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Blackadders Solicitors has announced the promotion of Pamela Gaffar to legal director with immediate effect. Ms Gaffar, who heads the conveyancing team in Dundee, joined Blackadders as a trainee back in 2009.

A team of researchers including Dr Lachlan Urquhart of the Edinburgh Law School has been awarded an international project co-funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Japan Science & Technology Agency. The project, which is titled 'Emotional AI in Cities: Cross Cultural

The surfeit of 'awards' ceremonies has devalued many of the honours bestowed on recipients and we can all feel a tad award-weary from time to time. But when The Herald declared Ms Joanna Cherry QC 'Best Scot at Westminster', few would have demurred. Last year began with her skewering the government

BTO Solicitors has seen a drop in profits after investing in its IT infrastructure, new accounts show. The firm's profits before partner remuneration and profit shares were nearly £5.1 million in the year to March 31, down from £6.4m. Turnover at the firm rose from £18.1m to £

With the last echoes of the bells drifting into the distance, 2020 is firmly with us and it is time to get down to work. That might sound as though it is just another change of the calendar, but, for Scotland’s legal profession, this has the promise to be very much a year to remember. I know t

Clyde & Co has launched a new dispute resolution agency service in Scotland. The new service aims to allow Scottish law firms that do not have their own litigation or dispute resolution offering to provide their clients with these services, using Clyde & Co’s dispute resolution capabil

Two lawyers are hoping to make Scotland a more competitive forum for intellectual property litigation. Ampersand Advocates' Usman Tariq and Burness Paull partner Colin Hulme are devising reforms that would allow the Court of Session to compete with England and Wales' Intellectual

A new initiative gets underway today in three sheriff courts, Dundee, Hamilton and Paisley, piloting a new approach to summary criminal cases. The pilot will change the way in which the court manages those cases and, in doing so, test the benefits of stronger judicial case management and earlier eng

Balfour and Manson has revamped its management structure after a successful year. The firm has a new senior management team of three partners: Ann Logan, Robert Holland and Alan Gilfillan.

Ledingham Chalmers has seen an increase in turnover and profits over the last financial year. Turnover for the year ending March 2019 was just over £11.6 million, compared with around £10.6m the year before; while profits were up from £3.2m to £3.47m.

Harper Macleod has been appointed to the panel of legal advisers for five local authorities including The City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) following a recent competitive tender. The firm, which has offices at CityPoint in Haymarket, will provide specialist legal advisory support to the in-house legal

The law governing gratuitous alienations is less certain that it was following a decision of the Supreme Court, writes James Lloyd. On 4 December, the Supreme Court handed down its judgement in the case of Macdonald & Another v Carnbroe Estates Limited. The judgment reframes the remedies availab

Users of services provided by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) staff are extremely satisfied – with 92 per cent of people who took part in a survey declaring their overall satisfaction. This equals the record satisfaction level of 92 per cent recorded in the 2017 survey.

The Employment Tribunal has held that ethical veganism falls within scope of Equality Act 2010. Jack Boyle explains what happened. Veganism has risen rapidly to its current position in today’s mainstream society. From the presence of plant-based food festivals nationwide to the large food chai

The first working Monday in January traditionally sees one of the busiest days of the year for family lawyers, with the number people separating increasing significantly following the Christmas and New Year break. Statistics on divorce regularly reveal a steep rise in the number of people seeking ad