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(L-R): Rene Hutauruk (Jakarta Alumni Chapter chair), Mr Hardi Hanafiah (Indonesian Petroleum Association), Manda Perwitasari (Chapter officer), Mr Didi Setiarto (senior advisor, Executive Office of the President of Republic of Indonesia), Mr Ir H. Satya Widya Yudha, (member of Commission VII from

A historic art book with a Faculty of Advocates connection has been carefully restored at the National Library of Scotland, ready to be put on show at one of the world’s leading museums. William Stirling’s Annals of the Artists of Spain was published in 1848 and was the first art book to be illu

High ratings in student satisfaction and graduate prospects see the law school at Robert Gordon University (RGU) move up the rankings in this year’s Complete University Guide. The law school has risen six places to secure 25th position and it is the only law school from a modern university (post 1

Malcolm McPherson of HBJ Gateley (right) with Mark Coulter of Coulters. Edinburgh based solicitor-estate agency Coulters has announced a merger with HBJ Property, a division of HBJ Gateley.

A man detained in the state hospital after killing his wife, who subsequently raised an action for reparation against a health board over a doctor’s alleged failure to admit him to a psychiatric unit the day before he stabbed his spouse to death, has failed in a bid to recover documents he claimed

The European Court of Human Rights has held, unanimously, that there was a violation of article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights in the case of convicted murderer, James Clifton Murray who complained he was serving a life sentence without a

A mentally ill Nigerian asylum seeker who was detained pending deportation and who sought a declaration that a period of her detention was unlawful, in addition to damages, has had her appeal to the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed – as the court also declared R (Francis) was wrongly decided. A

A solicitor has pleaded guilty to stealing more than £21,000 from his law firm as a result of “financial difficulties”. At Edinburgh Sheriff court Paul O’Donnell, 34, from Glasgow, pleaded guilty to embezzling £21,485 from Thorley Stephenson between 2012 and September 2014.

Hamish Patrick Shepherd and Wedderburn has acted alongside Allen & Overy on the £6.1 billion securitisation of residential UK mortgages by US investment firm, Cerberus Capital Management ─ the largest residential mortgage-backed securitisation (RMBS) since the financial crisis hit in 2007.

One of the most complex and lengthy litigations ever brought in the Scottish courts has finally concluded after 87 days in court. SSE brought the £130 million claim against Hochtief, the design and build contractor, after a pressurised water tunnel at the Glendoe Hydroelectric Scheme, near Fort Aug

Lesley Sawers Lesley Sawers has been appointed the EHRC commissioner for Scotland.

Lindsay Darroch Lindsay Darroch explains his reservations about the ADS.

Police in London are on the hunt for a driver who splashed an old lady by repeatedly driving through a puddle. The driver of a Toyota 4x4 was filmed during the second drive-by splashing near the Kentish Town tube station in Camden.

A decision by the Sheriff Appeal Court to remit a case of a man convicted of a road traffic offence to the sentencing sheriff to alter the disposal and impose a competent sentence was not within its powers, appeal judges have ruled. The High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court held that the Sheriff App

Addi Shamash Following the announcement that corporate insolvencies in Scotland fell by almost 10 per cent in the final quarter of last year, Addi Shamash, corporate restructuring partner in HBJ Gateley’s Aberdeen office, said while parts of the Scottish economy were enjoying strong growth, severa