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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

Willie McIntyre You just know that whoever drafted the Scottish Legal Aid Board’s new Code of Conduct for Criminal Practitioners couldn’t give you directions to the nearest court, far less have they ever appeared in one.

The Law Society of Scotland has said that increased scrutiny of Scottish Limited Partnerships’ (SLP) anti money laundering processes could help deter criminal activity. In its response to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s call for evidence on limited partnership law,

Glen Gilson Gilson Gray has won big at a legal awards ceremony - topping an impressive six categories.

Austin Lafferty The west central Scotland property market is showing little impact from recent political changes, including the triggering of Article 50 and the prospect of a second Scottish referendum, according to the latest analysis from GSPC (Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre).

DWF LLP has failed in a plea to have a £1 million claim against it dismissed in a commercial action brought by the landlord of its former Glasgow offices. The UK law firm, which entered the Scottish legal sector in 2012 via its merger with Biggart Baillie, is being sued by commercial property landl

Peter Boyd An Edinburgh lawyer has been invited as the sole Scottish representative to participate in a Commons committee discussing the potential value of the burgeoning equity release industry.