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The Scottish Parliament's Brexit bill is "fundamentally inconsistent" with the law, counsel for the UK government has told the UK Supreme Court. The court is hearing whether Brexit legislation passed by MSPs should be allowed to stand.

A Court of Session or Sheriff Court action can be raised for the sole purpose of obtaining security pending the outcome of a case being decided in a foreign court, according to the recent Inner House case of AA v Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Commission for

A decade since the crash and after numerous mergers, Scotland's law firms have emerged fighting fit – posting strong results for the latest financial year. In the year to 30 April 2018, Brodies' revenues grew to £68.6 million, from £66.7 million in 2016/17 while profits before part

Former First Minister Alex Salmond has launched judicial review proceedings in the Court of Session against the Scottish government over its handling of sexual misconduct claims made against him. Mr Salmond disclosed yesterday that he had begun court proceedings against Leslie Evans, permanent secre

Proposals to establish a biometrics commissioner to provide independent oversight of biometric data used by the police and others in Scotland and an associated statutory code of practice are out for consultation. Scotland is the only nation in the UK missing an independent body to oversee biometric

CMS has been named Scotland’s Employer of the Month in recognition for its work in helping young people develop their potential. The award was given by Developing the Young Workforce (DYW), the Scottish government’s national strategy for strengthening links between businesses and educati

The Scottish Paralegal Association (SPA) was established 25 years ago. It remains the only association recognised by the Law Society of Scotland as representing the interests and promoting the development of Paralegals in Scotland. The SPA host a number of well-attended events around the country whi

CMS Scotland is launching an initiative aimed at helping Scottish-based intellectual property start-ups scale up. Founded over three years ago in London and with programmes across the UK, Singapore and Dubai, CMS equIP operates like an incubator, investing in start-ups through industry int

Zaynab Al Nasser, a senior solicitor at Turcan Connell, has been appointed president of Scottish Women in Business (SWIB), a networking group for business women in the west of Scotland.  Her plans for the year are centred around change, both in terms of how SWIB operates and supporting mem

Dentons has advised the shareholders of Hugh King & Co Holdings Ltd., a producer of dried mortar and render products and a supplier of sports sand, on the sale of the company to Scottish quarry firm Tillicoultry Quarries Ltd. The deal will see Tillicoultry Quarries purchase 100 per cent of the s

Members of the Faculty of Advocates and staff have raised £301 at a book sale in aid of the Scottish Book Trust. The sale was organised by Jane Condie, of the Advocates Library, as part of Book Week Scotland. Scores of paperbacks and hardbacks were donated, and found their way to new owners fo

DWF Scotland's head of general insurance Andrew Lothian has been appointed as the Scottish regional representative of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL), succeeding Elena Fry, partner at Brodies LLP. FOIL provides a forum for the exchange of information between lawyers acting for insurance c

A woman who emerged from the settlements of one of Africa’s largest cities to help in the fight to rewrite her country’s constitution has been named the first winner of the Scottish Bar International Human Rights Award. Salome Nduta, 47, from Nairobi, Kenya, “stood out from the cro

Harper Macleod has announced it is extending its support for Scottish EDGE, the funding competition for entrepreneurs which will hold its latest final this week, for another year. Harper Macleod has also become the first organisation outwith past EDGE winners to sign the EDGE Pledge – a commit

Scotland’s most senior lawyers were treated to an impressive display of future advocacy talent as pupils aged 15 to 18 competed in the Scottish heat of the National Mock Trials Competition, which took place Saturday 1st December at the High Court in Glasgow. This year’s event was won by