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Lawyers in the family law practice at Brodies LLP have received five new accreditations from the Law Society of Scotland. Sarah Lilley and Rachael Noble have become accredited specialists in family law mediation while Donna McKay has become an accredited specialist in child law. Ms Noble and Ga

Blackadders LLP has announced a number of appointments: Dale Ross has been made a partner; Emma Sadler has been promoted to associate solicitor, family law; and Robyn Lee has been promoted to senior solicitor, private client. Mr Ross' areas of expertise include executry and trust matters includ

The Justice Committee has called on the government to do more to tackle the lengthy backlog facing the court system. In a report published today, the committee warns that while innovations in the court system are welcome it will require strategic planning and long-term resourcing to address the numb

The UK government has been accused of undermining free and fair elections after securing support in the Lords for its plans to give ministers more control over the Electoral Commission. The Elections Bill will allow ministers to develop a strategy and policy statement for the UK's elections watchdog

Hamish Lean discusses how farmers in Scotland have been outbid by the forestry industry, as the value of hill land rises. Is productive agricultural land being lost to forestry in the race to meet net-zero? There has been concern within the agricultural industry for some time that this is the case.

Brodies LLP has announced the appointment of seven new partners and the relocation of its Highlands office to Inverness. Aberdeen and Highlands-based family lawyers Susie Mountain and Sarah Lilley step up to partner level, while Ryan Bowie and Stuart Murray become the firm's newest Glasgow-based par

Elaine Motion, one of Scotland’s leading constitutional lawyers, has joined a new body designed to raise the standard of democratic debate in the UK. The Institute for Constitutional and Democratic Research (ICDR) was created by a group of legal experts, academics, business leaders and campaig

Angus Wood discusses the details surrounding the assignation of claims in an insolvency case. The recent Court of Appeal decision in Lock v Stanley has provided some comfort to Insolvency Practitioners and litigation funders in relation to potential challenges to assignations of claims, as well as h

Five new senators of the College of Justice have been installed at individual ceremonies in Parliament House, Edinburgh. Andrew Young QC, Jonathan Lake QC, Sheriff Lorna Drummond QC, John Scott QC and Michael Stuart QC, were installed in Court 1.

Aberdein Considine has announced that it is to merge with Edinburgh law firm and solicitor estate agent Russel+Aitken Edinburgh LLP. The combined businesses – which will trade under the Aberdein Considine brand – will together employ over 480 staff and have a turnover

New legislation aimed at reforming the law of moveable transactions has been published in draft today. Moveable transactions reform is intended to enable smaller businesses to use their assets as security against lower cost loans and so such reform is a welcome development, according to the Law Soci

National Accident Helpline has announced the finalists of its Future Legal Minds competition, with Scottish students Syed Adil and Farid Ahmed making it onto the shortlist.

Solicitors approved a Law Society of Scotland proposal on Friday to increase the practising certificate (PC) fee, which will remain lower in real terms than before the pandemic. The PC fee for 2022/23 will be £585. The new rate is eight per cent lower in real terms compared to the pre-pandemic

Helen Kidd has joined Lindsays' charities and third sector team as a partner and will work with a range of third sector organisations from across the country. Previously a senior associate with Brodies, she is accredited as a specialist in charity law by the Law Society of Scotland and is herself a

As part of an ongoing commitment to improve sustainability and environmental performance, Burness Paull’s charity, the Burness Paull Foundation, embarked on a tree planting drive over the spring months.