A ban on Glasgow University rector Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah speaking in Germany about Palestine is to be challenged in a court in Berlin today. The legal action has been brought by the European Legal Support Center (ELSC), which provides legal support to advocates for Palestine, with support from the I
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Anderson Strathern partner Robin Turnbull examines the potential impact on rural businesses of the UK government's employment law reforms. In rural Scotland, where around 84 per cent of businesses describe themselves as family-owned, the line between employee and family member can often blur. From f
An oil and gas company which secured a $660 million judgment against Greenpeace in the US courts is now being sued in the Netherlands in what the environmental NGO says is the first major test of the EU's anti-SLAPP laws. Texas-based company Energy Transfer accused Greenpeace of defamation and orche
A man who was sentenced to just over seven years’ imprisonment attempting to murder his wife by running her over with his car following years of abuse has had his total sentence lengthened by the High Court of Justiciary following a Crown appeal. William Budge pled guilty to the attempted murd
Employee ownership is surging in popularity across the UK, and particularly in Scotland. In this article, Douglas Roberts reflects on an increasingly sophisticated and diverse market. The Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) is a special type of discretionary trust established by the Finance Act 2014 for
A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. A new special tribunal will investigate Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Will it be effective?
UK government plans to ban Palestine Action under terrorism legislation are "excessive and disproportionate" and arguably unlawful, human rights organisations have warned. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper yesterday confirmed in a written statement to MPs that she intends to proscribe the protest group u
The owner of Edinburgh Airport has been fined £80,000 after a pensioner fell from an ambulift on his return from holiday. Following the fall, James Young was admitted to hospital, but died more than a week later from his injuries.
The Supreme Court has ruled that a creditor should be considered to be put on inquiry in any hybrid non-commercial transaction that appears to be overly weighted in favour of discharging the debts of a single borrower after an appeal was brought by a woman who was left with a mortgaged property she
Legislation to improve tenants’ rights and introduce homelessness prevention measures has completed stage two scrutiny by a cross-party committee of MSPs. The Scottish government introduced the Housing (Scotland) Bill to the Scottish Parliament last year to help tackle poverty by improving the
In 1996, I attended Harvard’s Program on Negotiation to learn, for the first time, about interest-based negotiation. I was privileged to study under the legendary Professor Roger Fisher, co-author, along with Wiliam Ury, of Getting to Yes. Having spent many years being educated in and practisi
Professor Françoise Jane Hampson, OBE, holder of the chair of the International Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights at the University of Essex, died on 18 April 2025 in Colchester. Her academic career started at the University of Dundee in 1975 where she was renowned for her diligence and
Dr Titilayo Adebola, senior lecturer and director of Aberdeen University's Centre for Commercial Law, delivered the keynote address at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)’s Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications 2025. The symposium was jointly organised by WIPO a
Last week’s Programme for Government marked one year as first minister for John Swinney and also fell exactly one year until voters go to the polls in arguably one of the most important Scottish elections since devolution, writes Scott Wright. The programme was brought forward by the first min
ESPC has announced the opening of its new Property Lounge at 27 George Street in Edinburgh. Serving Scotland’s property market since 1971, ESPC has been the longest standing business on George Street. Now, with a move from number 107 to a freshly designed space at number 27, the brand is unvei
