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A company director has lost his appeal against a minority shareholder’s petition for an immediate buy-out after the UK Supreme Court found the director’s “covert single-handed campaign” to delay the sale of the company amounted to a breach of his duty of loyalty. The appellan
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TLT has expanded its employment practice with the appointment of partner Scott Milligan in Glasgow. Mr Milligan joins TLT from Harper Macleod, where he oversaw a period of significant growth for the employment team. He brings almost 20 years’ experience advising clients in both the public and
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A Dunfermline local is celebrating a career milestone this week, having successfully completed her legal traineeship with Watermans. Robyn Lynch, who obtained her law degree and diploma from the University of Stirling and Robert Gordon University respectfully, celebrated with her team in Dunfermline
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Thorntons has promoted 29 lawyers across its Scottish network, including four new legal directors.
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Pinsent Masons has added to its corporate energy team in Aberdeen with the appointment of mergers and acquisitions specialist Caroline Harwood. She joins the international law firm from Addleshaw Goddard as managing senior associate and will support clients on a mix of corporate and commercial energ
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Drummond Miller has underlined its commitment to developing diverse legal talent after announcing a new round of promotions that sees women take all the promoted legal roles. Among those promoted is Alejandra Ruggeri, who becomes senior associate in the firm's medical negligence team. A skilled liti
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Freeths has appointed partner Alastair Frood to its commercial dispute resolution team in Glasgow. He joins from Eversheds Sutherland, where he served as head of litigation in Scotland and led the development of the firm’s commercial litigation practice, significantly growing both team capabil
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Professor Justin Borg-Barthet of the University of Aberdeen has been reappointed to the European Commission's Expert Group Against SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation), recognising his continued leadership in efforts to protect freedom of expression and strengthen democratic parti
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Kirsten Oswald, minister for victims and community safety, visited the University of Strathclyde Mediation Clinic to learn how mediation is helping people and businesses resolve disputes without the time and expense of court proceedings.
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An Aberdeen climate law expert has taken part in key United Nations negotiations that will help shape discussions at this year’s global climate summit. Dr Mitchell Lennan, co-director of the Centre for Energy Law at the University of Aberdeen, attended the 64th sessions of the United Nations F
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The University of Aberdeen conferred one of its highest academic honours yesterday, when Dr Graeme Brown was awarded the degree of doctor of laws (LLD) by research – a distinction granted only in exceptional circumstances and rarely awarded in the modern era. While the LLD is widely known as a
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In the latest episode of the University of Aberdeen’s School of Law Podcast, Neil Weightman speaks with Dr Rossana Ducato and Professor Dinusha Mendis about deepfakes, synthetic media, and the legal challenges created by rapidly developing AI technologies. What are deepfakes, and why are they
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The co-founder of an $8 billion asset management firm is suing after being fired for breaching the very return-to-office policy that he himself signed off on. William Nieporte, who co-founded Bramshill Investments, was dismissed in 2022 after failing to comply with an order requiring staff to work f
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South Dakota’s governor marked the completion of a new women’s prison by cutting a “ribbon” made from razor wire. Governor Larry Rhoden used the substitute for a traditional ceremonial ribbon on Friday to celebrate the completion of the South Dakota Women’s Correctional
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Dog owners have been urged to stay vigilant after a Labrador had to be rescued from Ben Nevis after apparently ingesting discarded cannabis. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team was called after Tokyo, a black Labrador, collapsed halfway up the mountain while walking with owner and dog trainer Christina Bl
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4chan has again mocked Ofcom after the regulator renewed demands for payment of its £520,000 Online Safety Act fine, with the platform’s lawyer responding by sending another AI-generated hamster. US lawyer Preston Byrne, who represents 4chan, said on X that Ofcom had sent payment details
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United Airlines has been forced to defend its claim that a “window seat” does not necessarily need to have a window after a judge rejected its attempt to dismiss a passenger lawsuit. The airline argued that the term referred only to a seat’s position next to the cabin wall, rather
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