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Scotland’s legal tech sector is set to benefit from support from the Information Commissioner Office (ICO) in developing innovative solutions to ensure GDPR compliance which can be used across a range of different sectors and businesses. The Law Society of Scotland has signed a memorandum of u

As the UK starts to grapple with the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Home Office has been quick off the mark to make a number of concessions aimed at assisting UK visa holders impacted by the spread of the virus and the associated disruption, writes Jamie Kerr. The first significant sign t

The Boys' Brigade has launched civil proceedings against a former Fife lawyer and football club chairman convicted of sexually abusing two boys more than 20 years ago, The Courier reports. Julian Danskin, 68, was jailed for 18 months in 1999 when he was found guilty of offences against two former me

Macdonald Henderson has advised Inspire Scotland on the acquisition of Gladstone Childcare. Inspire Scotland is a provider of residential care and Gladstone Childcare provides services to children across Scotland.

A statue of the late Russian socialist leader Vladimir Lenin will be erected in a western Germany city for the first time after a court ruling. The statue, made in the Soviet Union in the 1930s and bought at an auction, will be installed in front of the Gelsenkirchen headquarters of the Marxist-Leni

Campaigners have renewed calls for the UK government to bring the Widowed Parent's Allowance scheme in line with human rights laws a year and a half after a landmark Supreme Court ruling. Belfast solicitor Laura Banks acted for Siobhan McLaughlin in the case which led to a ruling that the legis

Balfour and Manson, the first Scottish legal firm to name a woman as a partner, held an event for female lawyers following in her footsteps to mark International Women’s Day 2020. Ethel Houston was named as a partner back in 1949 and, more than 70 years later, Balfour and Manson has honoured h

Dealmakers at Harper Macleod broke into the top three of Scotland's dealmaking league table after a strong performance throughout 2019. The firm reported 125 deals during the year with a combined disclosed value of £4.19 billion – a 69 per cent rise in deal numbers from the previous year

The Crofting Law Group will be holding a conference in Edinburgh on 2 April 2020. The theme of the conference is crofting law reform. The Crofting Law Group 2020 Conference will be of considerable importance to all persons with an interest in crofting law, whether as lawyers, advisers, crofters or l

A Scottish university which sued a distance-learning student for unpaid fees has had its claim dismissed due to “lack of jurisdiction”. Heriot-Watt University raised an action against Christian Schlamp, claiming that the parties had entered into a “contract for the provis

Rockstars Led Zeppelin have been vindicated in a US court after a ruling that the band did not steal part of Stairway to Heaven. A bench of 11 in San Francisco affirmed an English judgment from 2016 that found no proof that the 1971 hit was taken from the song Taurus, written by Randy Wolfe, of Los

Scottish Legal News managing editor Graham Ogilvy is to speak to the University of Abertay Law Society on March 25. He said: “We are always pleased to talk to students about SLN, the media and the law in the digital age.

Alison Marshall discusses women’s rights and discrimination, problems with the gender pay gap and parental leave, changes in legislation and the road to gender equality. Recent years have seen us celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the UK. It’s now 50 years since

Judicial assistants from the Supreme Court will be visiting Edinburgh today to explain their roles to prospective applicants. The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) will be welcoming Chris Maile, head of HR at the court; current Scottish JA, Francesca Ruddy; and former JA, barrister Rachel B

Scottish Business Network has named New York-based lawyer Fraser Grier as its ambassador in the city. The immigration law expert will aim to help SBN members find opportunities in the Big Apple and to build the community of Scots there.