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Weightmans’ corporate team in Glasgow advised on M&A deals in 2022 with a value of £69.6m. The Glasgow team, led by Claire McCracken, advised on 17 acquisitions in 2022. Notable deals in the space included advising national dental group Dentex Healthcare on a series of acquisitions,

Renewable energy experts from Harper Macleod have now advised on projects generating more than half of Scotland’s renewable electricity. According to the latest statistics from industry body Scottish Renewables, Scotland’s total installed capacity of renewable electricity is just over 12

Professor Gerry Maher KC has passed away at the age of 69. Professor Maher had served as professor of criminal law At Edinburgh Law School since 2000. He studied law at Glasgow University until 1974 and obtained a B.Litt. at Oxford University in 1976.

On Thursday 26 January, Clyde & Co hosted more than 230 clients and colleagues at its annual Burns Night supper held in the Merchant Taylors' Hall, London.

Thorntons has opened a new Glasgow office. The 7,200sq ft office will be able to host more than 60 desks – double the headcount of the existing team of almost 30 people.

Death and taxes are inevitable, and following the former kindly obituaries may and often do follow but a recitation of platitudes was not always certain in earlier times, writes Robert Shiels. The death of Sir Archibald Alison in 1867 produced an obituary that must, surely, be seen as being not

Westwater Advocates' Greg Cunningham has successfully defended all claims of unfair dismissal and discrimination based on the protected characteristics of race (nationality) and religion or belief. In M Baczak v Care UK Community Partnership Ltd, the claimant was employed to work in a care home

A commercial judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has allowed a proof in an action raised by a recycling business arising from what it believed to be an unlawful repudiation of a contract it held with the City of Edinburgh Council. Dalton Group Ltd had been the council’s exclusive

Justice Secretary Keith Brown has announced the introduction of measures to ensure the on-going safety of prisoners while the Scottish Prison Service undertakes a review of the management of trans prisoners. The measures will be in place until the reviews are completed and will mean that no newly co

A laughing emoji may be construed as defamation if it follows a post mocking a person's physical disability, Italy's Supreme Court has ruled. The case revolves around a dispute on Facebook involving traffic problems in the northern town of Luino.

Most of the public would prefer to be represented by a barrister with a posh accent, research has found. Academics at Nottingham Trent and De Montfort universities also found that lawyers from beyond the home counties faced obstacles to progressing in their careers due to their accents.

Nearly a quarter (22 per cent) of people contacting LawCare for support were primarily concerned about their career in the law, the charity said in a new report. For the first time, the number of people with career concerns equalled the number of legal professionals seeking help because of stress, a

A 31-year-old man has been sentenced after admitting a salmon poaching offence in Moray. Joel Julienne, from Glasgow, was sentenced at Elgin Sheriff Court on Thursday 26 January having previously pled guilty to fishing for salmon on the River Spey.

A new bill to prevent members of the US Congress from trading and owning stocks has been introduced – and is entitled the Pelosi Act. Senator Josh Hawley introduced the Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments Act in an effort to once again stop lawmakers from trading

To mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Tom O’Connor considers the courageous conduct of two German judges who remained true to their principles and stood up to the Nazis. The shameful conduct of German judges under the Hitler regime was symbolised by the appalling behaviour of the fa