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TLT has advised Par Equity, a Scotland-headquartered venture capital firm, on a significant investment in Belfast-based data software company, Datactics. Par Equity facilitates investment in smaller companies with high growth potential with a particular focus on innovative companies doing things in

Belgium's former king will be fined €5,000 a day until he agrees to take part in a court-ordered paternity test. King Albert II, who abdicated in 2013, was ordered last year to submit to a DNA test after a woman claiming to be his daughter took out court proceedings.

Perthshire law firm Macnabs has appointed Stewart Baillie as director of property for the firm. Mr Baillie who joined the firm from Andersons in Kinross, has a wealth of legal experience advising clients on all areas including property, court, commercial and private client work.

The UK government is appointing an international ambassador for the promotion of human rights. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has appointed Rita French, formerly his principal private secretary, to the role.

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled “Practical aspects of Employee Share Incentives for Private Companies?” on Thursday 27th June 2019 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. The speaker will be Karen Davi

There has been a 125 per cent increase in the use of post-nuptial agreements in the past year at one law firm. Alison McKee, partner and head of family law at Lindsays, told The Scotsman that the firm has seen a large increse in requests for post-nuptial agreements in the past year.

Five years on from Dundas & Wilson’s combination with CMS, we should not mourn the loss of Scottish law firm brands, writes Allan Wernham. The number of elite Scottish law firm brands have diminished over the last decade, but we should not feel sentimental about the passing of historic nam

A sheriff’s decision to grant an absolute discharge to a woman found guilty of the theft of £200 worth of fencing was “unduly lenient”, the Sheriff Appeal Court has ruled. Three appeal sheriffs quashed the sheriff’s decision and convicted the respondent of the

The past few years have brought about the most profound shift in the global narcotics trade for decades, according to a leading figure in international drug control efforts who will give a public lecture at the University of Dundee next month. Dr Justice Tettey, chief of the laboratory and scientifi

Members of the Faculty of Advocates Choir will share the stage with some inspirational singers at a fundraising concert in Dublin. The event, The Sounds of Music, is a collaboration between the choir, and the choirs of the Bar of Ireland and A&L Goodbody, a leading Irish law firm.

Scotland has the highest proportion of probationers under supervision for “offences against persons” in all of Europe, according to figures published today. The number of people in Europe subject to community sanctions and measures (CSM) – usually known as alternatives to imprisonm

Brodies LLP has been named Scotland Law Firm of the Year for an eighth consecutive year at the Who’s Who Legal Awards. The firm was among the winners announced at a black tie awards ceremony at Gibson Hall in London, where lawyers and firms from over 70 jurisdictions were recognised.

A proliferation of new laws and judicial power has diminished people's ability to make their own decisions, according to a former Supreme Court justice, The Times reports. Jonathan Sumption QC, Lord Sumption, 70, retired from the bench in December last year. He said that the case of Charlie Gard ind

A student anti-abortion group that launched legal action after being denied the right to affiliate now has a presence on campus. Aberdeen Life Ethics Society (ALES) claimed that an Aberdeen University Students' Association (AUSA) policy of "deplatforming pro-life student societies" ran contrary

A student society is launching its first annual publication later this year. The University of Aberdeen Law Reform Society's report, to be launched on 8 October at the Marriott Hotel in Dyce, will include articles covering contemporary legal issues alongside essays from members.