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Andrew Mackenzie Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre (pictured), has been appointed co-vice chair for the International Bar Association Access to Justice and Legal Aid Committee.

Alistair Bonnington In response to the Scottish Parliament's invitation for submissions to the remit of the "Commission on Parliamentary Reform”, lawyer and legal commentator Alistair Bonnington gives MSPs and the Parliament short shrift. The views expressed are Alistair's own!

The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) has given SLN the following response to yesterday's report from the Law Society of Scotland calling for an "urgent overhaul" of the current legal aid system. Today’s Times article on the Law Society of Scotland’s report on the financial health of firms doing

Niall McCluskey

Rob Aberdein

Lady Dorrian A man who was jailed for the statutory minimum term of five years after being caught in possession of firearms at a Scottish airport has had an appeal against his sentence rejected.

Leigh Herd Leigh Herd, construction disputes solicitor at Shepherd and Wedderburn has been confirmed as honorary secretary and treasurer of the Scottish branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

Alan McIntosh

NewLaw Scotland is celebrating its 10th birthday. The Scottish office of the highly-successful ABS law firm opened on 6th March 2007.

Syrian families in Edinburgh have presented the Faculty of Advocates with a special artwork in thanks for a Burns Supper held in their honour.

Gillian Craig Gillian Craig, partner and head of property litigation at MacRoberts has been named the new chair of the Scottish branch of the Property Litigation Association (SPLA).

If one of your colleagues or contacts is an in-house Scottish solicitor or trainee; or if you work in an in-house legal role, then you might be eligible to nominate or be nominated for the In-house Rising Star Award. Launched in 2013, by the Law Society of Scotland, the award celebrates and rewards

David Strang An inmate at one Scottish prison lived in a tent for eight weeks after his release and deliberately reoffended in the hopes of being caught and imprisoned again so he would have “ a dry bed, warmth and shelter”, a new report states.

Angela Grahame QC Lawyers have responded to the Scottish ministers' decision to lower the discount rate for personal injury awards in Scotland from 2.5 per cent to minus 0.75 per cent, reflecting the same change south of the border, as announced last month by the Lord Chancellor.

Andrew Leslie