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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

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.

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has written to the Scottish Human Rights Commission asking it to ensure that the human rights of Scotland’s care home residents are upheld and defended throughout the COVID-19 crisis, and that decisions taken by the Scottish government with regards to car

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

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

“Always be Closing” – the old mantra, made famous by Alec Baldwin’s speech in Glengarry Glen Ross has resonated in the corporate world in the 20 years since it was made. But Blake (Baldwin’s character in the film) and his sales team didn’t have to contend with a g

Solicitors have welcomed the re-opening of the Northern Ireland housing market from today. Emergency coronavirus laws have been amended by the Northern Ireland Executive to allow activities relating to house moves to take place from today.

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

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

Rights groups in Northern Ireland and Scotland are joining together to organise a free webinar on changes to the UK’s rules on settled status for EU citizens. The changes will benefit certain family members of British, Irish, and dual British-Irish citizens, if those citizens were born in Nort

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.

A man who was convicted of attacking and robbing two men in Aberdeenshire while he was on bail has had his appeal against the convictions refused. Brandon Douglas was convicted on two charges; one of assault and robbery alongside his co-accused Martin Gemmell, and one of attempted murder and ro

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

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.

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