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BrewDog loses IP battle over tiger gin
BrewDog has lost a legal battle with an English gin company in a dispute over its application for a tiger-themed brand name.
Published 23 July 2021
Scottish Legal Aid Board agrees to improve approach to equality
The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) has signed a legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), committing it to improving its assessment and review of the impact of its policies on people with protected characteristics.
Published 23 July 2021
Addleshaw Goddard advises on GENinCode IPO
Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate team in Scotland has advised on the initial public offering and admission to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange for global healthcare firm GENinCode.
Published 23 July 2021
Chambers UK recognises Brodies’ expertise
Brodies LLP has been recognised for its expertise in advising clients on high value personal and family matters, in the annual Chambers UK High Net Worth Guide.
Published 23 July 2021
Scotland makes international pledge to help deliver Paris Agreement
One hundred days ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, the Scottish government has set out how it will help meet the global goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Published 23 July 2021
And finally… animal farm
Police have arrested five people over children's books with pictures of sheep and wolves, claiming they are seditious.
Published 23 July 2021
Law Society warns justice secretary to pay heed to presumption of innocence
The Law Society of Scotland has warned the justice secretary that proposed reforms to sexual offences cases must respect the presumption of innocence.
Published 22 July 2021
Judicial review bill to let judges modify quashing orders
A new UK government bill intended to give judges more power in judicial review cases has been introduced at Westminster.
Published 22 July 2021
Lords: ‘Legal but harmful’ online content regulation poses threat to free speech
UK government plans to address ‘legal but harmful’ online content threaten freedom of speech and would be ineffective, peers have warned.
Published 22 July 2021
Lidl prevented from selling Hampstead gin
Lidl has been prevented from selling a “redesigned” own brand version of an upmarket gin.
Published 22 July 2021
Failure to pay fiscal fines going unpunished
Recipients of fiscal fines who refuse to pay them are going unpunished, figures from the Scottish Conservatives have shown.
Published 22 July 2021
ECtHR: Man detained under terror suspicions had human rights violated by Turkish authorities
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that the pre-trial detention of a man suspected of belonging to a terrorist organisation in Turkey was a violation of his human rights under Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
Published 22 July 2021
Scottish commercial property investment shows signs of recovery
Commercial property investment in Scotland showed signs of recovery and further growth is expected as Covid-19 restrictions ease, Colliers has revealed.
Published 22 July 2021
Thorntons’ Morgan O’Neill gains information privacy accreditation
Morgan O'Neill, a director at Thorntons, has obtained industry accreditation in information privacy.
Published 22 July 2021
Northern Ireland: Stormont unanimously rejects proposal for Troubles ‘statute of limitations’
The Northern Ireland Assembly has unanimously rejected deeply controversial UK government proposals to end all criminal prosecutions linked to the Troubles.
Published 22 July 2021
