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July 2023 saw the publication of a new historical study touching on the relationship between Scotland and slavery in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, in the form of Richard Blake's Sugar, Slaves and High Society - The Grants of Kilgraston, 1750-1860. A beautifully and extensively illustrated

Lidl has issued an urgent recall on a line of Paw Patrol branded products after discovering a web address on the packaging led visitors to pornography. Four different biscuit and breakfast bar products featuring the images of police pup Chase and pals were affected by the issue, according to a recal

Fifteen new King’s Counsel have been appointed by His Majesty The King on the recommendation of First Minister Humza Yousaf. The new appointees are:

The UK violated the privacy rights of two people whose communications were intercepted and accessed in the UK, despite them both being non-UK nationals living outside of UK borders, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. US national Joshua Wieder and Italian national Claudio Guarnieri, both r

Spencer West has expanded its Scottish team and taken offices in Glasgow.

Land property search firm Millar & Bryce has formed a partnership with Armalytix, a data intelligence firm that allows the safe sharing of financial insights. With source of funds and share of wealth checks both a mandatory requirement, this partnership will allow Millar & Bryce’s

Philip Knight has been appointed as a litigation and arbitration partner in Edinburgh. Mr Knight has extensive experience advising on contractual disputes, real estate disputes, insolvency and director disqualification, licensing, regulatory, professional negligence, interdicts and financial service

Eight new trainees have been welcomed to Gillespie Macandrew.

The Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS) and Good Law Project will take legal action against the Scottish government unless it "acts urgently" to uphold its commitments over the climate crisis. The Scottish government has pledged to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2045, declaring t

The heads of Scotland's law schools have endorsed the judiciary's call for the Scottish government to respect the rule of law and abandon its attempts to replace the lord president at the ultimate regulator of the profession. The Committee of Heads of University Law Schools in Scotland endorsed the

Team members from Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP recently completed a fitness challenge aimed to promote physical wellbeing in the workplace. Co-ordinated by Alex Mudie, a senior solicitor in WJM's corporate team, the Fortnight of Fitness challenged staff to complete 20,000 minutes of activity

Time limits have been set on custody courts to prevent them sitting late into the evening as the justice system considers options to mitigate the impact of GEOAmey staffing shortages on the courts. Representatives from the judiciary, SCTS, COPFS, SPS, Police Scotland, SLAB and Scottish governme

As most employers will be aware, the duty to make reasonable adjustments for a disabled person applies to workers/employees who have started work, as well as to those seeking work, writes Douglas Strang. Employers must, therefore, consider and comply with the duty to make adjustments when considerin

Burges Salmon has advised Danu Robotics (Danu), a robotics and AI-powered start-up developing advanced and sustainable technological solutions for the recycling and waste management industry, on the investment it secured from green investor Sustainable Ventures. The investment sees Edinburgh-based D

Innocent-looking gnomes which have mysteriously appeared in Welsh gardens could be identifying targets for burglars, police have warned. North Wales Police said it was aware of individuals leaving "Christmas gnomes" in residential front gardens in Broughton, near the border with England.