Virginia Giuffre could be required to disclose the details of her recent settlement with Prince Andrew in a separate legal battle with Jeffrey Epstein's former lawyer Professor Alan Dershowitz, who denies her accusations of rape. Ms Giuffre alleges that she was forced to have sex with Professor Ders
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The recent changes to the Highway Code have been widely reported. However, the initial worries of chaos on UK roads, gridlock as city traffic is paralysed by cyclists hogging the roads, or pedestrians making a dive in front of traffic in crash for cash bids have all gone unfounded. Quite frankly, no
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the very first Pride March in the UK. As LGBT+ History Month draws to a close, it is important that we acknowledge the progress made since that first march in 1972, when approximately 2,000 people joined forces to demand change, and continue to look to achievi
Inner House upholds challenge to Scottish government legislation on gender equality on public boards
A reclaiming motion challenging part of legislation that required 50 per cent of the people sitting on public boards in Scotland to be women has succeeded before the Inner House of the Court of Session. It was argued by the reclaimer, For Women Scotland Ltd, that in disapplying parts of the Equality
The imposition of additional trade and financial sanctions by the UK, US and EU against Russia will have major implications for businesses and merits preparatory contingency planning, writes Stacy Keen. The UK government this week introduced sanctions which can target businesses believed to be
Cycle Law Scotland has raised £2,000 for Doddie Aid 2022. Doddie Aid is a mass participation event which encourages participants to get active in January and raise funds to help find a cure for Motor Neurone Disease. It was founded by former Scotland captain and British and Irish Lion, Rob Wai
Ransomware – malicious software used by criminals to encrypt information until a ransom is paid – poses a growing danger to both private and public sector organisations. With the National Cyber Security Centre indicating that three times as many ransomware attacks took place in the first
Shoosmiths has announced the recruitment of four senior hires, two associates and a support lawyer in its teams in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Simon Dawes has joined the firm as a legal director in Edinburgh while Simon Mayberry has joined the employment team as a senior associate. Angela Robertson has a
A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has allowed a minute permitting the employer of two of the administrators for Rangers FC to use material from an action for damages by one employee in its own court action against the Lord Advocate. Duff and Phelps Ltd raised the minute in the malic
Civil proceedings brought against Prince Andrew in the US by sex trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre have ended in an out-of-court settlement, reported to be worth up to £12 million. The Duke of York has strenuously denied Ms Giuffre's allegations that he sexually assaulted her on three occasi
And so the time has come to talk of David and Henry, and the crimes of which they stand accused. In David Hume’s case sentence has already been passed, his name now severed from the largest post-war building on Edinburgh University’s principal campus. Given that he had fixed ideas on bea
A month-long campaign aims to drive forward the message that the public sector has a key role to play in transforming vacant and derelict land across Scotland. Land Reuse Month, hosted by the Scottish Land Commission, will support local authorities in addressing the ‘how to’ of tackling
With the UK government protections to prevent a flood of corporate insolvencies all now tailing off, will 2022 see the much talked about "tsunami" of insolvencies? Market views on that are mixed but it does seem certain that there will be at least a significant upturn in insolvencies compared to 202
As of this month, the law on fire alarms in Scotland is changing. Stemming from the Grenfell fire tragedy in 2017, which also saw changes made to the Housing (Scotland) Act, this new law now means that all Scottish homes must have interlinked fire alarms. This is concern among homeowners and landlor
Burness Paull has completed a letting at BAM TCP Atlantic Square Limited’s 2 Atlantic Square, Glasgow, in the heart of the city’s International Financial Services District. The firm follows engineering and project management consultancy Atkins Limited, which last year became its first oc
