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The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is seeking the authority to impose unlimited fines on firms when their solicitors are found to have engaged in serious misconduct. SRA board chair Anna Bradley made the request to Justice Secretary Alex Chalk in a letter to Mr Chalk concerning the investigat

A fast food restaurant manager has been charged after allegedly inventing a fake employee and pocketing their wages for nearly a year. Linda Johnson, 35, a manager at a Wendy's restaurant in Los Angeles, is accused of creating a "ghost employee" named William Bright and clocking him in and out 128 t

An application for leave to appeal by an American woman who was accused of defrauding her former employer against a sheriff’s decision to allow her extradition back to the state of Missouri to stand trial has been refused by the High Court of Justiciary. Sarah Lynn Tweedy, or Morrow, was accus

John Kerry is to speak at the Signet Library on 24 August. The event will launch the WS Society's annual joint series of ‘Scottish Global Dialogues’ with Beyond Borders, to feature guests of international standing, held each year during the Edinburgh Festivals.

Gillian Wade KC has been installed as the new sheriff principal for Tayside, Central and Fife.

Elgin’s Procurator Fiscal office is going green to tackle climate change. The premises in South Street will close from Monday, August 14, for up to nine months to allow extensive decarbonisation works to be carried out.

Scottish solicitors are being encouraged to help shape the future of their profession by volunteering to support less-advantaged students through the Lawscot Foundation’s mentor programme.

The investigation into the death of an Aberdeen man in police custody almost a decade ago has become Scotland's lengthiest ongoing fatal accident inquiry (FAI), The Press and Journal reports. On June 29 2014, Warren Fenty, 20, suffered a drug overdose and died while in Kittybrewster jail. Sheri

During May-July 2023, the average selling price of property across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders held steady in comparison to the same time last year. A marginal increase of 0.4 per cent took the average to £287,820, showing that the property market overall has retained composu

Gilson Gray has appointed Tracy McAlpine as a director in its residential property division to lead a new dedicated team for newbuild conveyancing. Ms McAlpine brings more than two decades of experience to the firm and has spent the last 10 years specialising in newbuild transactions, working closel

A celebration of the life of David Michael Preston will take place on Monday 14 August at 11.30am in the Victoria Halls, Sinclair Street, Helensburgh, G84 8TU, to which all friends are respectfully invited to attend, and thereafter at the Royal Clyde and Northern Yacht Club. Immediately following th

Balfour and Manson has appointed a new associate and solicitor to its property team. Kirstyn Logan has joined the team, from Drummond Miller, as an associate. She is an experienced property law professional who has also worked for McEwan Fraser, Gilson Gray and Clancy Hendrie Legal - and is well-kno

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has welcomed the proposed reform of the complaints and regulation system in its response to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee’s call for evidence on the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill. Neil Stevenson, chi

Pictured (L-R): Emma Gray, Ryan McKay and Fiona Muirs Fiona Muirs has joined Blackadders LLP.

Shepherd and Wedderburn has reported seven per cent turnover growth to £66.7 million in the year to 30 April 2023, the sixth year of consecutive growth. Net profits (before partner distributions) grew three per cent to £27.1 million. The firm also announced that an exceptional bonus of f