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A survey of public bodies in Scotland has revealed that most board members would be reluctant to complain about their colleagues, though reported bullying and other kinds of 'disrespectful conduct' are in the minority. The problem of ‘disrespectful conduct’ is more widespread in loc

David McEwing has joined Addleshaw Goddard as a partner in the firm's Aberdeen energy team. Mr McEwing, who joins the firm from Pinsent Masons, has more than 25 years’ experience in the energy sector, advising oil and gas companies and oilfield services businesses, as well as leading comp

The UK property market has peaked, and average prices are falling according to a property management firm. Apropos by DJ Alexander Ltd has analysed official data and found that average prices in all parts of the UK (with the exception of Wales which continues to increase in average price) peaked bet

The General Court has annulled European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) decision refusing registration of the figurative mark ‘Chiara Ferragni’ as an EU trade mark In 2015, Italian entrepreneurs filed an application with EUIPO for registration of the following EU trade mar

A charity is calling on the UK government to make it easier for Muslim women to divorce their husbands, The Times reports. The Muslim Women’s Network (MWN) said sharia councils could be made redundant with a simple amendment to an existing law that lets Jewish women demand instant divorce.

Jonathan Tait comments on a controversial EU directive aimed at protecting copyright holders. The monetisation of IP throughout internet usage has increased exponentially in recent times and introduction of the new snappily titled European Union Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market is

A lawyer responsible for insider trading compliance at technology giant Apple has been charged with insider trading offences. Gene Levoff, 45, former global head of corporate law at Apple, is facing both criminal charges and a civil lawsuit in connection with alleged offences between 2011 and 2016.

Students from Strathclyde University will practice their advocacy skills in front of a justice at the UK Supreme Court this year. Students will undertake a moot before Lord Reed on 3 April in a bout designed to give them the chance to practice their advocacy skills by delivering a structured le

A local police force urged residents to get "a barking, biting dog" for protection after announcing it did not have enough money to enforce the law. In a Facebook post, Sheriff John Kirk of Martin County in the US state of Kentucky warned: "Law enforcement as we have known for the last four years wi

A man who was convicted along with another of holding a vulnerable 20-year-old man in servitude has failed in an appeal against conviction at the High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court. The Lord Justice General, Lord Carloway, sitting with Lord Menzies and Lord Drummond Young heard that Joh

A Scottish council is the first in Europe to give its employees who have suffered domestic abuse "safe leave". South Ayrshire Council's policy will give employees up to 10 days' paid leave to allow them to seek help and support.

An elderly Iranian couple have been granted leave to remain in the UK 40 years after they emigrated from Iran, albeit at a cost of £20,000 – which their lawyer has described as “ten years of indentured servitude to the Home Office”. Edinburgh winger Damien Hoyland, 25, had ca

Jonathan Tait explains how firms can safeguard their reputations in the age of social media and fake news. The American business magnate and philanthropist Warren Buffet once said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it.”

A man has been sent back to prison after breaking into a sheriff's house, for the second time. Michael Houston, 45, broke in Sheriff Maxwell Hendry's home in Glasgow's Kelvinside only weeks after he was released from prison.

The Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL) which has more than 800 members throughout the UK is launching a Scotland Seminar Programme for 2019 with the aim of growing the Scottish membership. Professional regulation has been increasing throughout Scotland and the UK over the