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The first jury citations for potential jurors to be issued since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown have today been sent out in preparation for High Court trials to restart in Edinburgh and Glasgow in July. Safety for all participants is the key component of the planning and preparation for jury tri

The results of our working from home (WFH) survey are in and they present a largely favourable but mixed picture of WFH that will likely see a mixed response from law firms.

Amanda Masson explains the details of a recent high-profile family law case. The case of Leigha Collins has attracted much comment. She was ordered by the court in Scotland to return to Malta no later than 5 June with her son, H, who is one year old, on the basis of an application by H's father in t

Scotland’s chief statistician today released the main findings of the 2018/19 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS). The volume of crime in Scotland, including incidents not reported to the police, has fallen by 45 per cent over the last decade and by 20 per cent since 2016/17. Most adults

Lawyers representing a journalist facing jail in the Philippines for "cyber libel" have condemned the outcome of her trial. Maria Ressa, an award-winning journalist and former CNN bureau chief, was yesterday fined around €7,050 and sentenced to a minimum of six months and a maximum of six years

The UK is a world-leading fintech centre, with London often being labelled the global fintech capital. From a Scottish perspective, over the past couple of years both Edinburgh and Glasgow have been establishing themselves as fintech powerhouses. Allie McGowan looks below at some of the ways that CO

An Edinburgh lawyer is calling for the UK to adopt presumed liability of drivers when cyclists are involved in a road accident. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has been promoting cycling, not only for its health benefits during lockdown, but also as an alternative to public transport. Per

Kennedys has reported record turnover of £238 million for the financial year 2019/20, a nine per cent increase on the previous 12 months as it continued to execute its growth strategy. Europe and Latin America have performed particularly well, supported in part by continued UK growth following

In a new article, Jon Kiddie of Terra Firma Chambers looks at the Coronavirus Act 2020 and the wealth of attendant regulations and statutory instruments and their effect on the legal landscape. "Enacted on 25 March, and largely effective with immediate force, the Coronavirus Act 2020 was the UK gove

A conservationist who was sacked for refusing to shoot two bear cubs has won a legal battle against his dismissal. Bryce Casavant, a conservation officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was despatched in 2015 to deal with reports of a bear eating rubbish and food.

The proprietors of an 18th-century house in the Argyll and Bute area have had their appeal against the decision not to reduce a grant of planning permission to erect a house near the property refused. Colin Liddell and others petitioned for judicial review of a decision by Argyll and

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A new ruling on a high-value corporate debt restructuring case in Scotland could have a major impact on businesses across the UK due to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. Burness Paull LLP recently acted in the contested petitions of Premier Oil plc and Premier Oil UK Limited, one of the

Creditors will lose out on £1.2 million owed to them following the collapse of law firm Hamilton Burns WS. Staff of the firm, of which ex-SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh was once a partner, are also unlikely to receive the £20,908 owed them in salary, holiday pay and pension contributions.

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has written to the Scottish Human Rights Commission asking it to ensure that the human rights of Scotland’s care home residents are upheld and defended throughout the COVID-19 crisis, and that decisions taken by the Scottish government with regards to car