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Scotland has the highest prison population rate per head in Western Europe, with 150 people held in prison for every 100,000 of the population, according to a new report. Meanwhile, in England and Wales there were more than 140,000 admissions into prison in 2017—the highest number in western E

English nationalism is the greatest threat to the Union in more than half a century, David Lidington told a Law Society of Scotland event yesterday. The de facto deputy prime minister said he was shocked by a poll from YouGov which found that 63 per cent of UK Conservative Party members would p

The Polish legislation concerning the lowering of the retirement age of judges of the Supreme Court is contrary to EU law, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. Lawyers for the country's government had argued that the law was meant to bring the judicial retirement age into line with

Dickson Minto has appointed Harriet Balloch as a partner in its intellectual property and technology team with effect from the beginning of May. Ms Balloch, who has worked at Dickson Minto for four years having previously worked in the Middle East, specialises in commercial work with a focus on inte

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Mark Colquhoun as a senior associate in its real estate team. Mr Colquhoun has specialised in advising on a wide array of commercial real estate issues for over 15 years. His client base includes a range of institutional investors, funds, loca

Dr Ben Christman looks at the Scottish civil justice system's failures in enabling access to environmental justice. Now more than ever, we appreciate that the health of our environment is critical to the enjoyment of basic human rights.

France has banned research on judicial behaviour in an attempt to suppress the litigation analytics and predictions sector with a new law that carries a maximum jail term of five years. The law, in Article 33 of the Justice Reform Act, aims to stop anyone, but particularly legal tech companies, from

The average valuation of a corporate finance deal in Scotland is on the rise, PwC has predicted, in spite of economic uncertainty which is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Speaking to business leaders this week, the professional services firm’s head of corporate finance in Scot

DWF partner Naomi Pryde has been named in Management Today's 35 Women Under 35, the annual prestigious list of female business talent. Ms Pryde is a commercial litigation lawyer specialising in complex cross-border cases. She joined law firm DWF as a partner earlier this year, is qualified in three

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined telecoms company EE Limited £100,000 for sending over 2.5 million direct marketing messages to its customers, without consent. The messages, sent in early 2018, encouraged customers to access and use the ‘My EE’ app to manage th

A new initiative in Scotland between academia and financial services has been forged with the creation of a new industry-academic group and appointment of its first Chairperson. The Scottish Financial Risk Academy (SFRA) an established industry-academic partnership dedicated to improv

The newest members of Ampersand Advocates, Shane Dundas and Michael Way, were the winners of an inaugural moot between Scottish devils and Northern Ireland pupil barristers held in Court 9 of the Court of Session on Friday. Organised by the Faculty of Advocates’ director of training, Neil Mack

A ban on trademarks of "immoral" or "scandalous" words and symbols has been struck down by the US Supreme Court in a case involving a clothing brand with a sensitive name. Ruling against the Trump administration, the court found for Los Angeles streetwear designer Erik Brunetti who had failed in an

Clyde & Co's Aberdeen office raised an incredible £2,700 at their recent race night in aid of Diabetes UK! The team were raising money and awareness for Diabetes UK. The race night was a brilliant success, with attendees from a range of sectors getting involved.

A man has been fined after he branded a shark with his personal insignia. The incident outraged anglers after photos appeared on Facebook.