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Jia Li Jia Li, innovation intelligence consultant and Ed White, vice president, analytics at CPA Global look at why there are so few patents for game mechanics and how video game developers can make them more patentable.

The impact of Brexit on the law and legal practice is a key issue for Scottish solicitors, according to the findings of a recent survey. Research carried out by Ipsos MORI for the Law Society of Scotland, has shown that 96 per cent of those surveyed cited freedom, security and justice as important i

Lord Minginish From 1 April the Scottish Land Court became one of ”the Scottish courts” as defined by the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 and within the responsibility of the Lord President.

Dundee Sheriff Court (Google Street View) A woman has been handed the biggest parking fine ever in the UK, at £24,500, for ignoring more than 200 parking penalties, The Courier reports.

Charlie Fraser (left) partner, Aberdein Considine and David Burnside (right)

Pictured (L-R): Chris Lindley, partner; Ken Thomson, partner; Derek Reid, retired partner; Margaret Allan, partner; Liz McLaren, consultant; Gordon McBean, partner; and Roy Anderson.

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Zibya Bashir Zibya Bashir gives an overview of the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 and Ordinary Cause Rules 1993 Amendment) (Pursuers' Offers) 2017, which comes into force today.

Susan McFadyen Blackadders has appointed Susan McFadyen as a partner in its corporate & commercial team.

Roseanna Cunningham Powers over the revenue and management of Crown Estate resources in Scotland have been transferred to the Scottish government, giving communities a stronger voice in how these assets are managed.

Her Honour Judge Anuja Ravindra Dhir QC A woman from Dundee has become the first non-white judge to be appointed to the Old Bailey, The Courier reports.

Willie McIntyre You just know that whoever drafted the Scottish Legal Aid Board’s new Code of Conduct for Criminal Practitioners couldn’t give you directions to the nearest court, far less have they ever appeared in one.

A proposal that solicitors should be required to conduct a minimum number of criminal cases in any one practising certificate year has been criticised by the official body for solicitor advocates. The Scottish Legal Aid Board's Criminal Code of Practice consultation asks whether solicitors providing

A man found guilty of historical child sex offences who claimed he suffered a “miscarriage of justice” as a result of a sheriff’s “misdirection” has failed in an appeal against his conviction. The appellant claimed that the sheriff misdirected the jury on the possible application of the do

Calum MacNeill QC Westwater Advocates has announced that from 1 April 2017 they will be supporting Dean and Cauvin Trust. The Trust, one of Edinburgh’s oldest charities, was established in 1733 by Edinburgh merchants, led by Andrew Gairdner, in response to the plight of the city’s orphaned and d