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A six-year long trademark dispute between Sky and SkyKick will finally be decided by the UK’s Supreme Court later this year – a decision which may have significant implications for brand owners. In the UK, trademark applications must designate not only the trademark itself, but also the

The Sheriff Appeal Court has ruled that a child placed under a child protection order before reaching the age of one had a close connection with his father for the purposes of section 67(2)(c) of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011. An appeal was made by JT, the child’s father, a

It was probably foreseeable that the 'not proven' verdict would go. While not all of the reasons for getting rid of it are cogent, we have to accept that it will be consigned to legal history. However, an important point is what will replace it. There may be an attraction to adopting the English ter

The work of the independent Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry, chaired by Lady Poole, is underway, write Fiona Killen and Hazel Moffat. Its key aim is to report on lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, balancing the need for a rigorous inquiry with a desire to report as soon as possible on those lesso

The School Mock Court Case Project is now looking for volunteer legal tutors for its Juniors Mock Court programme. The project is a Scottish charity that runs educational extracurricular activities for children and young people. The aim of the charity is to advance the education and aspirations of y

Advocate Chris Miller is to join Black Chambers. He said on LinkedIn: "I am delighted to announce that I will be joining Black Chambers with effect from 12th September 2022.

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The legal profession has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. President of the Supreme Court, Lord Reed, said: “On behalf of the Supreme Court, myself and my fellow justices, I wish to express our profound sorrow at the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”

Interest rates are on the rise and expected to hit unprecedented levels with some observers predicting a recession on the horizon – both of which will impact commercial tenants and landlords undertaking rent reviews. An open market rent review is where the new rent is calculated as what a tena

The Court of Session has allowed an appeal by a landlord seeking declarator that a tenant of their premises at an industrial estate in Aberdeen had not validly exercised a break option in their lease. Ventgrove Ltd sought to have defender Kuehne and Nagel Ltd’s exercise of the break option dec

Courts in Scotland will adjourn today following the death of the Queen. The Lord President, Lord Carloway, confirmed the closures. He said: “As a mark of respect for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, courts and tribunals across Scotland will adjourn today.

Terra Firma Chambers will again provide sponsorship for the UKELA (United Kingdom Environmental Law Association) Annual Scottish Conference which will be held at the Apex Hotel Waterloo, Edinburgh on Thursday 6th October 2022. This year’s conference, the first since 2019, features a

Donald Trump once offered a baffled lawyer a deed to a horse in an ultimately unsuccessful bid to settle a $2 million legal bill, according to a new book. Servants of the Damned: Giant Law Firms, Donald Trump and the Corruption of Justice, by David Enrich, recounts how the lawyer confronted the futu

Homebuyer enquires in Scotland fell again during August as wider economic challenges impacted further on market conditions, the RICS Residential Market Survey revealed today.

Now that the 'not proven' debate has been settled, defence advocate Tony Lenehan writes about the impending juryless trials pilot and questions the authority on which it has been proposed. I cannot now remember what I was doing in 1994 which distracted me from watching the OJ Simpson trial on televi