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An appeal by the Scottish Ministers against a decision by the Lands Tribunal for Scotland to award compensation to the former owner of land acquired in order to build the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route has been refused by the Inner House of the Court of Session. The former landowne

Mark Allison has joined Westwater Advocates after calling to the bar. Mr Allison attended Glasgow University, where he obtained his LLB, diploma and a masters in criminology and criminal justice.

John Brannigan, formerly of Russells Gibson McCaffrey, has become a member of Black Chambers after being admitted to the Faculty of Advocates. Mr Brannigan called to the bar with six years’ experience in private practice during which time he appeared daily in courts across Scotland a

Jersey is to legalise assisted dying after a citizens’ jury voted in favour of a change in the law. Last week, 78 per cent of a citizens' jury that was convened on the issue said that terminally ill islanders should be able to seek help to end their life.

The High Court has ordered the UK government to pay 75 per cent of the Good Law Project's costs in its successful legal challenge against Michael Gove for the unlawful award of a contract to associates of his and Dominic Cummings at Public First.  The government had planned to ask for permissio

GTS Solutions CIC (GTS) has announced the appointment of Steven Jansch to its board. A founding partner of Gilson Gray, Mr Jansch heads up the Edinburgh firm’s insolvency department and joins the city-based social enterprise as a non-executive director.

Bob McIntosh, the Tenant Farming Commissioner, spoke at a conference on agricultural law at the beginning of June and gave a useful update of his activities and a range of issues surrounding agricultural tenancies. Hamish Lean has the details. He had received 139 inquiries from agricultural landlord

As the Bribery Act 2010 approaches its 10th birthday on 1 July, Tom Stocker explains why it is widely recognised as an excellent piece of legislation which transformed the corporate compliance landscape. The Bribery Act simplified the law of bribery by making it clear that bribery arose when a perso

Mashal pictured with her grandfather, Col. Tariq Azam Khan, who inspired and encourages her humanitarian efforts. A Glasgow University law graduate currently undertaking the BPTC has received a prestigious award in recognition of her humanitarian work.

A new campaign has been launched today by the Attorney General, Michael Ellis QC MP, warning of the legal consequences of prejudicing the judicial process via social media. The Attorney General’s Office’s #ThinkBeforeYouPost campaign aims to highlight the dangers of committing conte

How much are you charged by your financial adviser? It seems a very simple question, doesn’t it? However, it is often avoided, dodged or circumvented by financial advisers. Fees should be simple. There are three main ways of charging as a financial adviser: charge a fixed fee per annum, charge

The High Court in London has dismissed an application to strike out a claim brought by more than 7,000 Malawian tobacco farmers – including over 3,000 children – against British American Tobacco and Imperial. The two tobacco companies had asked the court to throw out claims brought by to

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has been suspended from practising law in New York because of his "demonstrably false and misleading claims" about the 2020 presidential election. Mr Giuliani, a former mayor of New York who has served as disgraced former president Donald Trump's personal lawyer since 2018

Two nude sunbathers who had to be rescued after being startled by a deer and getting lost in a forest have been fined. The two men had to call for help after they got lost in the Royal National Park in New South Wales, Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

The High Court of Justiciary has reversed a sheriff’s decision to discharge from custody an Albanian man wanted by the Italian authorities to serve a prison sentence for his role in an attempted murder, and ordered that he be extradited. The Lord Advocate brought the appeal