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Perkins Coie and Ashurst, which has an office in Glasgow, are to merge to form Ashurst Perkins Coie. The new firm's footprint will span 52 offices in 23 countries, with flagship hubs in Seattle, London, Sydney and New York.

UK bank customers will see their deposit protection increase to £120,000 from December, following confirmation from the Prudential Regulation Authority. The new limit – up from £85,000, where it has stood since 2017 – will apply under the Financial Services Compensation Schem

The government is poised to outlaw the resale of tickets for profit, with measures to be announced this week targeting touts and major platforms such as Viagogo and StubHub. Ministers had considered permitting touts – and ordinary buyers – to resell tickets at up to 30 per cent above fac

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published its annual report for 2024-25. The SHRC has focused on strengthening accountability, "amplifying lived experience" and embedding a stronger human rights culture across Scotland.

Brodies LLP has boosted its oil and gas practice with the appointment of new partner Andy Russell.  Mr Russell began his legal career at Brodies, undertaking an oil and gas-focused traineeship and qualifying in 2014. Most recently, he served as general counsel and head of the legal and governan

Following a public consultation, the Scottish government has committed to adopting anti-SLAPP legislation which will be based on a model law drafted by Professor Justin Borg-Barthet and Dr Francesca Farrington of the University of Aberdeen’s Anti-SLAPP Research Hub.  Strategic lawsuits ag

A prisoner in Australia is suing for his right to a Vegemite sandwich. The spread, made from leftover brewer's yeast and similar to British Marmite, is famously and bizarrely popular down under.

MSPs from Labour and the SNP have declared their support for new legislation to criminalise sex buyers in Scotland.  Rhoda Grant and Ruth Maguire have sent a joint letter to the Scottish government calling on them to back the Prostitution (Offences and Support) Bill. 

David Hay KC and Greg Cunningham of Westwater Advocates have successfully resisted an appeal by the secretary of state in a novel TUPE case. The Employment Appeal tribunal found that the date of the relevant transfer was 21 March 2023 and that, as a petition for winding up had been presented on 7 Ma

His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of Lord Doherty as a justice of the Supreme Court. Lord Doherty has sat as a judge of the Inner House since 2020.

Deputy President of the Supreme Court, Lord Hodge, was the guest speaker at the WS Society’s Annual Dinner on Friday, where he spoke about the challenges of AI for the law.  Over 200 guests attended the event in the Signet Library, Edinburgh. Lord Hodge and retired Lord President, Lord Ca

Prison officials have caught an inmate who hacked into prison computers to change prisoners' sentences and bank balances. The unnamed prisoner in Târgu Jiu, in southern Romania, was caught by the prison accounting department after a suspicious level of spending, Romania Insider reports.

Burges Salmon has raised NQ and trainee salaries in Edinburgh. NQs at the firm had received £68,000, up from £63,000 in the previous year. They will now receive £72,000.

Marcus Wright has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a partner in the firm’s English real estate team. Mr Wright brings over 25 years of commercial property experience and has advised investors, developers, landlords and tenants on complex property transactions and development projects. His exp

Nearly 200 developers, consultants and renewables experts gathered in Glasgow as Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM), in partnership with Irwin Mitchell, hosted its annual Renewable Energy Seminar. The event brought together experts from across Scotland to discuss “Where are we now?&rdq