Lawyers from Shepherd and Wedderburn’s property and infrastructure team advised Fiera Real Estate, a multinational investment management company with assets of £750 million under direct management, on the legal aspects of the purchase of Pinnacle, 6 Brittain Way, Eurocentral. The 67,750
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The barbarity of the invasion of Ukraine is not confined to the loss of life and limb, nor to the displacement of millions of citizens. Cultural objects, including large libraries and archives, are especially vulnerable. The Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Ar
A new Centre of Expertise in Equality and Human Rights to "put human rights and equality at the heart of economic policy development" is being established. The centre, an action from Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation, will see government "working with experts to build kn
Shoosmiths has appointed three partners across its real estate teams in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Ian McCann, previously with CMS has joined the Edinburgh office as a construction partner while Lyndsey O’Connor has joined the Glasgow office as a real estate partner from Dentons. Lauren Mill
Running a business can be an extremely rewarding experience, but it is not without its challenges. While pandemic-related restrictions have eased, rising energy costs and inflationary pressures continue to cause concern for UK businesses. Further, as we enter Mental Health Awareness Week, the person
International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has launched its search for the best high-growth tech businesses to join its fifth AG Elevate programme – an accelerator for those looking to become the next tech unicorn. AG Elevate is a fast-track 10-month programme designed to advance tech businesses
Employers should take care in offering shorter work hours to their employees over the summer, an employment law partner at Thorntons Solicitors has said. Chris Phillips made the comments after it emerged that Big Four accountancy firm PwC would offer staff shorter work hours on a Friday during the s
Commercial law firm Davidson Chalmers Stewart (DCS) has announced the promotion of Steven McAllister to partner and head of the firm's renewable energy team. Mr McAllister joined the firm in 2019, having previously worked with major commercial terms and as legal counsel at Renewable Energy Systems (
A man who drove a lorry while drunk on from Stracathro to Stonehaven on a dark November night has lost an appeal against his sentence in the Sheriff Appeal Court. Timothy Humphreys was disqualified from driving for 3 years and 7 months and sentenced to 6 months’ cumulo imprisonment after
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations have taken on an increased significance in recent years, and the pace of change is accelerating. ESG performance is becoming an additional standard by which businesses are being judged by consumers, investors and other stakeholders. With incr
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of undermining the rule of law after claiming left-wing “legal eagles” were trying to thwart his plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. I. Stephanie Boyce, president of the Law Society, said it was "misleading and dangerous for the prime min
The Scottish Sentencing Council has published three short animated videos about its sentencing young people guideline. Each video focuses on one of the guideline’s key themes: The council premiered the videos at a webinar it held jointly with the Children and Young People’s Centre for Ju
The Scottish Law Commission has launched a public consultation on the law reform work that it should carry out in the future. The commission is seeking views on which areas of Scots law are most in need of reform. Reform may be needed because the law is causing difficulties in practice, for example
Human rights laws are an impediment to the Scottish government's ability to ban protests outside of abortion clinics, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Ms Sturgeon said progress was being stalled on introducing a 150m buffer zone outside clinics to keep keep anti-abortion campaigners away from women using t
Members of the Faculty of Advocates and a number of devils played a key role in helping law students from the University of Edinburgh prepare for a recent major international mooting competition. The Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, now in its 29th year, featured over 300 team
