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Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace (RCCW) has announced the retirement of partner Stewart Smith following a career at the company spanning three decades.    Mr Smith joined the firm in 1990, and was named partner just a year later. During his time at RCCW, he has worked on all types of l

A special power of the Court of Session has been brought to bear on Prime Minister Boris Johnson personally and could allow the Clerk of Court to sign in his place – forcing him to extend Article 50. Dr Stephen Thomson, the leading authority on the nobile officium, which al

The Scottish Prison Service faces profound challenges in continuing to run Scotland's overcrowded prisons safely and effectively. A report by the Auditor General for the Scottish Parliament says the service's revenue budget reduced by 12.5 per cent in real terms between 2014/15 and 2018/19, from &po

Lindsays has announced that Emma McGinley and Claire Brown have successfully qualified and joined the firm's dispute resolution and litigation team (Glasgow) and family law team (Dundee) respectively as newly qualified solicitors. During their two-year traineeships they have gained experience workin

We have an old scrapbook of newspaper cuttings in the records of the Faculty of Advocates, the independent body of lawyers admitted to practise as advocates in Scottish courts. One, from 1919, about the possibility of the legal profession being opened to women, catches the eye. A representative of t

Harper Macleod has agreed a deal to renew its sponsorship of Glasgow Warriors until 2021, which will see the firm's name adorn the Harper Macleod West Stand and the Harper Macleod Club Deck at Scotstoun Stadium. The firm has been part of the Warriors setup since 2015, and will once again be a promin

After 35 years last month in the profession, 20 of them spent in senior management positions, including client relations manager, in a large firm practising in the higher risk areas of executries, litigation, family and residential conveyancing, I thought it would take more than a determination from

Offenders will be required to contribute to the cost of supporting victims of crime from November. A new financial penalty will be imposed on all criminals who are sentenced to pay a court fine and the money raised will be banked in the Victim Surcharge Fund.

It is "as if the prorogation order had never existed" following this morning's judgment from the Inner House of the Court of Session in Cherry – a "remarkable" case that could have "lasting implications for our constitution, for the reviewability of major prerogative powers and

The majority of the public do not think an organisation should both regulate lawyers and represent them, according to a poll commissioned by the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC). The YouGov poll of the public on various issues around legal regulation found that 19 per cent of the public f

Gilson Gray has expanded with the takeover of Coulters Lettings. This acquisition sees experts Sam Paulo and Marcus DiRollo, the founders of Coulters Lettings, join Gilson Gray along with their entire staff.

The latest edition of the Aberdeen Student Law Review has been launched. The ninth volume of the journal covers the following issues:

Harper Macleod partner David Kaye has called for the country's entrepreneurs to seize the benefits of 'Brexit-proof' franchise models as the industry's leaders gather in Glasgow for Scottish Franchise Week. Mr Kaye, the first Scottish lawyer recognised as a qualified franchise professional

Gordon Jackson QC writes about the Faculty of Advocates' involvement in an exciting series of crime events this month at the Bloody Scotland festival. Two of my fresh-faced colleagues at the bar are about to notch up a noteworthy first, the kind of landmark denied to so many of us who are much

The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) has received a letter from the President of the Supreme Court on the occasion of its tenth anniversary. Lady Hale congratulated ALP on the milestone and said: "What you have achieved in improving access to justice in Scotland through the provision of advice, representa