The Supreme Court of Finland has begun publishing part of its precedents as summaries in English. The summaries concern precedents that are perceived to attract interest among the member states of the European Union or otherwise internationally.
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Kate Frame The Scottish Police Authority's complaints handling procedure has been severely criticised in a new report.
Yann Robin Yann Robin looks at employee compensation for inventions of outstanding benefit to employers in the UK's patent regime.
David McIndoe Harper Macleod has highlighted a surge in the number of million pound-plus house sales it advised on in Scotland in the second half of 2017, following reports that numbers had dropped significantly in the first half of the year.
James Bridgeman SC Irish barrister James Bridgeman SC has been elected global president of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
Caroline Docherty and Lord Mackay of Clashfern
A panel which regulates company takeovers has been granted a court order requiring the chairman of Rangers Football Club to make an offer for all the issued ordinary share capital of Rangers International Football Club Plc not already controlled by him. A judge in the Court of Session found in favou
Jamie Meechan There can be little doubt that Brexit, Donald Trump and Love Island stole the headlines in 2017 but it was also a busy year for employers. So as the year draws to a close, and we all look forward to Christmas, now is a good time to reflect on what we learnt in 2017, writes Jamie Meecha
The repeated use of the word ‘victim’ by Scottish prosecutors to refer to both victims of crime and alleged victims has no basis in law, according to legal experts. This week, the head of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC signed a memor
Members of the public would support restrictions on who can refer to themselves as a lawyer. There are current and long standing legal restrictions on who can call themselves solicitors or advocates. However, there is no such restriction on the use of the term lawyer with any person able to use that
Lesley Larg Thorntons has been appointed to all six legal services lots by the Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC).
A dozen advocates have been approved for appointment as legally qualified chairs by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). The 12 members of the Faculty of Advocates will chair Fitness to Practise Panels in the part-time posts, and account for two-thirds of the latest round of appointments by
Pictured (L-R): Vanessa Kennedy, Yvonne McAllan and Steven Jansch
Lord Hodge Justice of the Supreme Court, Lord Hodge, has set out the RFC 2012 judgment in its context within the developing case law on the interpretation of taxing statutes.
Kumi Naidoo Kumi Naidoo has been named as the next secretary general of global human rights organisation Amnesty International.