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After 35 years with Innes & Mackay, the firm recently marked Jane Young's retirement with a team lunch courtesy of Crown Deli & Harry Gow.  Ms Young studied law at Aberdeen University and qualified as a solicitor in 1989. Since joining the firm in 1991, she has been a highly respected s

Dianne Ripoll has joined andersonbain LLP in Glasgow. Ms Ripoll graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 2007 and qualified as a solicitor in 2011. She brings a strong private client and conveyancing background, alongside an entrepreneurial track record.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a formal investigation into three of the world's largest payments companies – Mastercard, Visa and PayPal – over suspected anti-competitive conduct linked to the funding and usage of PayPal's digital wallet in the UK.

Edward Targowski KC has been appointed as a justice of the Supreme Court of Tonga following 50 years of practice at the Scottish bar. Mr Targowski called to the bar in 1975 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1989. His early career took him to the Seychelles between 1983 and 1985 where he held the

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death Arthur Duncan. The 72-year-old died within HMP Grampian on 13 August 2024 following a decline in his health. Mr Duncan was in legal custody and in the care of the state at the time

Three residents of a condominium complex in downtown Denver are suing a gym they claim has made their homes unliveable because of groaning weightlifters. The lawsuit, filed in Denver County District Court, accuses Summit Strong gym of allowing “unreasonably loud weightlifting-related noises&rd

A Supreme Court ruling on the Legacy Act and the Windsor Framework has drawn sharply contrasting reactions from politicians and campaigners in Northern Ireland. The court ruled unanimously that elements of the 2023 Legacy Act did not diminish victims’ rights under the Windsor Framework, overtu

Dentons has appointed Gordon Anderson as a construction partner in its projects practice in Glasgow. Mr Anderson joins from Addleshaw Goddard, where he was a partner, to lead Dentons' non-contentious UK construction practice, which is strategically important and a key business driver for the firm's

Brodies LLP has announced the appointment of six new partners following its latest round of promotions as well as the appointment of a new chief financial officer.

James Cameron is facing a lawsuit from actress Q'orianka Kilcher, who alleges the director unlawfully used her likeness as the basis for Neytiri, one of the central characters in the Avatar franchise. Ms Kilcher filed a complaint in a California federal court on Tuesday accusing Mr Cameron and Disne

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. The Chinese Government Just Got the World’s Largest Digital Rights Conference Canceled

Aberdein Considine LLP has appointed Simon Dawes as senior associate in its commercial real estate team and to support continued growth across England and Wales. Mr Dawes brings more than 25 years’ experience in advising clients across the full spectrum of commercial property, including landlo

A driver was taken to hospital after he crashed his car into a wall near Glasgow’s Clyde Tunnel, having mistaken a graffiti mural for the tunnel entrance. Emergency services were called to Shieldhall Road shortly after 2.30pm on Sunday following reports of a one-vehicle collision near the A739

Irwin Mitchell has strengthened the firm’s expertise in personal injury litigation with the appointment of a specialist serious injury partner and a senior associate in the medical negligence team. Amy Gannon joins Irwin Mitchell as head of serious injury in Scotland and brings extensive exper

Dr Deborah Russo examines a recent FAI following the death of a prisoner. Numerous failures are identified by Sheriff Jonathan Guy in a recently published determination from the fatal accident inquiry into the death of Michael Charlton, who died by suicide at HMP Barlinnie in October 2019.