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As an expert witness, I am often asked what instructing solicitors value most. My answer is clarity, confidence and a well‑reasoned opinion. Those expectations are entirely reasonable. But recent Scottish judgments suggest that an expert’s credibility depends on demonstrating independence th

Holmes Mackillop Solicitors has appointed wills, estates and future planning specialist Yvonne Finlay to its busy Bishopbriggs office. A graduate of Edinburgh University and University of Strathclyde, Ms Finlay has extensive experience advising on the preparation of and making a will, granting a pow

A tenant of the Glasgow premises from which the Rogano restaurant traded has lost a Supreme Court appeal over whether it could recover profits allegedly lost by its wholly owned subsidiary as a result of the landlord’s alleged breaches of the lease. The court rejected an argument that Scots la

Paisley-based MJC LAW was named the winner of Excellence in Community Care & Social Responsibility at the Scottish Legal Awards 2026.

Jones Whyte has been named winner of the headline award - Firm of the Year (over 250 employees) - at the 23rd annual Scottish Legal Awards. The event was held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central on Thursday last week in front of more than 500 guests from across Scotland's legal profession.

A rare silver penny of King David I worth £15,000, a Middle Bronze Age axe head dating back over 3,000 years, a gold Roman coin struck for Emperor Vitellius, and medieval coin hoards are among more than 1,300 archaeological finds highlighted in the Scottish Archaeological Finds Allocation Pane

A Paris court has awarded Kim Kardashian €1 in compensation after she was targeted in an armed jewellery robbery in the French capital in 2016. The sum was the amount requested by Kardashian, who said the robbery had been “the most terrifying experience of my life”.

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The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has refused a landlord’s appeal against a decision not to grant an eviction order despite rent arrears of £8,554, finding that the First-tier Tribunal was entitled to give greater weight to the likely homelessness of a tenant and her young children. Sherif

The owner of Glasgow’s Rogano restaurant would have lost a Supreme Court dispute with its landlord had the case not been settled hours before it was due to be heard, the justices have ruled. Forthwell Limited, which has operated Rogano since 1935, was in a contractual dispute with Pontegadea U

Mackinnons has announced the appointment of Cole Milne as a solicitor within the firm’s commercial property team following completion of his two-year traineeship with the team. Mr Milne has developed a particular interest in the sale and purchase of commercial property and commercial leasing.

What’s all this then? A waiter, traditionally clad in black waistcoat and bow tie, elegantly slices away at a side of the finest Scottish smoked salmon on his trolley crafted for the task. The mellifluous notes of grand piano tinkle across the grand dining room. On the walls crimson clad heroe

In the scheme of things in Britain, a political career has never been regarded as wholly inconsistent with later judicial appointment. Lord Salisbury wrote, and warned, in 1897 that "the judicial salad requires both legal oil and political vinegar: but disastrous effects will follow if due proportio