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Scottish civil courts can move very quickly, if necessary, says Paul Motion. A senior executive ‘jumps ship’ to join the competition. He or she has emailed themselves a copy of your client’s entire customer database including pricing. The unhappy client phones you in a panic.

Men could be prosecuted for failing to do an equal share of the housework under controversial proposals with surprisingly wide backing in France. The idea of introducing a criminal offence of non-sharing of domestic tasks was raised in the presidential election campaign by eco-feminist politician Sa

Criminal trials in England and Wales could stop completely from today as barristers take industrial action over legal aid funding for defence practitioners. The Criminal Bar Association is moving ahead with its work-to-rule, with bar leaders saying they were taking action because real incomes for cr

In a new article, Terra Firma's Neil Beynon considers two interdict cases: the first action, GTT Communications Inc (and Another) v TN Trawlers Ltd (and Others), sought to prevent damage to strategically important subsea cables, and the second – Walker & Another v Seymour – was an ac

The University of Aberdeen has retained the top title in a national competition that sees the cream of Scotland’s student legal talent go head to head in a negotiation showdown. Law students Andrew MacFarlane and Amber Rose Love, both 22 and from Aberdeen, battled it out against teams from Edi

Kennedys has appointed a third partner from Clyde & Co as it continues to expand its team in Scotland. Liability expert Lesley Allan specialises in catastrophic and large loss claims and has extensive experience in fatal accident inquiries as well as data protection and freedom of information is

Two foster carers and prospective adopters of a five-year-old girl who was assaulted by her mother’s ex-partner have failed to challenge the decision of a children’s hearing not to withhold their names and address from the child’s mother. It was determined by the hearing that the c

Strathclyde University's Mediation Clinic has received a major grant from Scottish government’s Justice Directorate. The £71,559 award means the clinic can continue to provide a free mediation service in 18 sheriff courts; last year the clinic received 279 referrals and provided 125 medi

Vialex has welcomed lawyer Scott Moncur as head of financial services and sustainable development, a newly created position. Mr Moncur joins from Medici Legal Advisors, a boutique firm specialising in digital disruption and fintech.

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has filed an application to trademark the word "Archetypes" – the name of her new Spotify-exclusive podcast. Her application to the US Patent and Trademark Office could struggle given that the word, which entered the English language in the 1540s, is widel

Rosie Walker, head of litigation and partner at Gilson Gray, didn't see law as a particularly accessible career when she was younger, and instead decided to study politics and history at the University of Edinburgh. But while she was a student, she says she realised the importance of law in society

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the first black woman and first former public defender to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). Nominated by President Joe Biden in February, Judge Jackson's appointment to the court was confirmed by the US Senate last night in a

Russia has been suspended from the UN Human Rights Council following a vote at the UN General Assembly. Ninety-three members voted in favour of the move yesterday while 24 were against and 58 abstained.

Leona Duff outlines the new limitation rules being introduced under the Prescription (Scotland) Act 2018 from 1 June 2022. The law of time-bar has been confusing and unsatisfactory for a number of years in Scotland, particularly in construction cases involving latent defects. There have been a numbe

Amy Pairman discusses restrictions on rebated fuels and construction contracts. Despite the concerns raised by many trade bodies, from 1 April 2022 the government has restricted which sectors can use rebated diesel (known as red diesel) and some rebated biofuels. The result being that it is now ille