Intellectual Property Rights (IP) are often the most valuable assets owned and commercialised by businesses, whether in the form of product designs, software or brand names.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently handed luxury brand owners a victory against on Line marketplaces in their much anticipated decision in the case of Coty Germany v Parfumerie Azkente GmbH.

No. In City of York Council v Grosset, a disabled employee was dismissed for misconduct. The Court of Appeal found that there was discrimination arising from disability ...

It's a frequently heard joke that summer doesn't really exist in Scotland.

SNH's draft guidance on Assessing the impact of repowered wind farms on nature was published this month following its launch at the Scottish Renewables Onshore conference.

As a family lawyer, it is always enlightening to hear about examples of successful co-parenting. Over the Christmas period, divorced Drew Barrymore took to social media ...

On 12 July 2018, the UK Government published its long-awaited White Paper on "The Future Relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union".

Included amongst the many announcements in the UK's Autumn 2018 Budget...

The recent case of Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust Ltd & Ors v Lakehouse Contracts Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 558 (TCC) has considered when a subcontractor can benefit from a project insurance policy.

The recent case of Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust Ltd & Ors v Lakehouse Contracts Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 558 (TCC) has considered when a subcontractor can benefit from a project insurance policy.

William Cullen v Scan Building Services Ltd (2018) SC EDIN 15 is a decision of Sheriff McGowan in the All Scotland Personal Injury Court (ASPIC) - it is the first employer's liability case where the court...

There have been two significant events recently on the issue of developer contributions to strategic infrastructure:

When land has been occupied for agricultural purposes and there is no written agreement regulating the terms of the occupation, the question of whether or not an unwritten agricultural lease ...

Careful drafting is key when it comes to financial caps on liability provisions. These are often included in construction contracts (consultant appointments, building contracts and collateral warranties) ...

The Groceries Code has been back in the news recently, with the Groceries Code Adjudicator launching only it's second ever investigation of a retailer.

The Register of Letting Agents opened to applications on 31 January 2018, and those who carry out letting agency work in Scotland (whether or not the person carrying out the work is actually based in Scotland) ...

The Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill has received its first reading in the House of Commons and will proceed to a second reading on 27 April 2018. As it is a private members' Bill...

The Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill was passed by the Scottish Parliament on 20 March 2018, but with significant last-minute amendments.

The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs, Gillian Martin MSP, has written to the Rural Affairs Committee, providing an update on the phased implementation of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 (“the Act") and setting out indicative timescales for the next stages of the process.

I left school aged 18 and joined Brodies in June 2016, on a business and admin apprenticeship through You Train, one of Brodies' training partners.