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A man who challenged a disposition on the basis that his parents “lacked capacity” when they signed the document and was granted reduction after a purported beneficiary withdrew her defences on the eve of a proof has been awarded the expenses of the action from the other party’s solicitor. A j

Gary McGovern This week's Supreme Court ruling in favour of Elsick Development Company (Elsick) against Aberdeen City and Shire Strategic Development Planning Authority could shape legislation in the upcoming Planning Bill, according to Pinsent Masons.

The Law Society of Scotland, together with Addleshaw Goddard and the UK Chamber of Shipping, has developed a massive open online course (MOOC) about maritime law which starts on Monday 30 October. ‘Maritime law: an introduction to shipping transactions’, is a free online course, open to everyone

The Scottish Human Rights Commission's latest Annual Report has been laid before the Scottish Parliament and published online. The report states: "We continued to build the case for the incorporation of further international human rights into Scots law, in particular economic, social and cultural ri

The Glasgow and Edinburgh DWF trainees are raising money for the DWF Foundation by cycling the equivalent distance between the firm's UK and Irish offices on turbo trainers set up in the offices over 23-27 October. This totals 1,062 miles (discounting 37 miles for the ferry from Cairnryan to Larne!

Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited, in cooperation with the University of Aberdeen, Business School, Centre for Real Estate Research, has published statistics for the third quarter of 2017 on the Aberdeen housing market.

Duplicate bridge is not a ‘sport’ for the purposes of the VAT Directive and cannot be exempt as such, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. The English Bridge Union (EBU) is a national body responsible for regulating and developing duplicate bridge in England. That card game is a

John Finnie A bill to abolish "justifiable assault' of children has gained the signatures of more than 18 MSPs across Holyrood's five parties.

Brown (Appellant) v The Parole Board for Scotland, The Scottish Ministers and another (Respondents) (Scotland) On appeal from the Court of Session (Scotland)

Lack of appropriate psychological care in the country of origin of a person who was tortured there in the past is not sufficient to allow that person to claim subsidiary protection, according to Advocate General Bot. A Member State does, however, retain its discretion to grant such a person admissio

A foreign student who was alleged to have breached a condition attached to his grant of a visa has successfully challenged a decision by the UK Government to curtail his leave to remain. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the decision by the Home Secretary to issue a notice revoking Muhammad

Selected parts of the EU's 2016 banking reform package will be fast-tracked to strengthen the "resilience" of the EU banking sector. The European Parliament, European Council and European Commission reached an agreement on Wednesday regarding elements of the review of the Bank Recovery and Resolutio

Martin Monaghan Martin Monaghan looks at a case clarifying the appointment of Guardians.

Andrew Mackenzie

David Rennie Stronachs LLP is once again sponsoring a category at the Aberdeen’s Sports Awards, in recognition of young volunteers working to make their communities better.