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A former prosecutor who threatened one of his husband’s hair salon beauticians with deportation has been banned from practising law for two years. The Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) suspended procurator fiscal David Wilkie-Thorburn, 55, for two years following a hearing earlier

Three former solicitors are among five men convicted of money laundering, The Times reports. Former lawyers Iain Robertson, 69, David Lyons, 71 and Alistair Blackwood, 68, were convicted alongside Mohammed Aziz, 61, and Robert Ferguson, 67, following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

A one-year-old puppy managed to make multiple online purchases in the video game Watch Dogs with its owner’s credit card.

The tax on buying property in Scotland has reached a record figure, according to analysis by property firm DJ Alexander Ltd. The firm said that Scottish government revenues from Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) increased by 11.5 per cent between September and October rising £7.2m to a

In October 2022, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI), David Neal, published an 84-page report which looked at various aspects of indefinite leave to remain applications (ILR) which were processed between September 2021 and February 2022. Given the Home Office pledge to

Addleshaw Goddard has boosted its corporate and energy team in Aberdeen with the appointment of Fiona Kindness. Ms Kindness has joined the firm as a partner from Pinsent Masons. She is an experienced corporate lawyer who specialises in advising on M&A and private equity transactions in the energ

Eleven new sheriffs have been appointed. Shona Gilroy, John Hamilton QC, Michael Hanlon, Paul Haran, David Harvie, Krista Johnston, Derek Livingston, Charles Lugton, John MacRitchie, David Taylor and James Varney have been appointed to the office of sheriff on the recommendation of the First Ministe

Robert Pirrie, the chief executive of the WS Society, will next week deliver a free lecture on George IV's famous visit to Edinburgh in 1822. Part of a series of events marking 200 years of the Signet Library, the talk is titled Identity, Imagination and George IV in Edinburgh and will depart from t

Lord Lloyd-Jones has been re-appointed to the Supreme Court alongside new justice Sir David Richards. The retired justice's reappointment has been made possible the increasing of the mandatory judicial retirement age earlier this year from 70 to 75.

A memorial to the “father of Scottish democracy” and member of the Faculty of Advocates has wrongly described him as a "barrister", The Times reports. Thomas Muir of Huntershill, who was admitted to Faculty in 1787, at the age of 22, was persecuted before being banished in 1793 for his a

Keith Kilburn and David Arnott outline how international arbitration can be used in the construction industry. International arbitration is a well-recognised dispute resolution process for construction projects throughout the world. It offers numerous benefits to parties, including the ability

Senior procurator fiscal depute, David McDonald, has returned to the Crown Office and Procurator Service after an "inspiring" training program in Washington DC and New York.

Levy & McRae is welcoming lawyers from around the globe to its international conference from 24-26 June. Delegates have travelled from the US, South Africa and mainland Europe, among other places. They are members of Legal Netlink Alliance, an international body of lawyers.

Themis Advocates has welcomed its newest members David James, Iain Halliday, Chris Stephen and Jordanna Blockley, after they were admitted to the Faculty of Advocates. Mr James joins Themis with vast experience in employment law having conducted case management hearings to multi-week evidential hear

David Hamilton and Stacy Keen write about changes in the sanctions compliance regime.  The risk to businesses of sanctions enforcement has become more acute after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) urged whistleblowers to come forward.