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The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has again referred the case of the late Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi to the High Court of Justiciary for determination on the basis, among other things, that Mr Megrahi may have been denied a fair trial given the Crown’s failure to disclos

A teacher who raised employment tribunal proceedings against her former local authority employer for disability discrimination after she suffered “psychiatric injury” but settled the compensation claim is now suing the council for damages over its “failure to take reasonable care f

Legislation to create a Biometrics Commissioner, who will oversee how policing bodies take, store, use and dispose of data such as finger-prints, DNA samples and facial images, has been passed by the Scottish Parliament. Once in force, the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Bill aims to ensure that th

Burness Paull LLP has been confirmed as the top-performing legal dealmaker in Scotland for the fifth year in succession. The firm advised on 304 publishable transactions with a cumulative value of £31.4 billion - topping the figures for the previous 12 months, 263 deals worth £30.1 billi

MSPs have voted on nominating Mr Boyle to be recommended to Her Majesty The Queen as the next Auditor General for Scotland. Subject to the Queen's formal appointment, Mr Boyle will succeed the current Auditor General, Caroline Gardner, when her term finishes at the end of June this year.

The UK is not legally obliged to offer a gender-neutral passport option to people who identify as neither male nor female, the Court of Appeal in London has ruled. Dismissing the case brought by Christie Elan-Cane, who identifies as "non-gendered", the court said the need to have either an "M" or "F

Simon Allison and his colleagues in the Blackadders’ employment team took part in the Stroke Association’s 10k Resolution Run on Sunday. Mr Allison said on social media: “I’m basically ancient now. My life consists of short intervals between asking people to repeat themselves

Solicitors could be banned from “cosy” deals with housebuilders after conveyancing firms failed to prevent tens of thousands of people from buying new-build homes with "unfair" leases, The Times reports. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) expressed concern over the role of

A Nova Scotia man whose car licence plate is 'GRABHER' is appealing a court decision that condoned its revocation. The plate was revoked from Lorne Grabher, 71, after a single complaint was made to the registrar of motor vehicles that it encouraged sexual violence against women.

A lawyer who allegedly bolted from a strip club after refusing to pay for his private dance has been arrested. Bouncers said Dylan T. Vinzant, a 38-year-old attorney in the US state of Oregon, ran out of the club after refusing to pay a $200 bill for a 15-minute dance.

A Scottish university which sued a distance-learning student for unpaid fees has had its claim dismissed due to “lack of jurisdiction”. Heriot-Watt University raised an action against Christian Schlamp, claiming that the parties had entered into a “contract for the provis

Dealmakers at Harper Macleod broke into the top three of Scotland's dealmaking league table after a strong performance throughout 2019. The firm reported 125 deals during the year with a combined disclosed value of £4.19 billion – a 69 per cent rise in deal numbers from the previous year

Scottish Business Network has named New York-based lawyer Fraser Grier as its ambassador in the city. The immigration law expert will aim to help SBN members find opportunities in the Big Apple and to build the community of Scots there.

Balfour and Manson, the first Scottish legal firm to name a woman as a partner, held an event for female lawyers following in her footsteps to mark International Women’s Day 2020. Ethel Houston was named as a partner back in 1949 and, more than 70 years later, Balfour and Manson has honoured h

The Crofting Law Group will be holding a conference in Edinburgh on 2 April 2020. The theme of the conference is crofting law reform. The Crofting Law Group 2020 Conference will be of considerable importance to all persons with an interest in crofting law, whether as lawyers, advisers, crofters or l