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Lawyers in Glasgow were welcomed to an event celebrating the acquisition of Scottish Legal News by Hero Media & Entertainment, a newly-established division of the Hero Brands group. About 70 guests gathered for a reception on the rooftop terrace of the House of Gods hotel on Glassford Stree
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Gilson Gray has opened a new office at 14 Rutland Square, joining its existing city centre locations at 6, 25 and 29 Rutland Square. The firm has reported strong financial results, with turnover rising from £32 million in FY2023-24 to £40m in FY2024-25 and FY2025-26 previously forecast t
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Inksters Solicitors has added employment law to its growing range of services with Gillian Melville joining the firm as a consultant solicitor in its Glasgow office. Ms Melville has over 15 years’ experience advising on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, in
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Harper Macleod has announced the appointment of new partner Jacqueline Cook to its planning team. Ms Cook is one of only 10 planning law specialists accredited by the Law Society of Scotland, reflecting her 20 years of experience across contentious and non-contentious planning law in all UK jurisdic
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Angela Jackson-Barnes MCIM has joined MBM Commercial LLP as its new business development director. Ms Jackson-Barnes joins the business development team with over 20 years’ experience in marketing, having worked across a wide range of sectors including professional services, property, he
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Aberdein Considine has recognised 15 talented employees working from Peterhead to Manchester in the firm’s latest round of promotions. Promoted to partner are: conveyancing senior associates Samantha Gilbert (Westhill), Katie Hutchinson (Union Street), Stevie Kelman (Stonehaven / Banchory) and
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Weightmans has announced 16 promotions, including that of Paman Singh to partner in the employment team in Glasgow. Mr Singh is known for his deep knowledge of employer and public liability. He regularly represents clients in Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal across the UK, advi
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Dr Gloria M Alvarez, a senior law lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, has been appointed co-chair of the Academic Forum on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) for the 2026–2027 term. She will serve alongside Dr Ana Maria Daza Vargas of the University of Edinburgh.
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Researchers have made a series of recommendations to help avoid conflict over the care of children with life-limiting conditions spilling into the Scottish courts. Dr Sarah Sivers, associate dean for research at Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) School of Law and Social Sciences, and her team s
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A team from Edinburgh Law School's 'Cybercrime and Cyber Security' Masters course competed in the flagship Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge international competition hosted by Johns Hopkins University. Arundhati Kale (innovation, technology and the law LLM), Isabelle Jaber (cyber security, privacy and
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Glasgow University has prevailed against the University of Dundee in the final of the Sir Alexander Stone Moot. Dating back to 1986, the competition involves 10 Scottish universities competing over several rounds, culminating in the final which is held in the Sir Alexander Stone Moot Court at
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Advocate General for Scotland Catherine Smith KC is to be awarded an honorary degree by the University of Glasgow. The university is making the awards in recognition of recipients' outstanding contributions in the fields of arts, politics, science and humanities.
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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 54-year-old man suspected of drink-driving told officers he did not need a licence and did not drive at all when approached in a liquor store car park, according to police. Officers in Vancouver, Canada, were called to the scene on April 8 following reports of a potentially impaired driver and fou
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Actor Pedro Pascal is contesting the use of a Chilean pisco brand name he argues is too close to his own. Entrepreneur David Herrera, 41, registered the name Pedro Piscal in 2023 and began selling the spirit in shops and restaurants. He said: “We tried a few names and Pedro Piscal stuck,&rdquo
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A number of apprentices at one of the UK's largest water companies cannot tell the time.
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Police have made several arrests amid allegations of "genital theft" which have led to assaults, theft and destruction of property. At least 10 people have been detained in connection with the rumours sweeping Zanzibar's Mjini Magharibi region, according to Tanzanian news website The Citizen.
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Legislation declaring the prehistoric megalodon as the official "state shark" has been passed in the US state of Maryland. Many US states have state symbols such as an official flower, bird or tree – but Maryland is the first state to designate a state shark.
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