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Lindsays is further investing in its future with another series of promotions. The promotions have been made in the private client team.

Suzi Low has been made a partner in the corporate & commercial team at Blackadders LLP. Ms Low will lead the firm’s corporate offering in Aberdeen and support the team in Dundee. She starts her new position on October 1.

Gordon Jackson KC is now suspended from practice for 15 weeks after abandoning a judicial review of a professional misconduct ruling made against him by the Faculty of Advocates. Mr Jackson, 75, stepped down from his role as dean after a video clip from a phone showed him naming complainers in the t

An English police chief has been referred to a watchdog after being accused of falsely presenting himself as a veteran of the Falklands War. Nick Adderley, chief constable of Northamptonshire Police, has been regularly pictured wearing the South Atlantic Medal awarded to those who served in the 1982

Martin Campbell of Anderson Strathern will discuss the most appropriate ownership options to consider when advising clients on tax, succession and asset protection planning at CLT Scotland’s Private Client Conference sponsored by Title Research. Taking place exclusively in-person on Monday 30

Pinsent Masons has strengthened its financial services offering in Scotland with the appointment of legal director, Caroline Whitten, who has joined from Sainsbury’s Bank. Based in Edinburgh, she will work alongside recently appointed insurance regulatory and commercial legal director, Chris R

An appeal against a sheriff’s decision to suspend contact between a father and his 13-year-old daughter after he failed to return her following a period of residential contact has been refused by the Sheriff Appeal Court. It was argued by the appellant, F, that the sheriff had failed to afford

MSPs have voted to repeal the UK Internal Market Act, which Scottish ministers say allows the UK government take control of key devolved policy areas without the consent of MSPs. During a debate in the Scottish Parliament, independence minister Jamie Hepburn said that UK ministers could open up Scot

A new article exploring domestic violence, safeguarding returning parents, the best interests of the child, human rights and international refugee law, and legislative interventions has been published.

An American fund manager has made the biggest investment in an English law firm since the introduction of new rules. Gramercy, an investor based in Connecticut has put $552 million into London law firm Pogust Goodhead.

L&M MediLaw's Elizabeth Rose has been named Lawyer of the Year at the Scottish Legal Awards.

An annual mock trial supported by Scots lawyers to help promote legal education in schools will take place this weekend. The Edinburgh Schools MiniTrials will see children from eight local secondary schools taking part in mock criminal trials, which will be presided over by members of the Faculty of

Jails are under severe pressure, with the prison population increasing by almost 10 per cent this year. Justice Secretary Angela Constance said the rise was a “significant challenge” and that a further increase would “seriously impact” on staff and prisoners.

A museum worker who used his access to steal paintings and auction them off to fund a "luxurious lifestyle" has been spared jail. The 30-year-old worker with a role in managing the collection of a Munich museum admitted stealing four paintings over a two-year period, in one case replacing the origin

Harper Macleod has welcomed 20 new trainees to the firm – its biggest ever intake.