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Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised private equity firm Piper on a £7 million investment in VIEVE, the British artistry-led make-up brand, as part of a £9m funding round to fuel the company’s next stage of growth. Founded in 2020 by Scottish make-up artist Jamie Genevieve, VIEV

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A restaurant is facing legal action from an angry adulterer after uploading a video which inadvertently exposed him dining with his affair partner. Italian consumer rights group Codacons is seeking damages on behalf of the 42-year-old man from Catania, Sicily, The Times reports.

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TC Young has announced the appointment of Craig Smith, who has joined the firm’s Edinburgh property team as a senior associate.  Mr Smith brings extensive experience in the Scottish property market and will play a key role in supporting the firm’s expanding client base across reside

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A crucial part of the legal framework for the free flow of personal data between the EU and the UK post-Brexit has been extended until 2031. The European Commission has renewed the two 2021 adequacy decisions under which the UK's legal framework for data protection is recognised as meeting standards

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Law Society of Scotland staff have shown their support for families in Scotland with seriously ill children, by raising £12,315 in aid of Crossbasket House. Crossbasket House provides much needed accommodation for the families of children being treated at the Glasgow Children's Hospital. Many

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The International Bar Association (IBA) has condemned the imposition of sanctions by the US on two more International Criminal Court (ICC) judges. On 18 December, the US administration imposed sanctions on Judge Lordkipanidze and Judge Damdin for "having directly engaged in efforts by the ICC to inv

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The campaign group Fair Civil Justice has launched a series of meetings with legal stakeholders, consumer and business interests in Scotland as part of a programme of activity to heighten awareness of the current Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) consultation on the introduction of “opt-ou

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Santa and his elves have shoplifted huge volumes of food to share with the needy at Christmastime. Police in Montréal, Canada say "masked and disguised individuals" stole food worth around $3,000 CAD (around £1,620) from a supermarket last week, CBC reports.

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The number of outstanding fatal accident inquiries (FAIs) in Scotland has risen above 300, according to newly released figures. Data obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats through a freedom of information request to the Crown Office shows there are 318 FAIs currently awaiting completion. That re

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An undertaker who sexually assaulted two female colleagues while they attempted to arrange funeral services has been jailed for two years. James Jarvie, 63, from Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, was found guilty of subjecting the women to indecent remarks, inappropriate touching and groping. 

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Scotland Yard has been left red-faced after being prosecuted and fined £1,000 for failing to respond to correspondence from another police force about a speeding offence. The Metropolitan Police was named as the defendant in a criminal case brought by Staffordshire Police after a Peugeot van r

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Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has expressed her "deep hope" that victims of domestic abuse can see routes to a safer future after new figures showed a 19 percent rise in convictions. Ms Bain said her thoughts are with victims at what can be a difficult time of year. But she urged them to "take confi

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