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Solicitors who provide legal aid will receive a 13 per cent increase in fees from September this year. The fees hike is part of a wider package of support including also funding for up to 40 legal aid traineeship places and digital support to help firms purchase devices to assist trainees in their w
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Lord Arthurson, Lord Mulholland and Lord Braid have been appointed to the Inner House of the Court of Session. Lord Arthurson has been appointed to the First Division with effect from 1 February 2026. Lord Mulholland and Lord Braid have been appointed to the Second Division with effect from 1 F
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Inksters Solicitors is now offering immigration and asylum law advice to clients with Paulo de Moura joining the firm as a consultant solicitor in its Glasgow office. Mr de Moura’s practice covers personal immigration matters such as naturalisation, family visas and settlement; asylum work inc
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Intellectual property firm Murgitroyd has strengthened its senior leadership team with three appointments. The firm has appointed Camilla Jagger as its chief operating officer, David Goldsby as its chief technology officer and Russell Flanders as its commercial director.
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Shoosmiths in Scotland has appointed William Reid as banking legal director. Based in Shoosmiths’ Edinburgh office, he will work closely with colleagues in the real estate and corporate teams, advising clients on matters including corporate lending, leveraged / acquisition and real estat
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Burges Salmon has announced the appointment of four new partners, including two in Scotland, effective from 1 May 2026. This year’s partner appointments include Edinburgh-based Paula McGeady and Patrick Munro from the firm’s planning & compulsory purchase team.
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The Scottish Arbitration Centre has announced that Duncan Bagshaw has been appointed to the board of the centre and has stepped down as Registrar to take up that position. Andrew Mackenzie, the current CEO, will take over the responsibilities as Registrar. Mr Mackenzie will be supported by Reb
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The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) has obtained a four-figure settlement for a client following their landlord’s failure to meet the statutory repairing standard, as well as the wrongful termination of their client’s former tenancy. Prior to ALP’s engagement in the matter, the client w
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University of Aberdeen law students David Thomson, Alessia Cucchi, Daisy Lockhart and Wyon Sandells have shared their experience representing the university at the UK Student Mediation Competition, hosted by Queen’s University Belfast’s Institute of Professional Legal Practice.
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Dr Eddy Wifa and Dr Mitchell Lennan have both been appointed as co-directors of the Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law (AUCEL). Dr Wifa is a senior lecturer (energy law) at the School of Law, which he joined in 2020 following the completion of his PhD in Marine Renewable Energy Health a
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The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) has obtained a four-figure settlement for a client over faulty roof repairs. Prior to ALP’s engagement in the matter, the client’s roof had been damaged and encroached upon by works commissioned by a third-party. Lead adviser Robert Johnson and the team at
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Lady Dorrian is to be awarded an honorary degree by the University of St Andrews at the university's winter graduation tomorrow. The Class of 2025 students will celebrate gaining both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, with graduands from 81 countries including Namibia, the Netherlands, Ne
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Solicitors who provide legal aid will receive a 13 per cent increase in fees from September this year. The fees hike is part of a wider package of support including also funding for up to 40 legal aid traineeship places and digital support to help firms purchase devices to assist trainees in their w
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The Law Society of Scotland is seeking urgent clarification from the Scottish government on why legal aid has again been ignored in the final budget before this year’s Holyrood election. Finance Secretary Shona Robinson announced the 2026-27 budget in the Scottish Parliament on 13 January 2026
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The Scottish government is pausing it’s proposed changes to legal aid for adults with legal incapacity (AWI) cases, following an intervention by Govan Law Centre. Last month, GLC wrote to the Holyrood's Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee to recommend rejection of a draft Scottish statut
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The Law Society of Scotland has warned that proposed changes to legal aid fees for cases related to adults with incapacity (AWI) would further exacerbate the shortage of solicitors for such work. The warning is contained in a submission by the Law Society on potential changes to legal aid regulation
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Laura Simpson and Christine McKellar of Govan Law Centre raise the alarm over proposed changes to legal aid for adults with incapacity in Scotland. It is no secret that Scotland’s legal aid system is in urgent need of reform. With the increase in legal aid deserts caused by an ever-diminishing
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A school has been ordered to reinstate a teacher fired for reading a book about butts to his pupils. Mississippi teacher Toby Price was sacked in 2022 after choosing I Need A New Butt! by New Zealand author Dawn McMillan for Read Across America Day.
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A late judge's fine sense of humour has been warmly recalled in a letter to The Times. Mr Justice John Blofeld, a judge of the English High Court, passed away in November 2025 at the age of 93.
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A Russian court has inadvertently admitted that Ukraine sank the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet in a press release which was published online and then quickly removed. The Moskva sank in April 2022 after Ukrainian forces hit it with two missiles in what was widely reported as an enormous and unexpe
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A man who backed out of an agreement to purchase a home after its price plummeted has been ordered to pay nearly half of the expected sale price.
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A man who allegedly posed as a commercial airline pilot to fly for free is facing up to 20 years' imprisonment. Canadian man Dallas Pokornik, 33, has been extradited to the US from Panama to face charges of wire fraud.
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