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Three sheriffs principal in the Sheriff Appeal Court have granted a motion to remit an appeal to the Court of Session in a non-patrimonial loss case raised by the mother of an allegedly unlawfully detained migrant after finding that the case raised issues beyond the scope of the dispute for which th
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Lawscot Foundation co-founder Christine McLintock is stepping down after 10 years as inaugural chair, with two experienced trustees to take over the charity’s leadership. Retired solicitor Kay McCorquodale, who has been a Lawscot Foundation trustee since October 2023, will become the foundatio
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Dianne Ripoll has joined andersonbain LLP in Glasgow. Ms Ripoll graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 2007 and qualified as a solicitor in 2011. She brings a strong private client and conveyancing background, alongside an entrepreneurial track record.
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Dentons has appointed Gordon Anderson as a construction partner in its projects practice in Glasgow. Mr Anderson joins from Addleshaw Goddard, where he was a partner, to lead Dentons' non-contentious UK construction practice, which is strategically important and a key business driver for the firm's
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Brodies LLP has announced the appointment of six new partners following its latest round of promotions as well as the appointment of a new chief financial officer.
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Aberdein Considine LLP has appointed Simon Dawes as senior associate in its commercial real estate team and to support continued growth across England and Wales. Mr Dawes brings more than 25 years’ experience in advising clients across the full spectrum of commercial property, including landlo
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Irwin Mitchell has strengthened the firm’s expertise in personal injury litigation with the appointment of a specialist serious injury partner and a senior associate in the medical negligence team. Amy Gannon joins Irwin Mitchell as head of serious injury in Scotland and brings extensive exper
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Lady Carmichael delivered the Aberdeen Law Project's annual lecture on 10 April. This year’s lecture focused on the role of law clinics in both advancing access to justice and legal education, alongside broader reflections on professionalism, the rule of law, and the responsibilities of future
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An Aberdeen academic has been awarded almost £300,000 by The British Academy to examine how artificial intelligence is governed in outer space. Dr Maria Manoli, lecturer in space law at the University of Aberdeen, will lead an international and interdisciplinary team of scholars. She is a lead
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Dr Gloria M Alvarez, a senior law lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, has been appointed co-chair of the Academic Forum on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) for the 2026–2027 term. She will serve alongside Dr Ana Maria Daza Vargas of the University of Edinburgh.
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Researchers have made a series of recommendations to help avoid conflict over the care of children with life-limiting conditions spilling into the Scottish courts. Dr Sarah Sivers, associate dean for research at Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) School of Law and Social Sciences, and her team s
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A team from Edinburgh Law School's 'Cybercrime and Cyber Security' Masters course competed in the flagship Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge international competition hosted by Johns Hopkins University. Arundhati Kale (innovation, technology and the law LLM), Isabelle Jaber (cyber security, privacy and
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Pope Leo XIV encountered trouble with his banking after the customer service line hung up on him. Two months into his papacy last year, Pope Leo XIV called his bank in Chicago to change his phone number and address, USA Today reports.
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North Korea has reportedly amended its constitution to mandate an automatic nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated or the country’s nuclear command system comes under attack. The amendment was approved by the country’s Supreme People’s Assembly after a two-day meeting
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Nearly 590,000 Americans who paid deposits of £74 for Donald Trump's gold-plated T1 smartphone have been faced with the reality that their money, totalling roughly £43.7 million, is gone, and the device may never exist. Unveiled by Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump at Trump Tower in June 20
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A former Woolworths employee has been criticised by Australia’s Fair Work Commission after lodging a compensation claim over being told to cover up his exposed “bum crack” during a shift. In a ruling, deputy president Alan Colman dismissed the Victorian man’s application, fin
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A French academic is under investigation after allegedly inventing a philology prize and awarding it to himself. Florent Montaclair, who taught without incident for 20 years at a university in Besançon, eastern France, received the so-called Gold Medal of Philology at a 2016 ceremony at the N
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