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Peter Alderson

Eric Robertson Advocate Eric Robertson examines recent initiatives – practical and legislative – to tackle persistent problems of modern slavery, as reviewed at the recent Tumbling Lassie Seminar.

A disgraced Scots lawyer who was jailed after embezzling more than £400,000 from a deceased person’s estate has been struck off the solicitors’ roll. Michael Karus, who was sentenced to three-and-a-half years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to misappropriating £413,052 while acting as th

A juror who was found in contempt of court after using social media to check the identity of a witness has failed in an appeal against a sheriff’s decision. Elizabeth Howden accessed Facebook to check a friend’s profile only to confirm whether the witness was her friend’s brother, but her peti

The legal safeguards governing covert surveillance of an Irish man's consultations with his lawyer were insufficient at the time of his custody the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. The applicant in the case of R.E. v. the United Kingdom was arrested and detained in Northern Ireland

A proposed ban on alcohol advertising near schools could criminalise parents wearing football or rugby tops with drinks-branding according to the Law Society of Scotland. In its response to the Alcohol Bill, it warned MSPs that the law could have the unintended effect of catching such people.

The volume of residential sales in Scotland rose 6.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2015-16 compared to the same period in the previous year, according toofficial statistics published today by Registers of Scotland (RoS). A total of 28,019 properties were submitted for registration between July a

Paul Hally Shepherd and Wedderburn has provided advice to BergenOil AG on the Scots law aspects of a significant investment in private oil and gas exploration company Aurora Energy Resources Limited.

From left: Andrew Paterson, Hugh Younger and Sean Cockburn

The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) was right to reject a job application from a man who said his devotion to God came before his loyalty to the state an employment appeal tribunal (EAT) judge has ruled. Mrs Justice Simler said GCHQ had justifiable security concerns about computer fore

Lord Reed Lord Reed one of the two Scottish Justices of the Supreme Court and one of the country’s leading authorities on human rights law, will deliver a public lecture at the University of Dundee this Friday – October 30th.

For the last few years a group of advocates have organised conferences at various locations in Scotland on topical areas of banking law under the banner of “Trouble at Bank”. The latest, Trouble at Bank – the Sequel breaks new ground by focusing on the increasingly concerning legal problems cu

A Scots couple who were left stranded at an Italian airport by a low-budget airline when they missed their return flight home after being held up queuing at check-in and security have successfully sued the carrier. Niall Caldwell and his wife Aileen raised an action against Easyjet after being “ef

It is estimated that defunct law firm McClure Naismith could have owed creditors more than £5 million. The Glasgow-based firm went into administration in August but about 80 jobs were saved with partners and staff moving to rivals including Burness Paull,Maclay Murray & Spens, Harper Macleod an

At least six compensation claims related to the Clutha helicopter crash are to be lodged with the Court of Session in the coming weeks. Lawyers for the families of the ten victims are taking legal action after failing to negotiate a settlement.