A French academic is under investigation after allegedly inventing a philology prize and awarding it to himself. Florent Montaclair, who taught without incident for 20 years at a university in Besançon, eastern France, received the so-called Gold Medal of Philology at a 2016 ceremony at the N
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Scottish solicitor Yousif Ahmed has been named Entrepreneur of the Year at the Club Hub Awards 2026, the UK's national awards programme recognising excellence in the UK children’s activities sector. Mr Ahmed, who co-founded Renfrewshire-based Tots United in May 2022 while maintaining his legal
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued fresh guidance to firms and consumers following legal challenges to its motor finance compensation scheme, confirming that a tribunal hearing is unlikely before October. The regulator reaffirmed that its priorities remain securing fair compensation fo
Scottish Borders Council has lodged an application for a judicial review of the Scottish Energy Consents Unit’s decision to approve the Ditcher Law wind farm planning application.
The UK government has, over the past year, taken a notably more deliberate approach to mobilising private capital and philanthropy for social good, writes Mark McKeown. From a Scottish perspective, however, it exposes a familiar fault line in UK policy. Devolution means that, in its current form, th
As renewable energy development density increases, developers are increasingly forced to rely on the same access routes to reach their sites, write Jennifer Young and Carys Magee. Given the nature of renewable energy projects, and with rural areas accounting for approximately 98 per cent of Scotland
As businesses accelerate their global expansion, compliance fails to keep pace according to a new report. Only seven per cent of organisations report full compliance across their global entities, according to the study by CSC, a provider of global business administration and compliance solutio
A piece of a copper still has been recovered as part of a targeted archaeological excavation, providing strong evidence that a stone structure discovered in Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve (NNR) was used as a site for illicit whisky distillation. Found by members of the National Trust for Scotlan
A German holidaymaker has won almost €1,000 in compensation after a court found he had been unable to secure a sunlounger during a family holiday in Greece because other guests reserved them first. The man, who holidayed with his wife and two children on the island of Kos in 2024, told Hanover
After 35 years with Innes & Mackay, the firm recently marked Jane Young's retirement with a team lunch courtesy of Crown Deli & Harry Gow. Ms Young studied law at Aberdeen University and qualified as a solicitor in 1989. Since joining the firm in 1991, she has been a highly respected s
Dianne Ripoll has joined andersonbain LLP in Glasgow. Ms Ripoll graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 2007 and qualified as a solicitor in 2011. She brings a strong private client and conveyancing background, alongside an entrepreneurial track record.
In its regular horizon scanning for securities litigation trends, Brodies has identified three recent events that combine to increase the risk of securities litigation. With the market volatility seen so far this year, shareholders may look towards the companies who issued their shares to recover an
The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death Arthur Duncan. The 72-year-old died within HMP Grampian on 13 August 2024 following a decline in his health. Mr Duncan was in legal custody and in the care of the state at the time
Edward Targowski KC has been appointed as a justice of the Supreme Court of Tonga following 50 years of practice at the Scottish bar. Mr Targowski called to the bar in 1975 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1989. His early career took him to the Seychelles between 1983 and 1985 where he held the
