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A 92-year-old former Nazi is to go on trial in October over charges he helped kill hundreds of people at the Stutthof death camp near the end of the war. Bruno D is accused of being an SS guard at the camp near Gdansk and of having been involved in the killing of 5,230 prisoners between August 1944

A Scots lawyer is to appear on a new BBC series in which designers will compete for a commercial contract for a London hotel, The Courier reports. Terian Tilston, a solicitor at the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and owner of Terian Tilston Interior Design, will be one of 10 people competin

Proposals to hike meat taxes in Germany – adding around 30 cents to the price of bratwurst – have been met with public outcry. Earlier this week, MPs from the Green Party and Social Democratic Party proposed raising the seven per cent rate of VAT on meat to 19 per cent.

A couple who claimed their company’s solicitor had been negligent in his conduct during a purchase transaction have failed to establish negligence. Sajjad and Rumella Soofi brought an action against Jeffrey Martin Dykes for professional negligence in respect of their purchase of

The fatal accident inquiry system is plagued by "unexplained delays" that “have the potential to devalue the purpose" of the system, according to a new report. The HM Chief Inspector of Prosecution’s review of the FAI regime found that three years on from the last thematic report, there

The fight against Serco’s lock change evictions in Glasgow continues with fifty evictions now blocked by Glasgow Sheriff Court. The scale of intervention from the court raises serious questions about multinational firm Serco’s evictions policy.

Brodies LLP has today unveiled its new brand, inspired by the firm’s history and its ambition. Enlightened Thinking is a culmination of the firm’s story, people, values, ideas and origins that date back to 1739 in Edinburgh, when many of Scotland’s leading minds helped sh

House prices across Scotland continue to grow, with respondents to the monthly RICS Residential Market Survey expecting further price rises for the year ahead. Unlike the majority of the UK, which has seen house price growth subdue following the new government bedding in, respondents to the July 201

Equal pay claims have certain special features, and the case of Graysons Restaurants Ltd v Jones and others highlights what that means in an insolvency context. Equal pay claims are based on discrimination principles but are basically breach of contract claims. They also have a unique treatment unde

Gilson Gray has welcomed Sarah Feeney from BTO Solicitors to join the family law department, headed up by Philippa Cunniff.

A new UN convention providing for the enforcement of cross-border mediated agreements has been signed by dozens of countries. The UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, also called the Singapore Convention on Mediation, was adopted in December 2018 and was yes

Families can undertake inheritance tax planning for incapacitated relatives, an expert has said in the wake of a ruling from the Court of Protection. A judge allowed the family to make tax exempt gifts on behalf of their millionaire brother, who has been in a coma for more than a decade, The Telegra

Police have referred nearly a dozen people for prosecution in relation to social media posts identifying the killers of schoolgirl Ana Kriegel, according to reports. The anonymity of the two 14-year-olds, who were found guilty of murder in June, is protected by both court orders and legislation.

A decision by South Wales Police to equip officers with mobile facial recognition technology, via an app, has been condemned by human rights group Liberty. The force’s new use of technology comes while the case against their use of facial recognition, brought by Liberty client Ed Bridges, is y

A convicted murderer who botched the removal of his ankle tag will likely need to have his leg amputated, prison authorities have said. The man was tracked down nearly two weeks after removing his ankle tag while on parole.