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A couple apparently booked out a Boeing 737 for a mid-air wedding ceremony in a brazen attempt to circumvent Covid-19 restrictions on weddings in India. India's civil aviation authority has launched an investigation after photos emerged of over 160 people celebrating in the air as the plane travelle

A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has sisted proceedings brought by the guarantor of the now-insolvent Ferguson Marine group of companies after finding that the Scottish Ministers were liable to reimburse them under the terms of an indemnity agreement. HCC International In

The Crown Office has once again been accused of carrying out a malicious prosecution. The head of a UK cheque cashing firm is the latest to claim he was the victim of an unwarranted raid and imprisonment, The Herald reports.

The UK's bulk surveillance regime prior to 2016 was unlawful, but bulk surveillance in itself is not inherently unlawful, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. The Grand Chamber today handed down its judgment in Big Brother Watch and Others v the United Kingdom, a landmark case broug

The number of remand prisoners has increased by more than a third over the course of the pandemic due to delays in criminal trials, Howard League Scotland has warned. It said the population was 1,293 in February 2020 but rose to 1,753 by April this year. This represents an increase of 35.5 per cent

Inksters has grown its consultant solicitor practice during the pandemic and opened a new office on the Isle of Eigg. The firm recently celebrated 22 years in business and now focusses solely on the consultancy model, which sees all of its solicitors benefit financially directly from the fruits of t

Lindsays has welcomed Mike Piggot to its team in Dundee as a solicitor offering dispute resolution and litigation services to businesses and individuals. Mr Piggot studied and trained in the city before entering the profession. He also worked for several years with the Dundee Citizens Advice Bu

On 13 June 2019, the rules for Criminal Injuries Compensation Schemes were amended to remove what had previously been referred to as the ‘same roof rule’. The rule had prevented victims who had been living with their assailant as members of the same family at the time of the assault prio

Pinsent Masons has announced an employee rewards package for the last financial year and confirmed repayment of the UK government furlough money, The Lawyer reports. The firm said it was restoring salaries to the 98 per cent of staff who took part in its reduced working hours scheme in 2020 and that

The long-awaited relinquishment and assignation procedure in respect of 1991 Act agricultural tenancies came into force on 28 February 2021. Simon Boendermaker explains the details.  Relinquishment

Thursday 3 June 2021, 7.30 – 8.30pm The Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship in Scotland is delighted to welcome Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness to an evening of questions and discussion.

A student from the Aberdeen Law Project has helped a client whose stepfather died intestate to find an heir. Stepchildren do not inherit on intestacy in Scotland which meant that, as no known relatives could be identified, the Crown had a right to the stepfather’s estate.

Dentons is putting home-grown talent at the heart of a marketing campaign designed by MadeBrave as the law firm celebrates its Scottish operations’ 150th anniversary. Lawyers and support staff from across the firm are starring in a range of short films as well as print and digital advertising,

A drug dealer inadvertently landed himself with a lengthy prison sentence after taking a photograph of a block of Stilton cheese. Carl Stewart, 39, was identified as a user of the EncroChat mobile encryption service by forensic experts using an image he shared of a block of cheese in the palm of his

The High Court of Justiciary has refused an appeal against conviction by a man convicted of attempted murder made on the basis that he had a ‘jigsaw’ basis for a special defence of self-defence. Aaron Dines, also known as Morrison, was sentenced to 8 years’ imprisonm