Gilson Gray is celebrating a landmark win on behalf of its client, US-based private equity house Lime Rock Partners, following the successful defence of a multi-million-dollar court case. The claim, raised in the Court of Session in Edinburgh by prominent oil and gas businessman Robert Kidd, was und
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Murray Beith Murray partner and head of rural property Andrew Linehan has been appointed as vice-president of the Scottish Agricultural Arbiters and Valuers Association (SAAVA). SAAVA provides advice to valuers, arbiters, auctioneers, surveyors, solicitors, accountants and others having professional
TikTok faces a ban in the United States, where the video-sharing platform has over 170 million users, under legislation backed by the US House of Representatives. The proposed Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act would see the platform banned unless there is a chan
French train conductors receive a 10 per cent commission of fines they impose on ticketless travellers, leaked documents have revealed. The policy, which was not publicly known until it was reported in Le Parisien, has sparked fears that conductors are being incentivised to issue frivolous fines for
Sheriff Maryam Labaki has taken over as chair of the Faculty of Advocates' Tumbling Lassie Appeal, which has raised over £100,000 since its inception less than a decade ago. Alan McLean KC, who is stepping down as chair, said: "The Tumbling Lassie Appeal has been, from the outset, a team effor
The UK government's new, long-awaited definition of 'extremism' has been branded as a "dangerous gimmick" by human rights campaigners. Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary Michael Gove today published the government's new definition as the "first in a series of measures to tackle extremis
The Scottish government should be given responsibility for jobcentres to help tackle unemployment, a leading think tank has said. A new report from IPPR Scotland recommends the full devolution of employment support, warning that there are "vast disparities in philosophy and culture of approach" betw
Proposals to address the challenges of concentrated land ownership have been set out by the Scottish government. The new Land Reform (Scotland) Bill includes measures that will apply to large landholdings of over 1,000 hectares, prohibiting sales in certain cases until ministers can consider th
Lindsays has presented a trophy to Neil Strachan of Claverhouse Curling Club, who successfully out-swept the competition to win the Phin League sponsored by the law firm.
A ban on MPs and councillors engaging with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) would undermine democracy in the UK, human rights campaigners have warned. The UK government's adviser on political violence, John Woodcock, has reportedly told ministers to consider banning elected officials from eng
Rats high on cannabis are defecating freely on police officers' desks, a police chief in the US has complained. Anne Kirkpatrick, superintendent of New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), said rats have been getting into the evidence room in the force's headquarters and eating confiscated drugs, WWL-T
International law firm gunnercooke has appointed Denise Laverty as a partner in its Scottish family law team. Ms Laverty is an accredited family law specialist and is dual-qualified as a solicitor in Scotland and in England and Wales. She has over 33 years' experience and a strong reputation in Scot
Company directors should consider their company's nature-related risks as part of their legal duties under the law of England and Wales, a legal opinion commissioned by Pollination Law and the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) has found. Authored by a team of five barristers led by Shar
Simon Jones and Alison McNab have been appointed to Boundaries Scotland, the public body responsible for reviewing electoral boundaries. Mr Jones, who has been appointed as deputy chair, works on substance use strategy within Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership and has a
Andrew Mackenzie, CEO of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, has been appointed as co-chair of the Campaign for Greener Arbitration’s European Committee. The Campaign for Greener Arbitration (CGA) is an initiative that seeks to reduce the carbon footprint of international arbitrations through beh