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Brenda Mitchell analyses a recent case in which the sheriff found in favour of an injured motorcyclist. I have represented injured motorcyclists for over 30 years as a specialist personal injury lawyer. I ride a motorcycle, am an advanced rider and a member of IAM RoadSmart. What saddens me is motor

Marks & Clerk has been named the top filer of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications in the EU, according to figures released by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine. PCT applications are one of the primary means by which innovators can secure intellectual property protection for novel

A senior member of the Faculty of Advocates will be joining a television star as leading characters at a Burns Supper. Lisa Henderson QC, is to give the Reply to the Toast to the Lassies, while Arabella Weir, actor and writer, and currently appearing as Beth in the BBC sitcom Two Doors Down, wi

Budget supermarket chain Aldi is offering graduates a comparable starting salary to some of the biggest international law firms, research shows. A new report from High Fliers Research places Aldi among the highest published graduate starting salaries for 2019 at £44,000.

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is to appear on film – in the new Lego movie. Justice Ginsburg, known to her fans as the "Notorious RBG", will appear as a Lego figure clothed in judicial garb.

A long-dead anti-Nazi resistance leader struck a blow for freedom when his statue toppled onto a fascist vandal who was trying to destroy the monument and broke his leg. In the incident described by the authorities in the Croatian coastal town of Split as “savage vandalism”, police said

A consumer who purchased a new living room suite but rejected it following delivery because it was not of satisfactory quality and later gave it away after the seller ignored repeated requests to uplift the goods is entitled to a full refund, an appeal court has ruled. The Sheriff Appeal Court&

Scotland's lawyers have voted overwhelmingly, by over 76 per cent, in favour of a "People's Vote" on the final Brexit deal. Exactly 750 respondents took part in a poll by Scottish Legal News, the daily news service for Scottish lawyers, which was held on Thursday and Friday last week.

Former Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini QC has ruled herself out of an investigation into whether First Minister Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code by meeting with Alex Salmond last year. Ms Angiolini said she could not take the role on as she is already working on another for the Scottish gove

One of Scotland’s top renewables lawyers has joined Burness Paull LLP as a director in the firm’s property team. With over 20 years’ experience advising developers, landowners, funders and investors in the clean energy market, Nicky Pascoe is acknowledged as an expert in her field.

Aberdein Considine has promoted David Orr to partner. Mr Orr joined the firm’s Aberdeen office in 2012 and has played a key role in the growth of its commercial property team, particularly in the Central Belt. Now based out of the firm’s Glasgow headquarters he advises clients across the

In a time of significant change to the civil litigation system, the approach to fraudulent exaggeration of insurance claims is diverging North and South of the border. This combination of developments may lead to a perfect storm for fraudulent claims in Scotland, writes Kate Donachie. In England and

Via Andrew Mackenzie: The Scottish Arbitration Centre had the pleasure of hosting a table at the Society of Scottish Lawyers in London Burns Supper, with guests Lisa Bingham, Louis Flannery QC, Samantha Cumming, Rona MacRae, Thomas Jones, Shimantika Mandal and Emily Albou.

A law firm funder which in part aims to fill the gap left by swingeing cuts to legal aid has raised £100 million in finance. SpectraLegal, a provider of finance and litigation risk management services established in 2014, is currently developing financing options for the UK legal services

A car bomb exploded outside the courthouse in Derry on Saturday evening in a suspected dissident republican attack in which no one was harmed. Police, who arrested four people on Sunday in connection with the courthouse attack, described the bombing as "unbelievably reckless".