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British broadcaster Paul Gambaccini has reached a confidential settlement with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) over an abandoned investigation into sex abuse allegations against him. Mr Gambaccini was arrested in 2013 as part of Operation Yewtree, the investigation into

Terra Firma Chambers will host its 9th Annual Local Government Conference on Wednesday 28th November 2018, in Edinburgh. Chaired by James Findlay QC, this half-day conference will feature a range of talks in areas of particular interest to local authorities and those affected by their decisions, inc

Netflix is facing a lawsuit from The Satanic Temple over its alleged use of a copyrighted design of an evil deity. The Satanist organisation claims that the production team behind Netflix's new show, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, used a copyrighted statue of Baphomet as set dressing.

A couple who are suing the former owners of their home for damages over an alleged misrepresentation that they had no experience of flooding at the property have been granted a full hearing after the sellers’ appeal was refused. The Sheriff Appeal Court upheld a decision of the sheriff that cl

Holyrood’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee is launching a call for views on proposed changes that would remove the defence of "reasonable chastisement" from Scots law. Without this legal defence, parents and guardians would not be able to physically punish their children.

This week the Supreme Court handed down a judgement in the case of Dooneen v Mond, upholding the judgments of the Inner House and the Lord Ordinary (the late Lord Jones) before it. The claimants were therefore successful before all three courts. So what was their claim about? Cat Maclean and Fr

The Edinburgh office of Shoosmiths has announced three new appointments within its real estate, litigation and employment teams. With 18 years of legal expertise in real estate and property, including the past eight as a PSL in real estate, Mandy Soppitt has joined Shoosmiths as a PSL for the growin

Axiom Advocates is delighted to announce another outstanding set of rankings in the Chambers UK Bar Guide. Axiom members have obtained a substantial 118 individual rankings in the 2019 edition with the set also being ranked band 1 in a total of 12 practice areas. It is also noted that

Compass Chambers is delighted that Chambers and Partners has ranked the stable Band 1 in its core areas of Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence and Health & Safety in the 2019 edition. Compass was also ranked as a set in the category of Product Liability.

Arnot Manderson Advocates is delighted to report the remarkable achievement of thirty-three individual Rankings (including fifteen in Band 1) across twelve wide-ranging practice areas in the recently announced Chambers and Partners listings. As well as the haul of individual rankings Arnot Manderson

Iain Young points to the German Mittelstand as a model Scottish business would do well to emulate. The latest economic predictions for the growth of Scotland’s economy sit at around one per cent. This is lower than the rest of the UK and some other European nations, and there are many factors

Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, has instructed and coordinated an International Bar Association study into ombudsman services. The research culminated in a report which was published at IBA Rome earlier this month. The report, written for the IBA by the Bingham

Strathclyde University Law Clinic was recognised at this year's Herald Society Awards, which celebrate projects and initiatives that demonstrate value, innovation and best practice in Scotland’s public and third sectors.

Reforms to the law are required to protect victims from online and social media-based abuse, according to a new report by the Law Commission for England and Wales. In its scoping report assessing the state of the law in this area, the commission raises concerns about the lack of coherence in the cur

American lawyer David Rudolf, whose client Michael Peterson was the focus of the Netflix hit The Staircase, has said mounting interest in crime documentaries and podcasts is helping to hold the criminal justice system to account. Mr Rudolf, who is speaking in Edinburgh on November 25th, told Scottis