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David Kaye David Kaye, a partner at Harper Macleod, has become the first lawyer in Scotland to be awarded the Qualified Franchise Professional (QFP) accreditation by the British Franchise Association (bfa).

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Scott Blair Terra Firma advocate Scott Blair has secured success in a licensing appeal in a decision from Sheriff Braid at Edinburgh Sheriff Court which reiterated the importance of concise, comprehensive and clear reasons in licensing decisions.

Carole Ewart The Jimmy Reid Foundation has published a new policy paper on why Scotland must do better to respect, protect and fulfil human rights across devolved functions.

One of the judges who presided over the Lockerbie trial, the Rt Hon Lord Coulsfield, has died, aged 81. As John Taylor Cameron, he was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1960, and took silk in 1973. He served as Keeper of the Library from 1977 to 1987.

The relationship necessary to give rise to vicarious liability in tort subsisted between a prison service and a prisoner performing work who accidentally injured a catering manager, the Supreme Court has ruled. Lord Neuberger, Lady Hale, Lord Dyson, Lord Reed and Lord Toulson unanimously dismissed t

Lord Carloway A sales executive who was convicted of embezzling more than £8,000 from his employers has failed in an appeal against conviction despite that fact a sheriff made no finding in fact of “dishonest appropriation” of the cash.

Gordon Jackson QC Gordon Jackson QC has joined Brian McConnachie QC in responding to the Lord President, Lord Carloway’s criticism of defence lawyers in sexual offence trials.

Lady Wise A company behind a proposed new wind farm which challenged a decision to refuse planning permission for the development has had a petition for judicial review dismissed.

A company has been held vicariously liable for the actions of an employee at its petrol station who made an unprovoked attack on a customer after the Supreme Court said the “close connection” test was satisfied. The court, comprising Lord Neuberger, Lady Hale, Lord Dyson, Lord Reed and Lord Toul

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Shami Chakrabarti Police will be able to hack electronic devices in order to access users’ web browsing history under the revised Investigatory Powers Bill.

The Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association (SYLA) has welcomed the news that the Law Society of Scotland has agreed an increase to both its recommended and mandatory minimum pay rates for trainee solicitors. The Law Society’s Council agreed that, from April 2016, only trainee contracts that are at

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has announced that councils across Scotland will be able to raise the council tax levy by up to 3 per cent from April 2017, following a nine-year cap on rates. While those living in bands A to D will be unaffected by the change, those in E to H bands will see the

Sheenagh Adams Registers of Scotland (RoS) will start to move land and property titles from the deeds-based General Register of Sasines onto the map-based Land Register later this year.