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Legal Eagles & the Dragons Den – meeting with triumph and disaster

By Anisha Kaura 23 Sep 2019

Welcome to our weekly Dragons Den blog where a member of Harper Macleod's entrepreneurial team will share their view of the latest episode, give some hints and tips and also explain how we could have helped … and hopefully have a bit of fun along the way. This week's blog is by Anisha Kaura, a solicitor in our entrepreneurial team who specialises in advising start ups and high growth companies. She's part of a team that has completed more than 90 equity deals in the last three years.
Simple Procedure success shows courts cracking down on unreasonable conduct in litigation

By Kerri Nicoll 20 Sep 2019

Since the introduction of Simple Procedure actions in 2016, there has been much debate between practitioners as to the interpretation of the rules and their application in practice. A recent successful case we were involved in shows courts cracking down on unreasonable conduct in such litigation.
Cases of the paperless will - does Scots law have to change to keep up in the digital age?

By Lauren Wright 16 Sep 2019

Decisions from Queensland under a statute that recognises testamentary wishes recorded in any form, can point the way for Scots law, given modern attitudes to digital over paper communication.
Legal Eagles & the Dragons Den – Keep it simple to catch a dragon

By Natalie Wallace 16 Sep 2019

Welcome to our weekly Dragons Den blog where a member of Harper Macleod's entrepreneurial team will share their view of the latest episode, give some hints and tips and also explain how we could have helped … and hopefully have a bit of fun along the way.
Prescription of claims under collateral warranties in Scotland

By Lewis Kemp 13 Sep 2019

The Inner House of the Court of Session has reversed a decision which allowed a retail park owner to rely on a collateral warranty to sue a contractor for the construction of an allegedly defective car park more than nine years after it was completed.