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Simon Kay Simon Kay of Edinburgh-based wealth managers Psigma, gives his reaction to the shock Brexit result.

Thorntons has appointed 11 trainees this month - its highest ever intake, underlining its investment in the future of the business.

The International Bar Association’s access to justice and legal aid committee is seeking responses from Scottish practitioners involved in child and family law in respect of its international survey on access to justice for children. The committee is working with the Bingham Centre for the Rule of

An Edinburgh computer hacker and dark web drug dealer has been sentenced to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and pay £17,000 compensation at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. The court heard that 26 year old David Trail set up and administered the Topix2 website, an online black market site, which was use

The owner of a small business who was banned from the road for six months after being caught driving while using a mobile phone has successfully appealed against his disqualification. The Sheriff Appeal Court allowed the appeal after the appellant argued that his disqualification from driving would

A former member of the Tamil Tigers who claimed asylum under an EU directive on the basis he would face torture if returned to Sri Lanka has had his application referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union as no authorities are on point. The appellant is a Sri Lankan national who arrived i

Stephen Trombala Shepherd and Wedderburn acted for Cluff Natural Resources (CLNR), a natural resources investing company with gas assets in the Southern North Sea, in its acquisition of five per cent participating interests in two offshore oil and gas licences from Verus Petroleum, with an option to

Shared parenting meeting in Strasbourg

EHRC Scotland will be contacting Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board to seek assurances that they are satisfying their legal obligations in respect of disabled patients. This follows a ruling from the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman that a patient at Crosshouse Hospital in Ayrshire was not provided with

The latest edition of the Scottish Civil Justice Council's newsletter, Update, is now available. It includes links to the SCJC Annual Report and introduces five new members, as well as providing the usual information on recent rules and on-going committee work.

People serving an indeterminate sentence for public protection (IPP) have one of the highest rates of self-harm in the prison system according to a new report published today by the Prison Reform Trust. Figures show that for every 1,000 people serving an IPP there were 550 incidents of self-harm. Th

A company and individual who accepted the transfer of four properties – challenged by joint administrators of the transferor companies as gratuitous alienations – have had their appeal to the Supreme Court against a decision of the Inner House of the Court of Session dismissed. Oceancrown Ltd, L

A man who was given a community payback order after being found guilty of a statutory breach of the peace by striking the windscreen of a car with a metal bar has won an appeal against his conviction. The Sheriff Appeal Court quashed the conviction after ruling that the case was one in which the cou

The Faculty of Advocates considers that the age of criminal responsibility in Scotland should be raised to 12 from the current age of eight – the lowest in Europe. This follows the reforms effected by the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010, in terms of which no prosecution for an o

The Law Society of Scotland has said that clarity is needed on the current time limits for raising claims in court. In its response to a discussion paper published by the Scottish Law Commission (SLC) on prescription law, the Law Society has said that clarity on time limits could reduce time and mon