Boutique Edinburgh firm Connell and Connell has promoted solicitor Chloe Davidson to associate. Ms Davidson, a specialist in Scottish residential property, joined Connell and Connell from D J Alexander Legal and has been with the firm since 2020.
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SJ Macdonald, who works across WJM's Scottish offices as part of the firm's wills & trusts disputes team has been elected as a committee member of the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Contentious Trusts and Estates Global SIG Steering Committee. This follows her appointment as v
Glasgow City Council has succeeded in an appeal against a ruling that permitted motorists who received a low emission zone (LEZ) penalty by untracked post to have their fines overturned. The Transport Appeal Tribunal for Scotland ruled in October 2023 that LEZ fines which the council had failed to s
Sheriff Simon Collins KC has issued his determination following a fatal accident inquiry into the deaths by suicide of Katie Allan and William Brown, which occurred at HM Prison and Young Offenders Institution Polmont. Katie, 21, was found dead in her cell on 4 June 2018. William, 16, was found dead
Solicitor General for Scotland, Ruth Charteris KC, has acknowledged the conclusion of a fatal accident inquiry into the deaths in custody of Katie Allan and William Lindsay following the publication of Sheriff Simon Collins KC's determination and detailed reforms to the FAI regime. Ms Charteris said
The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused an appeal against a lord ordinary’s decision to refuse to reduce a decision of Glasgow City Council not to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment in respect of the demolition of four tower blocks in Maryhill. Petitioner and reclaimer Caz
A new book aiming to restore India's place in the ancient world is a treasure trove of insight and anecdote, writes Kapil Summan. On 1 September 1783, the 24-gun man o' war HMS Crocodile arrived in Madras. A Porcupine-class warship late of the British defeat in America, its most precious asset was t
Average house prices in Scotland increased by 2.2 per cent in the 12 months to November 2023, figures from Registers of Scotland show. This was up from 0.5 per cent in the 12 months to October 2023 and was faster than the average UK house price annual inflation of negative 2.1 per cent in the 12 mon
Mackinnons Solicitors LLP has announced recent promotions across the firm. Gillian Smith becomes a senior associate within the private client department while Cameron Milne is elevated to the role of senior solicitor within the commercial department.
Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has announced three appointments to the Scottish Land Commission. Dr Lucy Beattie and Dr Calum MacLeod have been appointed as land commissioners and Robert Black as the tenant farming commissioner of the Scottish Land Commission.
A commercial judge has disqualified a man from acting as a company director for seven years after finding he had used illegal migrant workers as the majority of the workforce of his takeaway business while he was director. Qiqing was made the subject of a petition for a disqualification order by the
A bill to "further improve" police complaints and police conduct procedures has been passed by the Scottish Parliament. The Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill aims to ensure allegations of misconduct among police officers and staff are dealt with more transparently and effectively
A former surgeon has been jailed for more than five-and-a-half years after admitting offences including assault occasioning actual bodily harm and child cruelty during multiple male circumcision operations. Dr Mohammad Siddiqui, 58, from Birmingham pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court on 29 Octob
Gripping documentary series Murder Trial returns with two haunting new cases under the spotlight. As murder suspects go on trial, the victim’s families seek justice in Scotland’s High Court. The first two-parter, ‘Girl in the River’, follows one of the nation’s biggest
