Thorntons has promoted four of its lawyers to partner. The new partners are Kim Campbell, corporate; Amy Jones, employment; and Kirsty Stewart, intellectual property, all of whom are based in Dundee, alongside Debbie Dewar, land and rural business, who is based in Perth.
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The Law Society of Scotland has moved to support law students by advising universities that a marking and assessment boycott should not impede progress from undergraduate studies to the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (DPLP).
The public and lawyers were lucky to have the consistent services of legislation.gov.uk during the pandemic, and perhaps more importantly, the waves of statutory instruments (approximately 850) required to manage events as they unfolded by the day.
The UK government is not respecting the Scottish Parliament and is undermining devolution, according to Constitution Secretary Angus Robertson. In a debate in the Scottish Parliament on Westminster's Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, Mr Robertson highlighted Scottish ministers were given
An appeal by a convicted rapist who raped his partner while she was asleep has been refused by the High Court of Justiciary – despite a Crown concession that the appeal had merit. Appellant LW argued that the trial judge had erred in directing the jury that he could not have had a reasonable b
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee is today launching a new inquiry to examine the UK government’s progress on building devolution capability in central government. The committee will explore the steps the government is taking to embed consideration of every part of
Two pupils from St Peter the Apostle High School in Clydebank have been crowned winners of this year’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) school public speaking competition.
Digby Brown Solicitors has announced the appointment of three new partners. Catriona Headley, Ashley Sturrock and Gary Ross have all been recognised for their work.
A customer at a fast food restaurant got an unlikely surprise after biting into a hot dog and discovering a bag of cocaine, according to police. The woman spat out the bag after taking a bite and reported the incident to local police in Española, New Mexico, who confirmed it contained cocaine
The City of Edinburgh Council's licensing scheme for short-term lets operators is unlawful, a judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has ruled.
The Law Society of Scotland has said a regular review mechanism for fees payable in civil court cases is critical to ensure solicitors are not short-changed by cost-of-living pressures. The Scottish Civil Justice Council recently announced that solicitor fees in the Court of Session, Sheriff Appeal
Harper Macleod has advised the Paisley-based building and timber supplies business JW Grant on its acquisition of Lothian Building Supplies in Tranent, East Lothian. JW Grant is one of the largest independent builders’ merchants in the west of Scotland with branches in Glasgow, Coatbridge, Mar
Scotland's housing market activity has continued to experience a slowdown in May, with indicators suggesting that potential increases in interest rates might further pressure the market, according to the recent Residential Market Survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). As was
The Supreme Court hosted law students from Aberdeen University for the final of a moot, with Lord Reed himself presiding. On 20 April, the Aberdeen University Commercial Law Society and Aberdeen University Mooting Society’s Commercial Moot culminated in a finale at the court.
A judge in the Court of Session has refused to order the return of two young teenagers to the Netherlands to stay with their father after he made a Hague Convention application under the Child Abduction and Custody Act for their return, on the basis that it was not safe for them to return and they h
