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Sikhs in Scotland have dropped a planned legal case against the Scottish government after being assured they will be recognised as a distinct ethnic group. The Sikh Federation had threatened legal action unless ministers included a separate Sikh box in the ethnicity section of the next census, despi

A solicitor who tried to claim legal aid in respect of food and drink purchases has been found guilty of professional misconduct and fined £5,000. Duncan Burd, 58, was, however, not found to have been dishonest by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal (SSDT).

Michael McLaughlin has joined Shoosmiths in Glasgow. Formerly of DWF, Mr McLaughlin's appointment follows those of banking partner Fiona Cameron and real estate partner Barry McKeown, who opened the Glasgow office last year.

Anderson Strathern has advised Crown Estate Scotland on the purchase of a sustainable development site near Montrose in Angus. The 123-acre Zero Four site was bought by Crown Estate Scotland from ISLA Developments for £3.7 million and marks Crown Estate Scotland’s first purchase since be

Scotland faces a "children's rights emergency", the children's commissioner has claimed. Bruce Adamson said he has "grave concerns" over the impact of the pandemic on children.

Edinburgh-based Neilsons Solicitors and Estate Agents has reported a surge in demand for homes in Edinburgh and the Lothians.  Compared to the same period in 2019, Neilsons has seen an 88 per cent increase in property detail page views on ESPC.com alongside a 403 per cent increase in viewing re

Three people have been arrested for allegedly running a fake branch of State Bank of India (SBI). The three-month-old office came to the attention of authorities after an SBI customer noticed it in the city of Panruti in Tamil Nadu and took the matter up with his branch manager.

A man who sent an adult posing as a 13-year-old boy a sexual image and arranged to meet him and who was thereafter convicted of sexual offences has had his human rights appeal to the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed. Lord Sales gave the judgment, with which Lord Reed, Lord Hodge, Lord Lloyd-Jones

The majority shareholders of a private limited company have succeeded in an action to establish the terms of a contract between themselves and another shareholder with whom they were in dispute. Ronald Somerville, Charles Shaw, and Nick Felisiak brought the claim against David Mc

Brodies LLP has appointed specialist private client and family lawyers, underlining its commitment to growth in the Highlands and Islands. Lisa Law joins Brodies as director. With more than 12 years' experience, she specialises in wills, power or attorney and guardianship, as well as trusts and exec

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published a new briefing on care homes and human rights during the pandemic. The briefing sets out the human rights framework as it applies to the issues that have arisen in care homes, and details the requirements of human rights law to ensure effective inve

A High Court judge has refused to strike out a claim for negligence brought by the widow of a Bangladeshi worker killed on a ship. Mr Justice Jay held that Maran (UK) Ltd arguably owed a duty of care to the shipbreaker, Khalil Mollah. The decision is likely to send shockwaves around the shippin

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with CIOT and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a Property Taxes Round-Up on 21 July 2020 from 1pm to 2pm. At this event Carl Bayley, BSc, FCA, will explore: Carl is a past chairman of the Tax Faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and

The trial of a former Islamic militant has begun at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and marks the first time someone stands accused of persecution on the grounds of gender at the court. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, 42, was transferred to the custody of the court from Mali m

Benjamin Bestgen discusses the death penalty in this week's jurisprudential primer. See his last one here. A few weeks ago an acquaintance (let’s call her Lea) witnessed an incident where teenagers had assaulted elderly people by deliberately coughing and spitting on them and yelling “CO