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Compass Chambers is proud to support young Scottish triathletes by providing funding to the Triathlon Scotland East Region Hub. The aim and ethos of the regional youth hubs are to provide access for young triathletes in regional areas to come together and receive additional coaching in a supported e

Scottish Ensemble, the UK’s leading string orchestra, will perform a concert on Skye this Friday 22 July with generous support from Inksters Solicitors.

A man seeking damages from the estate of his late mother-in-law on the basis that she failed to honour an oral agreement that she would leave her house to him in her will has lost his legal bid after his brother-in-law won an appeal. Allowing the appeal by the woman’s son and executor, judges in t

A man who retained money given to him under a contract for an illegal purpose has had his appeal – that illegality prevents the operation of the unjust enrichment rules – dismissed by judges in the Supreme Court. Mr Patel gave Mr Mirza £620,000 to place bets on a bank’s share prices with the

An Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has stated in an Opinion that a general obligation to retain data imposed by a member state on providers of electronic communication services may be compatible with EU law but that it is imperative that that obligation be circu

Kasra Nouroozi The first legal challenge over Brexit, focused on the question of whether the Prime Minister requires the approval of MPs to activate Article 50 and begin the process of leaving the European Union, will be heard by the High Court in London this October.

Law Society president Eilidh Wiseman has paid tribute to past president Jock Smith (John Mitchell Melvin Smith WS), who passed away last week. Ms Wiseman said: “We were very sorry to hear about the death of Law Society past president Jock Smith.

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Anderson Strathern has launched a Brexit Groupin response to client demand for scenario planning following the UK’s decision to leave the EU. The 12-strong team, led by managing partner Murray McCall, is closely tracking all the latest developments and stepping up dialogue with the UK and Scottish

Chris Cummings A financial and professional services lobbyist has reported continued financial growth for UK-based legal services firms, with gross fees up 1.3 per cent to a record £30.9 billion in 2014/15, as well as significant structural reform which has seen alternative business structures (ABS

Paul Tweed Criticising recommendations to extend British defamation law reforms, including the "serious harm" test, to Northern Ireland, defamation lawyer Paul Tweed of Johnsons Solicitors in Belfast, told our sister publication, Irish Legal News, that the proposals would cause legal costs to "go th

The widow of a scuba diving enthusiast who was killed in an accident will not be able to pursue her claim for damages against the owners and operators of a vessel from which her late husband fell and drowned, after a judge ruled that her negligence claim was “time-barred”. The Court of Session h

A sheriff has criticised the for prosecuting a serial child abuser on a summary rather than solemn complaint — limiting the sentence she could impose on him to a single year, The Herald reports. Sheriff Elizabeth McFarlane expressed frustration that she could only jail David Tannock, 37, for 12 mo

The Law Society of Scotland has questioned the benefit of giving police new powers to stop and search children and young people. In its responses to Scottish government consultations on stop and search, including a consultation on police powers to search children and young people for alcohol and a c

Brian Inkster Crofting law expert Brian Inkster has urged the Scottish government to exercise caution in removing the Crofting Commission from the list of tribunals in the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014. He considers that such a move may be premature pending the outcome of an investigation into the C