Macdonald Henderson, led by corporate director Laura McKnight, has advised the shareholders of Ping Network Solutions on the disposal of the company to Luxembourg-based Sword Group.Ping is a systems integrator & managed service provider that was founded in 2010. Having worked in the industry for
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will marry his lawyer Stella Moris today at HMP Belmarsh. Vivienne Westwood has designed a wedding dress for Ms Moris and a kilt for Mr Assange, whose parents have links to Scotland.
We are often asked about the system for the regulation of the sale of alcohol in Scotland and it is suggested that this bears a close relationship with that in England and Wales. Yes, there are similarities but also significant differences. So how is the sale of alcohol regulated in Scotland? The Li
Addleshaw Goddard (AG), which has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, has opened an office in Luxembourg. With financial services as the firm's largest single sector, Luxembourg represents a significant business conduit, not only in finance deals, but also corporate, real estate and funds tr
The Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian and Lord Woolman have been elected fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. They are among 80 new fellows, including Annie Lennox OBE.
The Supreme Court has ruled that an English law firm offering a “no win, no fee” service in respect of passenger compensation claims for flight cancellations is entitled to an equitable lien from an airline in respect of its costs after it changed its procedure relating to compensation c
The Law Society of Scotland has called on the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) to focus more on its core role in handling legal complaints and go further in controlling its costs. Responding to the SLCC’s consultation on its draft budget for 2022-23, the society has noted the SLCC i
Prone to making the facts fit their theories, academics have, for decades, gaslit ME/CFS sufferers by telling them their condition was all in their heads. To compound matters, a pliant British media happily preached the false biopsychosocial gospel and misery ensued. But the pandemic has changed eve
Personal injury expert Iain Nicol has joined Thorntons. Mr Nicol brings with him 30 years’ experience as a solicitor and has been accredited in personal injury law for almost two decades.
The family of a man who died after raising an action against his former employer for damages related to asbestos-related lung cancer has been permitted to enter the claim by a judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session. Provisional damages of £30,000 had previously been awarded to the or
Lawyer Gurjeet Singh has launched a new legal aid practice, Singh & Co Solicitors, with specialisms in employment law and immigration. Mr Singh obtained his LLB and diploma from the University of Stirling and has worked as a solicitor at the Ethnic Minorities Law Centre since 2011, providing leg
Many years ago, I knew someone who applied for the ‘old style’ Employment Support Allowance (ESA). Let’s call this person Bob. Upon receipt of Bob’s application, the DWP contacted him to schedule an appointment, which he attended and was asked a series of questions about how
Alastair Fiddes is to join Gilson Gray as chief financial officer later this month. A senior finance and operations executive, he has a track record in leadership and delivery spanning 25 years at home and abroad. Following roles with RBS, Aegon, Dunfermline Building Society and HBoS in Scotland, hi
June 1 2022 marks a significant date in the development of Scots law with the long-awaited, though still partial, implementation of the Prescription (Scotland) Act 2018. Important changes are being made to the manner of calculating the starting-point of the five-year “time-bar” period fo
Taking away the rights of terrorists to automatic early release from prison threatens their human rights, new analysis argues. The government made emergency changes to sentencing law including ending the automatic early release of terrorist offenders at the halfway point of qualifying custodial sent
