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A five-step recipe for asparagus gratin was inadvertently published in the digital version of Belgium's official journal. The recipe, appearing in the middle of regulations on drug and medical device pricing, was spotted by a Belgian lawyer.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has overturned a decision to grant interdict against the mother of an 11-year-old girl preventing her from removing the child from her school and from the sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife and granting a residence order in favour of her father. The defender a

Digital forensics experts tend to find more or less evidence to implicate or exonerate suspects depending on the contextual information about investigations, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Oslo gave 53 digital forensics examiners from eight countries, including the UK, th

Age discrimination complaints to employment tribunals in Great Britain have increased in volume by nearly three-quarters in the last year, according to new analysis. Ministry of Justice figures show there were 3,668 age discrimination complaints lodged in Great Britain in 2020, up by 74 per cent fro

Digby Brown Solicitors has appointed two new partners and three associates. Trish McFadden and Matt Leckie were promoted to partners in May following a challenging but successful year for the firm amid the backdrop of Covid-19.

Stronachs LLP has announced a number of promotions. David Marshall of the agriculture and rural team has been made a partner in the firm.  

Coca Cola’s legal director for Western Europe is to deliver the opening keynote at the Law Society of Scotland’s In-house Annual Conference later this month. Ingrid Cope, Coca Cola’s in-house legal director for Western Europe, will give the opening keynote address on ‘How in-

Lauren Rae and Ryan McCuaig outline the coming defamation regime and its advantages. The Scottish Parliament recently passed the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill which will introduce the most significant changes to the law of defamation in recent history. The new law has yet to c

New standards for treatment for drug users published by the Drug Deaths Taskforce aim to reinforce a rights-based approach for people who use drugs. They make clear that people must be able to start receiving support on the day that they ask for it and emphasise the importance of allowing people to

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with Trustbar, will present a seminar to celebrate the Trusts (Scotland) Bill (SLC 239) – the first major reform of Scottish Trust law to have been proposed in 100 years. The event will be held on Wednesday 16th June from 5.30pm to 7.45pm at Parliament

Hundreds of police dogs trained to sniff out illegal drugs are enjoying early retirement following the legalisation of cannabis across swathes of the United States. Cannabis is now legal for recreational use in 17 states and in Washington, D.C., and has been decriminalised in a further 13 states.

David J Black explores the dangers of orthodoxy in the first in a four-part medico-legal series. "Orthodoxy" wrote Bertrand Russell "is the death of intelligence". Before placing this in a medico-legal context with specific reference to the 2009 case Fraser and another v The National Institute of Cl

The manufacturers of Hendrick’s gin have succeeded in obtaining interim interdict in an action for trade mark infringement against a popular discount supermarket after it redesigned one of its ‘own-label’ products to more closely resemble their product. William Grant and Sons Irish

Two lawyers have been appointed to director posts at the Faculty of Advocates. Astrid Smart QC of Compass Chambers has been made director of quality assurance while Hugh Olson of Arnot Manderson Advocates will take over as director of training and education in July.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have pressed the First Minister over the proposed splitting of the Lord Advocate's role. Justice spokesperson Liam McArthur also mentioned removing the administration of fatal accident inquiries from the Crown Office in order to end the series of “scandalous&rdqu