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On Sunday 16 September 2018 in Deuchny woods, Perth, eight intrepid solicitors from BTO will participate in the Spartan Super Race, which is part of the 2018 Scotland Spartan Trifecta, a daunting obstacle race series.

The Supreme Court will be hosting several Open Days throughout the summer months. These events are completely free. The will be held on Friday 24 August - 0930 to 1630, Tuesday 28 August - 0930 to 1630, Friday 21 September - 0930 to 1630. Programme highlights on these special days:

On 18 July the EU Commission handed Google a record fine of £3.8bn (€4.34bn) for abuse of its dominant position in relation to the Android operating system. David Flint and Rebecca Henderson explain why the tech giant incurred the Commission's wrath. What is a dominant position?

The High Court in London has found that a couple's Islamic marriage falls within the scope of English marriage law but is void in a ruling that could affect thousands of Muslims in England and Wales. Solicitor Nasreen Akhtar, 46, petitioned the court for divorce from her husband 

The recent decision in ICI v Merit Merrell Technology is the latest in a series of decisions in the dispute – described by Mr Justice Fraser as ‘long-running, and bitterly fought’ – relating to steelworks to be carried out by MMT at a new paint manufacturing facilit

A man who took his pet sheep, 'Chops', into a Lidl in an attempt to persuade people not to buy lamb refused to leave, choosing instead to punch a store detective and strike him with a metal pole, a court heard. Andrew Meneice, 33, appeared at the store in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, last July.

Lady Justice Arden DBE and Lord Justice Kitchin will join the Supreme Court as justices on 1 October 2018, followed by Lord Justice Sales on 11 January 2019, it was announced yesterday. Her Majesty The Queen made each of the appointments on the advice of the Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor,

20 July 2018, 17:30 - 20:00 King's Conference Centre, University of Aberdeen

Mr Justice Green, Sir Nicholas Green, has been appointed as the new chair of the Law Commission (England and Wales). Taking up his role on 1 August 2018, Sir Nicholas will serve for three years and has declared no political affiliation.

An 84-year-old woman says she will be “forever grateful” to the Faculty of Advocates’ pro bono unit and a volunteer QC who helped her win a court case over damage to her tenement home. The ceiling in the woman’s living room partially collapsed and cracks appeared in other cei

Ten people per week are self-harming in prison, according to figures obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats. Justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP revealed the extent of self-harm in Scottish prisons as new figures showed that the number of cases recorded has doubled over the past fiv

Four members of Terra Firma Chambers will be speaking at CLT’s forthcoming “Scots Law 2018” Conferences – demonstrating the breadth of practice areas within the stable. At the Succession Conference on 18 June, Roddy MacLeod – a specialist in contentious executries &ndas

The Scottish Law Commission and the Law Commission of England and Wales have started work on a joint review of the laws on surrogacy. The project forms part of each Commission’s current Programme of Law Reform and the UK government has referred the project to both Commissions as a joint project.

David McGuire MacRoberts has announced two partnership promotions in its real estate and projects divisions.

Wildlife crime investigations could be supported by new research into retrieving human DNA found at the scene, even days after the incident has taken place. The research was initiated by the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW) Scotland and carried out by the Scottish Police Authority