Over 5,000 students have now joined a legal bid to claim £20 million in compensation for classes cancelled by universities during lecturer strikes earlier this year, law firm Asserson has said. The firm has also been advised by a "leading barrister" that the claims are likely to succeed.
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The Glasgow corporate team at DWF has advised on the £32 million cross-border sale of Scottish outdoor advertising company Forrest Media to London-based Ocean Outdoor. Owned by Chris Trainer, Forrest Media is a provider of large format outdoor media solutions in Scotland and the North of Engla
Just Employment Law has pledged to back Partick Thistle Football Club for another season, putting pen to paper on an extension of its deal this week.
A man imprisoned for murdering his partner is the first whose sentence takes account of the statutory aggravation under the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016. Roger John Crossan, 53, has been ordered to serve a minimum of 21 years after pleading guilty to murdering 57-year-o
A Ghanaian man studying nursing who was threatened by the Home Office with deportation has been granted permanent residence following a review. Denzel Darku, who lives in Paisley, and carried the Queen's baton before the 2014 Commonwealth Games said having the threat lifted is "a dream".
Dentons has announced the appointment of Lisa Sewell as managing director for the UK & Middle East region, replacing Brandon Ransley, who retired earlier this year. Ms Sewell has over 20 years' experience in driving business performance and change in multinational organisations. She arrives foll
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) is acting for Speymalt Whisky Distributors on their newly announced distillery at Craggan, near Grantown-on-Spey. This will become the first new malt whisky distillery to be built in the Cairngorms National Park since its creation in 2003. The multi m
Arbitration specialist Brandon Malone has been made an associate member of Quadrant Chambers in London. Mr Malone has over 25 years’ experience in commercial dispute resolution as arbitrator and counsel, specialising in construction, engineering, infrastructure, and energy, including oil and g
A Holyrood committee has welcomed the Scottish Crown Estate Bill in a report published today, while also suggesting ways it could be strengthened. The Scottish Parliament’s Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee made a series of recommendations followings its examination of the
Scotland will become one of the first countries to achieve a 100 per cent reduction in carbon emissions, Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has said. The new Climate Change Bill will immediately set a target of a 90 per cent reduction by 2050, which the UK Committee on Climate Change (UK C
The UK government is planning to strengthen its position on Brexit through a series of appointments to the House of Lords, The Guardian reports. Around 10UK government to strengthen Brexit position through Lords appointments peers will join the chamber, as well as three 
Andy Drane, partner at Davidson Chalmers, writes on new arrangements affect GPs and GP premises. In Scotland new General Medical Services and Section 17C Contracts for GPs came into force on 1st April 2018. These Contracts seek to implement the agreement reached between Scottish Government and the B
Proposals to revive plans for another public inquiry into the conduct of the press have been narrowly defeated in the House of Commons. MPs voted by 304-295 against a cross-party amendment to the Data Protection Bill tabled by Ed Miliband, Ken Clarke, Brendan O’Hara, Christine Jardine, Liz Sav
A new report by Burness Paull argues that legislation to make shared parental leave compulsory will be needed to help close the gender pay gap. The firm's report, Future Chemistry, finds that businesses are unlikely to act voluntarily to tackle the issue.
Garry Ferguson, member of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers committee and partner at BTO Solicitors, writes on the new Civil Litigation Bill. On 1 May 2018, the Scottish Parliament unanimously passed the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill. Its provisions will be brought i
