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Ken Dalling, former president of the Law Society of Scotland, has been elected to serve as the new head of the UK delegation to the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE). Mr Dalling won the position with a clear majority of UK delegates voting for him to take up the reins from his prede

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP has promoted two of its lawyers to partner and seven to legal director with effect from 1 May. The newly-appointed partners are Kirsty Headden (pensions) and John Townsend (property and infrastructure).

The head of Blackadders LLP’s business services group has become one of the first lawyers in Scotland to achieve the Law Society's legal technology certification. Kirk Dailly, who also leads the firm’s AI & legal tech group, was among the first cohort to complete a new Law Society of

The US is set to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug in a move which is being heralded as a historic shift, but one which is unlikely to impact the criminal justice system. US Attorney General Merrick Garland has formally recommended that cannabis be moved from its current "Schedule I" clas

The Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018 introduced important changes in relation to the way expenses are dealt with in personal injury litigation, writes Sarah Ennis. An unsuccessful pursuer is no longer responsible for meeting their opponent’s expenses,

Digby Brown partner Stuart Barton and associate Elizabeth Morrison have received APIL accreditation for both brain and spinal cord injuries. The pair, who litigate within Digby Brown’s serious injury team, were recognised for their track record in delivering industry-leading results in complex

The High Court of Justiciary has quashed six convictions of former sub-postmasters in respect of various offences of dishonesty arising between 2004 and 2013, in all of which evidence of shortfalls in accounting was provided by the Horizon system. Four of the appellants, William Quarm, Susan Sinclai

A large piece of a plane which dramatically fell off mid-flight turned up in the back garden of a lawyer suing the plane's manufacturer over unrelated safety issues. New York attorney Jake Bissell-Linsk, whose firm is suing Boeing in relation to an incident in January where a plane door blew off mid

Brodies LLP has announced the appointment of four new partners in its latest round of internal promotions and strategic appointments. Edinburgh-based rural business and natural capital lawyer Scott Logan steps up to partner, as do renewables specialist Claire Reid and construction law expert Kirstee

Burges Salmon has advised Calcivis, a Scottish biotech that aims to revolutionise early-intervention diagnostics in dentistry, on its £5 million investment. The funding was provided by the Scottish National Investment Bank and IFS Maven Equity Finance, which is managed by Maven Capital Partner

The Inner House of the Court of Session has published its opinion in relation to a contempt of court hearing regarding a solicitor who did not comply with a statutory request for information to allow a complaint to be investigated. The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) raised a petition wi

Three law firms in Aberdeen announce their merger today. Burnett & Reid LLP, Gavin Bain & Company and Taggart Meil Mathers are to become one firm this year.

Ugandan cocoa farmers have been forced to hire armed men to protect their crop amid soaring cocoa prices. Cocoa prices recently soared to an all-time high due to unusually dry weather in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, though have fallen back recently as conditions have improved.