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Andy Wightman

Karen Nicol, a senior associate at MacRoberts is under the SLN Spotlight this week.  

Kate Frame The police complaints watchdog has revealed that it was nearly overwhelmed by cases involving senior officers.

A new video featuring one of the first Scottish law students to be awarded Lawscot Foundation funding and mentoring support has been launched. Eight students, who all started law degrees at Scottish universities in 2017, are the first to have received financial and mentoring support from the charity

Colin Hulme

Solicitors in Dunbartonshire have explained why they joined their colleagues across Scotland in withdrawing from the Scottish Legal Aid Board’s police station duty scheme. On Thursday, new laws will come into force entitling anyone who faces police questioning to legal advice, regardless of whethe

A man, known as 'Victim D', who suffered abuse at the hands of his mother as a child is suing a victims’ charity over missed compensation, The Herald reports. Victim D’s mother was jailed for five years in 2011 for subjecting her son to abuse in the 1970s and 1980s.

Pictured (L-R): Paul Rutherford, Richard Donaldson, Stewart MacGregor, Jenni Gear and Robert Bell

David Dunsire Lindsays has expanded its corporate team with the appointment of David Dunsire, who has joined the firm as a consultant in Edinburgh.

Brian Inkster Brian Inkster considers what 2018 holds in store for IT and legal practice.

Alasdair Kyle Thorntons Investments has appointed Alasdair Kyle to strengthen its discretionary management team.

Professor Dame Sue Black Expert witnesses could be discouraged from giving evidence if plans to televise trials go ahead, according to a leading forensic scientist.

Following the news that Ethel Houston OBE passed away last month, her friend and contemporary, Margaret Hall CBE gives SLN readers a fascinating glimpse into her own life in the law.

Martin Glover

Two names in the sheriff officer profession have joined forces in a new venture; Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers. The firm is a collaboration between Alex Irvine (pictured right) and Andrew Fraser (pictured below).