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Ampersand has welcomed Euan Scott, Mark Boni and Nick McAndrew to the stable following their call to the bar. Mr Scott has significant experience across a wide range of civil litigation, with a particular focus on commercial dispute resolution (concentrating on commercial contract disputes, pro

The expected cut to stamp duty land tax (SDLT) being announced today by the Chancellor must be matched in Scotland to avoid a housing market collapse, according to property firm apropos. The firm believes that cutting the SDLT in England and Northern Ireland without a comparable reduction in land an

Macnabs has drafted hundreds of wills for clients and raised over £10,000 for charity this year after taking part in a will-writing campaign where lawyers generously give up their time for free to write wills for local people, in exchange for a donation to the charity. The Perthshire firm has

In part two of his primer on lie-detection, Benjamin Bestgen tells us what actually works. See part one here. Psychologist Aldert Vrij, a specialist on lies and deceit, identifies viable lie detection options which do not involve technology, torture or chemicals. Looking at lying clinically, he find

A Holyrood committee has reiterated its call for "unnecessary and arbitrary powers" contained in emergency coronavirus legislation to be repealed in order to protect the rights of people with mental health conditions. Schedule 9 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 provides for longer periods of e

A pair of property paralegals who have worked together for 15 years have both joined Gilson Gray in its recently-opened Dundee office. Senior paralegals Fiona Nicoll and Louise Duguid have joined the firm from Blackadders.

Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle's recommendation that virtual courts for summary criminal cases become the default has been described as "absolutely atrocious". In his report, Summary Criminal Virtual Trial Pilot: The Way Ahead, he states: “As a pillar in the effective administration of justice,

After more than 200 years, Thomas Muir of Huntershill has been restored to the roll of the Faculty of Advocates following a successful plea by Ross Macfarlane QC. Muir was an advocate and political reformer in late eighteenth-century Scotland who, during an age of revolution, promoted democratic ide

Stephen McGowan comments on the latest lockdown updates for the hospitality industry. Thursday 2 July 2020 brought a number of announcements of real interest and importance to the Scottish hospitality industry, and three stand out. First, confirmation that outdoor hospitality spaces such as bee

Nicola Buchanan explains the details of the civil partnership regime in Scotland. “Marriage is not everybody’s cup of tea. For some, it represents religious or patriarchal baggage that many rail against.” This was one of the ways the deputy convener of the Scottish Parliament&

Anderson Strathern has launched a Business Resilience Unit to support clients and business leaders across Scotland. The unit draws together specialist lawyers from across the firm and is led by Anderson Strathern’s chair, Bruce Farquhar, and director Neil Amner, who is also a member of the Sco

Charities may have to merge to survive the cash crisis caused by the pandemic, a lawyer has said. Alastair Keatinge, partner and head of charities at Lindsays, said the Scottish government must play a key role in reforming the third sector.

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has today marked half a decade since the tragic M9 crash in which John Yuill and Lamara Bell died, and criticised “glacial and agonising” delays which mean that a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) has still not taken place into the crash and the

The Serious Organised Crime Taskforce has welcomed a successful cross border operation where Police Scotland arrested 59 people and seized more than £25 million pounds worth of controlled drugs. More than £7 million in cash and firearms, ammunition, explosives and industrial pill presses

CMS Scotland has launched its annual competition to find its next CMS Law Scholarships students in Scotland. The CMS Law Scholarships Scheme awards £2,500 each year to high-performing S5/S6 state school pupils from economically disadvantaged backgrounds while they are completing their law degr