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In its regular horizon scanning for securities litigation trends, Brodies has identified three recent events that combine to increase the risk of securities litigation. With the market volatility seen so far this year, shareholders may look towards the companies who issued their shares to recover an

River Esk weir Duke of Buccleuch v. Alexr. Cowan & Sons, (1864) 2 M. 653; (1866) 5 M. 214; (1866) 4 M. 475; (1867) 5 M. 1054; (1873) 11 M. 675; (1873) 1 R. 85; (1874) 1 R. 1111; (1876) 4 R. (H.L.) 14

On Tuesday 4 May 1926, two million workers withdrew their labour in one of the great failures of industrial management. Politically, many thought events were indicative of something sinister to come, a rising similar to the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Perched on the South bank of the River Tay at the end of the rail bridge, The View is aptly named – offering diners a chance to admire the Victorian colossus that spans the yawning Tay estuary.

High street practice offers early responsibility, strong client relationships and deep community ties – but Scotland’s smaller firms should do more to persuade young solicitors that a rewarding career exists beyond the central belt, writes Robert S Macduff-Duncan. Back in March, I attend

Andrew Stevenson comments on navigating capacity assessments and significant delays in registering powers of attorney. Everyone ought to grant a power of attorney. These useful deeds are governed by the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, which requires a solicitor to certify that he ha

The response to a consultation on SLAPPs shows overwhelming support for legislative reform, writes Dr Francesca Farrington. On Thursday, the Scottish public will take to the polls. In a somewhat unusual coincidence, the 7th of May is also the deadline for EU Member States to transpose EU Directive 2

James Ramsay MacDonald moved from a very modest and unpromising background in Lossiemouth to London and became prime minister. Even with a substantial historiography, MacDonald, according to historian Walter Reid, remains a difficult person to interpret. Reid is generally sympathetic towards MacDona

To Perth, and just a few steps from the busy Sheriff Court, Cardo has become an institution in the local dining scene. This year it celebrates its 20th anniversary – and continues to defy the economic and cultural headwinds that are laying waste to Britain’s restaurants. Cardo (Portugues

Officers of State v Earl of Haddington, (1823) 2 S. 420, (1830) 8 S. 867 & (1831) 9 S. (HL) 13 The second element of the ancients, Earth, provides the theme for the second in this quartet of weekly articles about the use of private law to protect the environment. Today we see property law invoke

The Inner House’s decision in Sarwar v Phlo Technologies Ltd [2026] CSIH 20 provides an important reminder of the limits of dismissal at debate in commercial litigation – particularly where waiver and personal bar are founded on complex contractual and factual matrices. In allowing a rec

Helen Duffy has been interested in human rights and driven by a desire to redress injustice since her youth. She now works as an international human rights lawyer, both as a professor of international human rights and humanitarian law at the University of Leiden in the Hague (Netherlands) and as hea

The success of England’s Martha’s Rule has strengthened calls for clearer escalation rights and greater patient involvement in Scotland’s healthcare system, where protections remain more limited, writes Michaela Guthrie. There has been much publicity about the positive impact of Ma

If polling, which has broadly held steady for the last 18 months, is to be believed and the SNP is returned to Bute House as predicted, by the end of this fifth consecutive term the party will have been in power for almost a quarter of a century. The scale of such an achievement would be hard to ove

The Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Act 2026 received royal assent on 14 April. It marks a deliberate step toward modernising Scots contract law by making it clearer, more accessible and better aligned with how business is carried out in practice, writes Emma Wills. The Scots contract l