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Jason Chester looks at the latest evolution in branding: the motion mark. As more and more Scottish businesses strive to make an impression among the country’s constant wave of new, innovative and agile competitors, having a recognisable, standout brand continues to represent a significant dif

The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee has appointed former barrister and attorney general Lord Morris of Aberavon QC as its new chairman.

A senior judge in Liverpool has warned that online forums are encouraging prospective jurors to dodge jury duty. Judge Andrew Menary QC, the recorder of Liverpool, said tips exchanged online had helped to convince the public that they can easily avoid their civic duty.

Allan McDougall Solicitors has appointed Scottish Disability Sport as its charity partner for 2019 / 2020. As part of its commitment to the charity, the firm will offer a five-figure funding package comprising both financial and practical support.

A factory allegedly producing fake Ferraris and sham Lamborghinis has been shut down by police. The father and son owners of the workshop were arrested following the raid and have been charged with industrial property offences.

A French national whose application for homelessness assistance was rejected by a Scottish local authority has had a petition for judicial review of the decision dismissed. Augustin-Roger Mokombo-Eboma claimed that, as an EU citizen, he was entitled to homelessness assistance in Scotland and that&nb

Gilson Gray has announced the appointment of Suzanne Chaudhry as business development director in order to accelerate its ambitious growth strategy. Ms Chaudhry joins the Edinburgh team with 22 years of experience in business development and marketing.

Edinburgh Law School has announced that Dr Maria Amalia Amaya Navarro will join the University of Edinburgh as part of the second cohort of the British Academy’s Global Professorships programme. The Global Professorships programme began in 2018 and is supported by the Department for Business,

A cross-party group of MPs and Peers have announced a Scottish court action aiming to block the next Prime Minister from proroguing Parliament in the run-up to the Brexit deadline. The group includes Scottish MPs from the SNP, Liberal Democrats and Labour Party; Welsh MPs from Plaid Cymru and Labour

The new Inverness Justice Centre has reached a key milestone as court officials confirmed the building is now wind and watertight.

Advocate member Lynda Brabender QC has been reappointed to the Scottish Civil Justice Council. She will take up the three-year post on 28 September 2019.

Duncan Milne, trainee solicitor at Blackadders, warns that employees secretly recording conversations in the workplace can be guilty of gross misconduct in some cases. Covert recordings are topical at the moment. Boris Johnson was recorded with his girlfriend Carrie Symonds in their home under unple

A businessman has been fined £1,000 at Selkirk Sheriff Court for assaulting a Galashiels solicitor in his office. Malcolm Crawford, 53, was found guilty of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner and seizing a solicitor by the body at the offices of Iain Smith and Partners on 11 February,

The Supreme Court will rule next week on an appeal from the Court of Session centred on whether a farm business is entitled to deduct the VAT it paid on the acquisitions of single farm payment entitlement (SFPE). The respondent is a taxpaying company which carried on a farming business in Aberdeensh

Bailiffs in England and Wales are to be required to wear body cameras to ensure that debts are collected fairly and safely without intimidation of vulnerable consumers. The Ministry of Justice said the vast majority of bailiffs, who enforce debts including council tax debt and unpaid debts owed to i