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High-tech "spy oysters" have been deployed in oyster parks in a bid to tackle thefts. The fake molluscs contain a tracking device which is activated by sudden movement, meaning that oyster producers can detect and track thieves.

A young woman found guilty of culpable homicide after she “instigated” an attack which led to the murder of her ex-boyfriend has had an appeal against her sentence rejected. Tasmin Glass, 20, was sentenced to 10 years’ detention after she enlisted two co-accused Steven Dickie and C

Anderson Strathern has increased revenue by seven per cent for the year to 31st August 2019 to £24.4 million (2018: £22.8m) with profits up 28 per cent to £8.9 million (2018: £6.9m). Top line growth was supported by increased activity across the commercial, public and private

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee has backed the general principles of a bill which will create a Scottish biometrics commissioner, and establish a code of practice for the use of biometrics by the police. However, it is calling for the postholder to be given further powers to keep p

A bill providing for the healthcare needs of alleged victims of rape and sexual offences is to be considered by the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee. The bill would allow alleged victims over the age of 16 to ‘self-refer’ themselves to NHS facilities for forensic me

New legislation will make it easier for disabled people to make communal areas around their home more accessible. Disabled people will be given the right to remove barriers to access by creating ramps, widening paths and installing handrails in common areas with the support of a majority of neighbou

Private client lawyer Aileen Entwistle has joined Aberdein Considine in Glasgow. Ms Entwistle specialises in a wide range of private client practice areas, particularly wills, powers of attorney and inheritance tax planning for high net-worth individuals.

Pictured (L-R): Kirsty Nairn and Lauren Little of TC Young, Sharon Keenan of Clydebank, Alison Brynes of TC Young and Gary Dalziel of Elderpark Clydebank Housing Association and Elderpark Housing have announced the appointment of TC Young as their new legal advisor.

Michelle Essen outlines what the election manifestos have in store for the VAT Reverse Charge, the Apprenticeship Levy and Skills Shortage, and Modern Methods of Construction.  The political parties have published their manifestos for the December 2019 General Election, setting out their stalls

A young artist has been “thrilled” to be given the commission to paint a portrait of the foremost woman in Scottish legal history, Lady Dorrian, the Lord Justice Clerk. The Faculty of Advocates wanted to honour Lady Dorrian, one of its members, on her achievement of becoming Lord Justice

The Scottish Land Commission has launched a programme of good practice support, backed by a new online resource to help promote good practice in relation to land rights and responsibilities. The commission has drawn lessons from the experience of the Tenant Farming Commissioner in seeking to influen

A 79-year-old flight attendant with a $250,000 salary has launched a lawsuit against her former employer after being dismissed after nearly six decades into the job. Ida Gomez Llanos was the most senior flight attendant at Delta Airlines, having joined the firm in 1962 – over two decades befor

A beggar who was sentenced to an Order for Lifelong Restriction after being convicted of rape has had an appeal against his life sentence refused. James Campbell, 32, who admitted raping a 57-year-old woman in Glasgow city centre in August 2018, argued that the sentencing judge should have imposed a

A legal challenge by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to the blocking of a second independence referendum would likely fail, according to a legal academic, The Times reports. Ms Sturgeon said this week that she was considering “all options” in response to a question about a potential

Elections, elections With the introduction of the Fixed Term Parliament Act bringing elections (seemingly) every two years, another set of manifestos may be the last thing you want to read. Yet it is clear to all of us in the renewables industry that they do matter. The Conservative Party manifesto