A furniture store has been ordered to pay damages to a couple who bought a sofa without knowing its feather cushions would need to be regularly fluffed. Canadian couple Donna and Thomas Dobko launched civil proceedings against Muse & Merchant after being disappointed with the floppiness of their
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The average selling price of property across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders during March-May 2025 was £283,335, 3.6 per cent higher than the same time last year. The most expensive region to buy a property was Edinburgh, with an average price of £301,077, while the most af
Almost 40,000 offenders will be subject to electronic monitoring at any given time under a major expansion of tagging technology at the centre of forthcoming sentencing reforms. Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, is reported to have secured £700 million in funding from the chancellor, Rac
Funding for new police vans and training for officers and dog wardens has been agreed following a Responsible Dog Ownership Summit hosted by the Scottish government. Police Scotland has received £166,000 to train officers to identify banned breeds and buy specially-equipped vans to transport d
A recent Court of Appeal decision (EE Limited v Virgin Mobile Limited [2025] EWCA Civ 20) relating to exclusions of liability is a useful reminder to contracts lawyers of the significance of these clauses, writes Liam McMonagle. The case involved a contact dispute. In 2013, EE agreed to supply 2G, 3
A man who stole £30,000 from his elderly, dementia-stricken father has been sentenced. James Kelly, 64, took the money after being appointed financial and welfare guardian for his father, also called James, who was a full-time patient within the Acute Admission Unit at Dykebar Hospital, Paisle
Land acquisition by public bodies has a stronger role to play to address Scotland’s rural housing crisis, according to a new report issued by the Scottish Land Commission. The report outlines key actions needed to ensure a steady supply of land for much-needed rural housing, using publicly own
Harper Macleod has advised on the sale of Glasgow-based McDonach IT Consultancy Ltd to IT Resolution Group Ltd, a company led by the management team of McDonach IT Consultancy Ltd. The law firm transacted a vendor induced management buy-out of McDonach IT Consultancy Ltd, enabling founder Kenneth Mc
Edinburgh-based lawyer and aid volunteer Andrea Fraser is raising funds for Gaza. Ms Fraser, who cycled solo from Ukraine to Edinburgh to raise money for maternity equipment for Ukraine in 2022, will now be swimming/dipping in cold water for 84 days to raise funds to buy a device that turns dirty se
This year’s Faculty Christmas Collection, which raises funds for vulnerable families in Fife, is now open for donations. It was founded and has been run for the past nine years by Maria Maguire KC. “We are still going strong,” she said. “The money we raise is really making a
The military-industrial complex of the United States was the subject of a chilling warning by President Eisenhower and a new book reveals how Silicon Valley has morphed to make it ever more deadly. On one view, a better title for this book might be ‘The politics of public procurement’ as
A former police officer has admitted stealing £2.50 from an arrestee to pay off a paltry debt at the police station tuck shop. James Tillcock would have been sacked for gross misconduct had he not already resigned, Thames Valley Police (TVP) said following a misconduct hearing.
The Tayside Solicitors Property Centre (TSPC) Property Investor Evening will take place at TSPC, 11 Whitehall Crescent, Dundee, from 5.30pm until 7pm on Thursday, 26 September 2024. Speakers sharing stories and guidance will include a Dundee couple who swapped policing for property.
