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A new ruling on a high-value corporate debt restructuring case in Scotland could have a major impact on businesses across the UK due to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. Burness Paull LLP recently acted in the contested petitions of Premier Oil plc and Premier Oil UK Limited, one of the

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Creditors will lose out on £1.2 million owed to them following the collapse of law firm Hamilton Burns WS. Staff of the firm, of which ex-SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh was once a partner, are also unlikely to receive the £20,908 owed them in salary, holiday pay and pension contributions.

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A "harsh blow" has been dealt to the student accommodation sector with almost £100 million in rent waived, lawyers have said. Student housing specialists at CMS have also said that while the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020 will help students, it may also work against the provision of ac

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An open day to give senior school pupils and university students an insight into life as an advocate is going virtual. The Open Day proved a huge hit last year, but with COVID-19 restricting access to Parliament House, it is moving online.Monday, 13 July - from 10am to 4:30pm - is the date to be not

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Clyde & Co has announced a virtual liability conference to replace its annual event which ordinarily takes place in Glasgow. On 24 June the firm hosts a live Q&A session online at 2pm with some of Clyde & Co's Scottish legal experts. The session covers the unprecedented impact of COVID-1

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A former partner at Baker McKenzie must pay nearly £100,000 after he was found guilty of kissing a junior colleague against her will. A disciplinary tribunal fined Gary Senior, 58, formerly senior partner in Europe and the Middle East at the firm, £55,000 for professional misconduct and

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Polish troops inadvertently invaded and occupied part of neighbouring Czechia last month. A checkpoint manned by armed Polish soldiers was discovered by an astonished Czech construction worker on his way to a small chapel near the border in late May.

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Data published today shows there has been an increase in the number of charges reported in 2019-20 for all categories of hate crime compared to the previous year. Racial crime remains the most commonly reported hate crime. In total 3,038 charges relating to race crime were reported in 2019-20, an in

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The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has backed a new report on the regulation of legal services south of the border. The review by Stephen Mayson, honorary professor of law at University College, London, said a single regulator should regulate all providers of legal services.

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A bill to curb the promotion of junk food has been shelved by the Scottish government amid fears for the food industry in the current crisis. In September last year, the government pledged to bring the bill forward before the end of this parliament in an attempt to address the obesity problem in Sco

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