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A claimant in a simple procedure case which was initially defended and then settled when the pursuer accepted a tender is entitled to the expenses of process as assessed, after a court rejected the defender’s argument that he should have his liability in expenses capped at 10% of the sum decerned

Professor Conor Gearty In an article first published on the LSE Brexit blog, Professor Conor Gearty scrutinises the notion of “a happy Brexit” and outlines ways in which the EU Withdrawal Bill will constitute a large transfer of power to the executive branch and may lead to the restriction of ci

A Scottish bus driver facing extradition to Dubai to serve a sentence of 12 months’ imprisonment following his conviction of crimes of dishonesty has successfully challenged a bid to remove him to the United Arab Emirates after he argued that his human rights would be breached. Garnet Black, 64, f

A panel which regulates company takeovers has been granted a court order requiring the chairman of Rangers Football Club to make an offer for all the issued ordinary share capital of Rangers International Football Club Plc not already controlled by him. A judge in the Court of Session found in favou

Paul Kirkwood Solicitor and commercial mediator Paul Kirkwood asks whether Scotland should follow Ireland in introducing mediation legislation.

A woman who challenged a confiscation order imposed after her brother was convicted of drugs offences in an attempt to prevent the sale of a property in Edinburgh of which she claimed to be the “beneficial owner” has had her application rejected. A judge in the Court of Session refused to vary t

Two oil and gas exploration companies who are seeking judicial review of the Scottish Government’s decision to ban “fracking” in Scotland have been granted permission to proceed with their legal challenge. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the application brought by Ineos Upstream Lim

Former MSP Tommy Sheridan has had a £200,000 claim for interest following his successful £200,000 defamation action against the publishers of the News of the World dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the ex-Scottish Socialist Party leader’s subsequent prosecution for perjury an

A trainee solicitor who sought sanction for the employment of junior counsel after settling a personal injury action because of the potential impact on his career of a possible adverse finding on his credibility has had his claim rejected. A sheriff in the All-Scotland Personal Injury Court refused

Denise Laverty, associate solicitor and accredited family law specialist at BTO Solicitors, writes on calls for greater recognition of grandparents' rights. There have been a number of news reports in recent days commenting on MPs calling for the Government to ‘enshrine in law’ the right

A Chinese asylum seeker who sought to challenge a decision by the Home Office to refuse to treat her further representations based on extracts from an expert’s report in another case as a “fresh claim” has had her application dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session considered th

Tommy Sheridan has had a legal challenge against a decision by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) to refuse to refer his conviction for perjury to the High Court of Justiciary dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session said she was unable to identify any basis on which it could be