Ledingham Chalmers’ turnover for 2022/23 was £13.4 million – its highest since becoming a limited liability partnership (LLP) in 2006. Group turnover, including subsidiary Ledingham Chalmers Financial, was £14.2m, compared with £13.6m in 2021/22. Pre-tax profit was slig
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The High Court of Justiciary has allowed an appeal against a conviction for sexual offences against two minors after finding that the trial judge was wrong to redirect the jury after it initially returned an incompetent verdict. Following the redirection, appellant SS was convicted of two charges of
Burges Salmon has advised on a multi-million-pound funding round to support the launch of the new low-cost digital wealth platform, Prosper. The firm's fintech team, led by Edinburgh-based associate Niall Mackle and partner Alex Lloyd, advised Prosper on its pre-seed fundraising.
Record numbers attended Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP’s annual renewables seminar this month, which put the spotlight on Scotland's trajectory towards achieving its onshore wind targets.
The Scottish government’s proposals to reform freedom of information (FOI) are “weak, timid and far from what the public is calling for”, Scottish Labour MSP Katy Clark has said. Publishing its response to last year’s consultation yesterday, the Scottish government has ruled
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has been awarded expenses in relation to action taken to secure files from a solicitor to investigate a complaint against him. The solicitor failed to produce the file until the day before the contempt of court hearing against him first called. The cou
International Criminal Court judges have taken a “cautious” attitude to considering the impact of mental health issues on witnesses and the accused, analysis shows. A new study outlines how the issue of mental health in international criminal law and justice has gathered momentum as the
His Majesty The King has appointed Lesley Dowdalls, Amel Elfallah, Roderick Flinn, Robert More and Charles Walls to the office of sheriff, on the recommendation of First Minister Humza Yousaf. Lesley Dowdalls graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 1986 and was a court practitioner in Ayrshi
Eildon Housing has appointed Ross Kilshaw and Hannah MacLeod as new board members to its governing body. Ross Kilshaw is managing partner of Cullen Kilshaw LLP, which spans across the Scottish Borders. His specialism is in residential property.
A former lawyer who claimed he was suffering from “sexsomnia” when he molested two schoolchildren and raped their older sister has been jailed for seven years. Andrew Lingard, who was convicted earlier this year, had denied the historical offences at trial, claiming that he had a conditi
A sheriff has ruled that claims brought by two sisters arising from the same car accident, one for personal injury and another for reimbursement for vehicle repairs, could not be raised as an ordinary action and should instead be considered by a personal injuries court. The pursuers, Rose Amzaleg an
The Law Society of Scotland has announced further steps in response to the escalating climate crisis, seeking to act and lead change across the legal sector. On Friday the Law Society’s governing Council passed a resolution formally setting out the society’s strong commitment to climate
Contestants in a Netflix game show based on its dystopian hit series Squid Game have threatened legal action over alleged injuries sustained during filming. Squid Game: The Challenge controversially turns the deadly trials of the Korean TV drama into a game show where players compete for real money.
A cyber attack has potentially affected hundreds of UK law firms.
Plans to pardon those convicted of being witches in Scotland have been abandoned.
