmiths in Scotland, Fiona Cameron, banking partner and Barry McKeown, real estate partner and head of the Glasgow office. Shoosmiths will move into its new c.5000sq ft of leased office space at The Garment Factory on Montrose Street
Climate lawyers have urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Brazil's president for crimes against humanity over his administration's policies in the Amazon ahead of the COP26 in Glasgow this month. The Allrise group has lodged a case with the court alleging that the government o
Ayr Faculty of Solicitors recently thanked two long-standing office bearers as they stepped down, having served for over 50 years between them. Secretary Norman Geddes and treasurer George Hay stood down from the Deans Council of Ayr Faculty of Solicitors in September after each having served on it
With recent studies showing that nine in ten women feel menopause affects their work, many employers are reassessing the needs of their employees and introducing menopause support resources in the workplace. In order to support and educate employers on how best to handle menopause in the workplace,
The energy & natural resources team at Harper Macleod assisted Statkraft UK Limited on its sale of the operational Andershaw wind farm in South Lanarkshire to Greencoat UK Wind with the provision of project-side advice, vendor due diligence and the provision of a certificate of title. The deal
From heading the crime division of a Glasgow law firm at the age of 26 to becoming the first female rector in Glasgow University's 571-year history, Rita Rae, Lady Rae, has had a long and illustrious career as a lawyer.
Poland is set for a fresh confrontation with the European Union after its top court ruled that the Polish constitution has primacy over EU law. The Constitutional Tribunal yesterday ruled by a 12-2 majority that articles 1 and 19 of the EU treaties – respectively establishing the powers of the
