Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) will explore Scotland’s path to achieving its renewables targets at its annual conference this week. WJM’s seminar will this year focus on the theme ‘Reaching the targets – 2030’.
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Four men have been charged in connection with the theft of a solid gold toilet worth £5 million more than four years ago. The fully-functioning 18-carat toilet, named America, was stolen from Blenheim Palace in England days after it was installed as an art piece.
Arbroath FC Community Trust has launched its annual winter clothing collection campaign with the aim of helping even more people across the region. The Cosy Coats initiative sees Arbroath Football Club Community Trust, supported by Thorntons, collect donations of unwanted and unused coats, jackets,
Prison governors have written to MSPs over "significant concerns" about the rising number of inmates in Scotland. Natalie Beal, chair of the Prison Governors’ Association Scotland (PGAS), said staff were under "significant strain" and called for "urgent mitigation".
UNESCO has unveiled an action plan amid a warning that the intensification of disinformation and hate speech online constitutes "a major threat to stability and social cohesion". Audrey Azoulay, director-general of UNESCO, said: “Digital technology has enabled immense progress on freedom of sp
UK animal law charity The Animal Law Foundation has sent a legal letter demanding that the Scottish government implement official guidance to protect farmed fish. The initiative aims to address a gap in current protections for farmed fish, including salmon, which are not adequately protected within
Karen Cornwell analyses a case revolving around the scope of advice solicitors give to their clients. In the recent case of Ronnie O’Neill Freight Solutions v Macroberts LLP, the burning query for the court was to what extent must a solicitor, when advising a client involved in a contentious s
Gillian Donald has been appointed as a partner at Blackadders in Aberdeen. Ms Donald joins from Brodies LLP and has extensive experience working with clients in the north-east of Scotland.
A freight company that sought over £230,000 from a firm of solicitors on the basis that it provided negligent advice during a contentious settlement discussion with a former contractor has been unsuccessful in an action before the Outer House of the Court of Session. Ronnie O’Neill Freig
A law firm in Dunblane has pledged its support to nine charities by signing up to an annual will-writing campaign. Bartys, a branch of Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM), has been a part of the Will Aid scheme for 27 years, helping raise vital donations every November by writing basic wills
Cullen Kilshaw LLP Solicitors and Estate Agents is to merge with JD Clark & Allan, a long-established firm based in Duns in the Borders. The combined firm will continue to trade under the name of Cullen Kilshaw LLP.
A former sheriff has admitted to making sexual and racist remarks during an online call. Alastair Duff, 69, was director of the Judicial Institute of Scotland until he resigned suddenly in late 2021. He admitted making the remarks at his home in Edinburgh during a WebEx meeting in October 2021.
A new report suggests that almost all the world’s 125 leading law firms struggle to demonstrate the value they create for their wider stakeholders and fall short in meeting the responsible business expectations of clients.
Woman and girls will be better protected and victims’ needs prioritised as part of reforms to improve justice services and create safer communities, the Scottish government has announced. The Vision for Justice Delivery Plan published today also includes actions to address "long-standing chall
As the youngest of seven children and growing up in Aberdeenshire, home life was a bit disorganised and my schooling suffered, but I had been interested in law from an early age and had tailored my subjects to what I thought would be needed to study law at university. Money was tight and I worked in
