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Businesses in Scotland were seeing some glimmers of hope in the second quarter 2022, according to the latest Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor report, but while overall sentiment remains positive its level has fallen amid challenging conditions. The report, which surveyed 400 firms in July

A barrister who tweeted criticism of LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall’s position on trans rights suffered unlawful discrimination and was victimised, according to an employment tribunal. Allison Bailey, a founder of the gender-critical group LGB Alliance, sued Garden Court Chambers (GCC) and Stonewall

Join Edinburgh Law School alumni, staff and current students next month to hear from distinguished University of Edinburgh alumni Professor Eric J. Miller (Loyola Law School) and Professor Lesley McAra CBE FRSE. Reparations have become a major means of demanding redress, advanced by different groups

Richard Hepburn examines the current trends observed in Landmark Information Group's Q2 property trends report. It could be argued that, compared to the England and Wales property market, the Scottish market entered Q2 at something of a disadvantage as Covid restrictions stayed in place longer than

A man accused of torching brand-new vehicles at a car dealership has allegedly told police it was revenge for a dodgy vehicle he bought almost 40 years ago. Dewey R. Fredrick, 79, allegedly used road flares to torch three Jeeps and a Pontiac convertible across two lots owned by O'Daniel in Fort Wayn

Burges Salmon has advised digital health platform Albert Health on a $1 million seed investment, led by Sabanci Ventures, with participation from Teknoloji Yatirim A.S., AK Portföy and EGİAD Melekleri. Albert Health is a voice-based, AI-driven, digital health platform that enables patients to

An Egyptian court has called for a man who murdered a woman for rejecting him to be hanged on live TV. Mohamed Adel, 21, stabbed Nayera Ashraf to death outside Mansoura University in northern Egypt in June.

The Law Society of Scotland is seeking law firm cashroom managers'/solicitors’ views on proposals to update its current Accounts Rules. The proposed changes aim to modernise the rules and where possible, simplify requirements placed on members while ensuring continued high professional standar

Andrew Scott explains the Quincecare duty. In our recent blog, we considered the duty of care Banks owe to their customers to protect them from fraudulent activity. In a decision of the Privy Council in Royal Bank of Scotland International Ltd (Respondent) v JP SPC 4 and another (Appellants) (I

A food courier is taking Uber Eats to an employment tribunal over a claim that its facial recognition app is racist. Pa Manjang said he was dismissed after failing a facial recognition check, which all drivers are required to do to check in for work.

Individuals and businesses would be helped to resolve legal disputes through free mediation under new government proposals. Ministers have published a blueprint for major reforms to the civil justice system which seeks to save people the cost, time and stress of lengthy courtroom battles.

The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has granted an appeal by a local authority which challenged a First-tier Tribunal decision that a man who parked at a railway station for 10 minutes without paying in order to collect tickets ought not to have been issued a penalty charge notice. The appeal by Fife Co

Average partner pay at Macfarlanes has increased by more than 19 per cent over the past year and now stands at an average of nearly £2.5 million. The firm's revenue in 2020-21 rose by 16.4 per cent to £303.7 million, The Times reports. Profits reached £164.2m, up 15.4 per cent on t

The new caveat portal is now live in both the Court of Session and Sheriff Court. Solicitors can now submit caveats via the portal.

Lawyer Craig Nicol has been appointed as a consultant by EQ Accountants LLP. Mr Nicol, former managing partner of Thorntons LLP, will join EQ in August to focus on supporting the firm with its growth ambitions. He will use his extensive professional experience to help develop EQ's partners and