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Law firms in Scotland are urged to complete the new, compulsory anti money laundering (AML) registration process before the deadline next week With the majority of firms having completed the new process, which follows the introduction of the 2017 anti money laundering regulations (Money Laundering,

Lindsays’ private client team in Dundee has welcomed Kirsty Preston, who has recently joined the firm as a senior solicitor. Ms Preston deals with a wide variety of private client matters including the administration of executries and trusts as well as the drafting of wills and powers of attor

Frances Ennis looks at a recently issued judgment of the the Inner House in a case that has been closely followed for some years by many of Scotland’s law firms and has implications for the wider business community. The case concerns the Scottish Solicitors' Staff Pension Fund, and the li

British Telecommunications plc (BT) has been fined £77,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after it sent nearly five million nuisance emails to customers. The investigation found that the company did not have customers’ consent to send direct marketing emails. This is agai

The Scottish corporate team of DWF has advised Capita plc on the sale of Supplier Assessment Services, including its construction line operation, for £160 million. The business, which has been bought by funds affiliated with global private equity fund Warburg Pincus, had underlying revenue of

Pictured above are two Dundee University law graduates who both attended Harris Academy – Holly Morrison LLB (hons) and Her Honour Judge Anuja Ravindra Dhir QC, who was awarded an honorary degree at yesterday's ceremony.

Applications for CMS’ 2018 UK Bursary Scheme are now open for entry. Now in its seventh year, the scheme awards up to five bursaries – one for applicants from Scotland – worth £2,500 each year to aspiring students in the UK to use towards their law degrees. Finalists also ben

Alan Calderwood explains the fatal accident inquiry process. Fatal accident inquiries can be held when a death occurs in the course of a person’s employment or whilst in legal custody. They can also be held when the death is sudden, suspicious, or unexplained, or occurred in circumstances givi

A man who was found guilty of sexually abusing his step-daughter and her cousin over a number of years starting when they were only eight years old has been ordered to pay them damages totalling £200,000. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that both pursuers, who also claimed that they were

The first steps are being taken to create a public register of people who ultimately make decisions about how land is used and managed. The Scottish government is publishing proposals that will, if agreed, reveal for the first time the controlling interests of land owned by trusts and overseas compa

Under 18s will face new barriers to buying knives online, following the introduction of the Offensive Weapons Bill. The bill will mean online retailers cannot sell knives online without "rigorous" age-verification, and will no longer be able to deliver knives to residential addresses or drop-off poi

Former Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has called for cannabis use to be legalised. Writing in today's Scotsman, Mr MacAskill welcomed the UK government's decision to allow medicinal cannabis treatment for Billy Caldwell, an epileptic boy whose supply was recently confiscated at Heathrow Airport b

The UK formally ratified the Lanzarote Convention on protecting children against sexual violence in Strasbourg yesterday. The convention will enter into force in the UK on 1 October. The convention is a legally-binding treaty which obliges countries to take a range of steps to help prevent sexual vi

Dentons has appointed Roddy Harrison as partner in the firm's private client and charities team within the UK tax department. Mr Harrison joins from BTO Solicitors where he headed the private client practice and was a partner for over 15 years. He will be working across all Dentons’ offic

Luxury French shoe designer, Christian Louboutin, appears to be close to winning a five-year legal battle to enforce the trade mark of his brand’s distinctive red soles. Last week, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), ruled in favour of the designer after he sought to prevent Dut