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The UK government is set to narrow the list of countries and territories from which it will accept legal recognition of transgender identities. The move, which has been condemned by LGBT+ campaigners, comes amid an escalating row between the UK and Scottish governments over reform of the gender reco

Shepherd and Wedderburn acted for Geoffrey Purcell in the sale of his Aberdeen based company, Kilkee Financial Services Limited, to AAB.  Since Kilkee’s formation in 2002 it has matured to become a well-established firm in Aberdeen, catering to the financial needs of individuals and busin

Brewdog's boss has been left nearly £500,000 out of pocket after misleading customers over "solid gold" prizes in a recent promotion.

Paul Motion considers a recent advocate general's opinion from the Court of Justice of the European Union. Is a person who makes a subject access request entitled to copies of all documents such as emails?

Scotland’s domestic abuse legislation better reflects victims’ experiences, according to new research. By recognising abuse as a pattern of behaviour, the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 closer matches victims’ accounts of psychological and physical harm over time, according to

Family Law Matters has welcomed Morven Douglas to the firm as a legal director. Specialising in family law for almost 20 years, she advises individuals on a range of family law matters including separation, high value divorce and cohabitation claims, and has a particular interest in child related ma

The recent ‘Start the Week’ with Terra Firma series featured six weekly webinars, bookended by talks from Terra Firma chairman, Michael Howlin KC. The live events were well attended and feedback was positive. All of the events in the series were recorded and are now available to view on

Property expert Phil Harris, a director at Shepherd and Wedderburn's private wealth & tax team, discusses the state of the Scottish housing market in 2022 and what to expect in 2023, as vol­umes appear to return to pre-pan­demic lev­els. The 2022 Scottish housing market and

The High Court of Justiciary has declined to issue a guideline judgment on the issue of sentencing in rape cases after three appeals by the Crown against what it considered to be unduly lenient sentences for three accused convicted of raping their domestic partners. It was argued by the Crown in all

A man who was involved in turning an industrial unit into a drugs factory capable of mass producing etizolam pills with a black-market value worth hundreds of thousands of pounds has been jailed for four years and six months. Derek Dragsnes, 49, a labourer, of Glasgow, ran the unit in the Lanarkshir

Inksters Solicitors has started the year with two major announcements. The firm has appointed Adam Johnson as its chief operating officer (COO) in Glasgow; in Dunkeld, Katherine Paulin joins the firm as a consultant solicitor.

Paul Young has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a partner in the infrastructure team, bringing to the firm and its clients over 10 years’ expertise, with a particular focus on the energy, infrastructure and real estate sectors. Mr Young, who trained at Shepherd and Wedderburn and spent a numb

The UK government has said it will set out a timetable this week for reaching a fresh decision on whether to order an inquiry into the 1998 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. Northern Ireland’s High Court last month quashed a decision by the UK government not to establish a public inqui

Brazil's highest court was among government institutions attacked yesterday during rioting by thousands of supporters of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, who lost last year's election to left-wing rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In scenes widely compared to the attack on the U.S. C

Magistrates have accused the police of undermining open justice by dealing with violent offenders behind closed doors. In a report, the Magistrates’ Association warned against the “inconsistent” use of out-of-court punishments, many of which are tougher than those magistrates may i