A Dundee solicitor's name has been struck from the roll after he was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal. Ian Davidson, who is not currently employed by any law firm, was appointed executor of his father's estate along with his brother, the second
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Magdalena Wlochal has been appointed as a senior associate at Lyons Davidson. Ms Wlochal graduated from the University of Edinburgh with an LLB in 2014. She obtained her diploma in professional legal practice in 2016 at the University of Glasgow and qualified as a solicitor in 2018.
A woman wanted by police was caught after she applied to work as a security guard at a police station. Zyeama Y. Johnson, 27, was wanted in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for failing to appear in court 11 times in connection with various fraud and traffic charges.
Allan McDougall Solicitors has announced the promotion of Gordon Milligan to partner. Mr Milligan specialises in personal injury law, acting for clients throughout Scotland. A highly experienced solicitor, qualified in both Scotland and England & Wales in addition to being accredited as a specia
A corporate landlord that was refused an award of £950 for repair of a door damaged by police officers executing a drugs search warrant has successfully had the decision re-made by the Upper Tribunal for Scotland.
The Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian will speak about the sentencing young people guideline at an event in Edinburgh next month. The event will be hosted by the Scottish Association for the Study of Offending and is the first in a series of in-person seminars.
A tenant who was awarded £770 by the First-tier Tribunal as compensation after being unable to use parts of her rented property due to dry rot has been awarded an additional £330 after making an appeal to the Upper Tribunal. Appellant Katherine Zhao originally sought £4,000 from he
Eleven new sheriffs have been appointed. Shona Gilroy, John Hamilton QC, Michael Hanlon, Paul Haran, David Harvie, Krista Johnston, Derek Livingston, Charles Lugton, John MacRitchie, David Taylor and James Varney have been appointed to the office of sheriff on the recommendation of the First Ministe
A new initiative to manage summary cases in Scotland is to be piloted in Dundee, Hamilton and Paisley Sheriff Courts from Monday 5 September. The Summary Case Management pilot seeks to reduce the number of unnecessary hearings at summary level, which contributed to over 400,000 witness citations las
A judge of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland has quashed a First-tier Tribunal decision that a letting agency was in breach of the Letting Agent Code of Practice by not carrying out a check on a prospective tenant’s right to reside in the United Kingdom. Countrywide Residential Lettings Ltd, tra
The owner of a churros shop in Stirling is set to face trial for allegedly annoying nearby residents with the sweet smell of the Spanish treat. Richard Wilmot, 31, denies annoying the occupants of the flat above his shop by not complying with an abatement notice served by Stirling Council contrary t
The Keeper of the Signet and former Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, will reflect on his extraordinary career at a free event in Edinburgh next month.
The backlog in the Scottish criminal courts has reduced by 7,500 trials since the start of the year, according to new figures. The latest monthly workbook from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) shows the overall level of new cases registered in July 2022 was 78 per cent of the average
The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has refused an appeal by a landlord against an order requiring him to comply with a Repairing Standard Enforcement Order after he challenged the appropriateness of leaving the order in place. Mohammed Arshad, the appellant, argued that it was not possible to carry out
A 28-year-old man who kept and trained dogs for fighting has been sentenced to 210 days' imprisonment, banned from keeping animals for 15 years and fined £1,800 for firearms offences. Rhys Davies, a former gamekeeper at Millden Estate near Glenesk, was sentenced at Forfar Sheriff Court after p
