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Paisley-based MJC LAW has been named Scotland's high street firm of the year.

Blackadders LLP has been recognised as Scotland's best digital and intellectual property team of the year.

Thorntons has welcomed 16 newly-qualified solicitors across its Dundee, Edinburgh, Forfar, Glasgow and St Andrews offices. The group includes 11 individuals who successfully completed the firm's two-year traineeship programme, alongside five who have joined the firm from other practices upon qualifi

An English court has upheld a sentence imposed on a 16-year-old male for a prolonged assault on an older man recovering from a stroke but quashed six concurrent sentences imposed in respect of other offences considered at the same sentencing diet. It was argued on behalf of the appellant, referred t

Police investigating concerns about a man seen covered in peanut butter have established that it was actually sunflower butter. There were concerns of mass allergic reactions after viral social media footage appeared to show a man covered head to toe in peanut butter wandering around the campus of P

Laura Simpson and Christine McKellar of Govan Law Centre raise the alarm over proposed changes to legal aid for adults with incapacity in Scotland. It is no secret that Scotland’s legal aid system is in urgent need of reform. With the increase in legal aid deserts caused by an ever-diminishing

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has appointed Sarah Wardell as a partner in its conflict resolution team, based in Edinburgh. Ms Wardell brings a wealth of experience to the team, having worked in-house with Shelter before joining the commercial disputes resolution team at Maclay Murray &

McKee Campbell Morrison Solicitors (MCM) has further strengthened its corporate team with the appointment of Linards Lūks as associate director. Mr Lūks brings significant experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, investments, and corporate structuring across a range of sectors.

Thorntons has strengthened its dispute resolution team with the appointment of Sheila Webster as a consultant based in Edinburgh. Ms Webster, a litigation specialist, brings over 30 years’ experience in commercial dispute resolution.

The Law Society of Scotland has released details of its plans for providing enhanced support to smaller law firms. The support plan has been developed based on input from smaller firm solicitors gathered in research commissioned by the Law Society.

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has ruled that a party with an express right to terminate a contract could not lose that right in circumstances where it continued to perform following the termination in circumstances where it did not know that it had that contractual right, in an appeal by

Ahsan Mustafa looks at the impact of recent changes to debt recovery rules. Seven months have now passed since the Diligence against Earnings (Variation) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 came into effect. The changes, which amended parts of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987, updated how much of a person&rs

A review of the collection and use of fingerprints by police in Scotland is to be carried out by next spring. Dr Brian Plastow, the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, announced the review today as he set out his strategic plan for the next four years.

A rapist who targeted three women during a campaign of serious sexual offending lasting just over a month has been jailed. Mihai-Nicolae Patran was found guilty of rape, sexual assault and sexual exposure following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

Former UK Supreme Court justice Lord Sumption has called for the UK's withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). In a scathing article for The Telegraph, Lord Sumption accuses judges of the European Court of Human Rights of having "emancipated themselves from the [ECHR] and buil