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During Pro Bono Week UK, the University of Strathclyde Law Clinic is seeking to recruit new volunteer solicitors to help at its fortnightly Initial Advice Clinics. The Initial Advice Clinics, known internally as IACs, represent one of three advice streams provided by the student-led University of St

A chipboard manufacturer has been fined £2,150,000 for health and safety failings which led to the tragic death of an employee. Norbord Europe Limited was found guilty of two charges under health and safety legislation on 1 November at Perth Sheriff Court.

Shepherd and Wedderburn advised the management team of Graeme Duncan and James Burnett in connection with their acquisition of Murray Machinery Ltd. Established at Tarves, near Aberdeen, in 1979, Murray Machinery is a UK agricultural machinery manufacturer which specialises in material handling atta

Harper Macleod has advised the developers behind plans to build mainland UK’s first vertical launch site for satellites. Orbex is the Forres-based rocket manufacturer and orbital launch services provider aiming to build the spaceport on community-owned land on the A’Mhoine peninsula in n

Harper Macleod has advised the Langholm Initiative, the south of Scotland’s largest community project, on the successful buyout of 5,300 acres of moorland for nature restoration and preservation. Following a community fundraising of £2.2 million in the summer, the Langholm Initiative has

Four people have been jailed for human trafficking and serious organised crime offences in Glasgow. Two men and two women were found guilty of charges relating to the operation of brothels and the transportation of foreign nationals they exploited as prostitutes.

DLA Piper has launched its Model Law on Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (ML-IIPP) initiative aimed at helping African policymakers facilitate the deployment of trillions of dollars of private capital into domestic green infrastructure programmes and projects. The Model Law was led by Dr S

An audience member who booed a child actor has been banned for life from the Royal Opera House in London. The man, who has not been named, booed and shouted "Rubbish!" as 12-year-old Malakai M Bayoh sang an aria on the opening night of a new performance of Handel's Alcina.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has successfully defended five recent applications for leave to appeal against decisions to reject complaints as ineligible. In all five cases, complainers applied to the Inner House of the Court of Session for leave to appeal against SLCC decisions th

A Hamilton sheriff has allowed for a personal injury action by a woman who sought damages from her husband on the ground that he raped her to proceed despite it falling outside of the normal three-year time limit on such actions. Pursuer AM sought permission for the action under section 19A of the P

A desire to succeed despite adversity motivates people to pursue a legal career, but barriers caused by finances and careers advice are obstacles, a new study suggests. Those who have become solicitors and barristers said experiencing difficult circumstances in their lives and their personal qualiti

Balfour and Manson has announced it will pay staff a £1,000 pre-Christmas bonus payment to support them with the rising cost of living. All 86 employees in the business, which also has 22 partners, will receive the discretionary payment in their salary on 28 November.

Pinsent Masons has advised space flight company, Orbital Express Launch Limited (known as Orbex), on securing the land rights needed to build and run the UK’s first spaceport in Scotland. Pinsent Masons advised Orbex on all aspects of its negotiations and leasing agreements with Highlands and

The Scottish housing market continues to weaken, with last month bringing another decrease in buyer demand and agreed sales, according to the October 2022 RICS Residential Market Survey. Prices though were still increasing according to respondents.

Brandon Malone has stepped down as chairman of the Scottish Arbitration centre, passing the chairmanship to Lord Glennie, who was vice chairman of the centre. During his time in the role, Mr Malone spearheaded an energy arbitration project with CEPMLP at the University of Dundee. He was also appoint