Terms and Conditions

• The content of the pages of this website is mainly on criminal law in Scotland with discussion of legal issues and practice. However, the information is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.

• This website, and all of the material within it, has been prepared with the aim of providing information only and does not constitute legal advice in relation to any particular situation. While we aim to ensure that the information is correct at the date on which it is added to the website, the legal position can change frequently, and content will not always be updated following any relevant changes. If you require legal advice on any legal issues within this website or for any advice on criminal law or legal aid in Edinburgh in Scotland, please feel free to contact us at McSporrans at 2 East London Street, Edinburgh, EH7 4BH or by telephone on 0131 557 9151.

• The copyright in the material contained in our website is owned by us except where otherwise stated. You may download, view and print extracts from our website for internal use within your firm, but must not otherwise copy, reproduce or re-distribute the contents of these pages in whole or in part without our prior written consent. All other rights are reserved.

• This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.

• All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of, or licensed to us, are acknowledged on the website.

• We use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the information on our website is accurate. However, you acknowledge and agree that we have no liability whatsoever in contract, delict or otherwise for any loss or damage caused by or arising directly or indirectly in connection with any use or reliance on the contents of our website, except to the extent that such liability cannot be excluded by law. We have no control over, and therefore accept no responsibility for, the content of any third party website.

• Nothing in these terms of use shall exclude our liability to you for fraudulent misrepresentation by us or our employees or personal injury or death resulting from our negligence or that of our employees.

• You agree not to reverse engineer, hack, decompile, copy or adapt any software or other code or scripts forming part of our website nor attempt to transmit to or via our website any information that contains a virus, worm, trojan horse, or other harmful or disruptive component.

• Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.

• Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.

• From time to time, this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s) to which we have linked. We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).

• We will use your personal data only in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated into the Terms and Conditions. Any information provided by you which does not constitute “personal data” within the meaning of the Data Protection Act 1998 will not be subject to our Privacy Policy and we will have no obligations with respect to such information.

• If any provision of the Terms and Conditions is judged to be illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the provisions of the Terms and Conditions shall continue in full force and effect.

• Our website relates only to the laws of Scotland except where expressly stated otherwise. These terms of use shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Scotland and you agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Scotland in respect of any disputes which may arise in relation to our website.