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John Macmillan MacRoberts LLP has had an impressive year with increased turnover, profits and headcount. Draft accounts in the year-end to April 2016 show turnover up by 10 per cent to £19.78 million, profits climbing 12 per cent to £6.9 million and the firm’s headcount increasing by 12 per cent

A one-hour hunt twice a year could solve Norway's problem with the invasive Spanish slug, a local political party has said. Norway's Socialist Left Party, which was part of the coalition government between 2005-13, has said a "coordinated and concerted effort" is needed to fight the so-called "kille

John Sturrock QC enjoys a Poacher's Pilgrimage to the Western Isles and finds this mystical journey is much more than another travel book. The human ecologist, Alastair McIntosh has already established his credentials as one of Scotland’s greatest living authors. Soil and Soul and Hell and High Wa

A woman who raised a damages action against a health board following the death of her care home resident husband will be allowed to pursue her claim, after a judge in the Court of Session ruled that she had averred “more than the bare bones of a case”. The judge rejected the health board’s arg

Alan Inglis In Re DB EWCOP 30, Mr Justice Baker, a High Court Judge sitting in the Court of Protection, considered whether two severely learning disabled adults who had been placed in an English hospital by Scottish local authorities had become habitually resident in England and Wales.

Police Scotland has launched an internal investigation following the loss of CCTV footage that formed part of the intelligence case investigating a leak over the murder of Emma Caldwell, The Herald reports. The video footage that indicates a link between a retired policeman and serving officer.

Scott Whyte Three newly appointed trainee solicitors have beaten hundreds of applicants to secure coveted traineeships with Scotland’s fastest-growing personal injury specialists.

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Geoffrey Robertson QC A human rights barrister has called on the UK authorities to do something about a British citizen who has been held in Iran without charge – for five months.

The city of Munich has applied to the European Union Intellectual Property Office for exclusive rights to the Oktoberfest name. The claim would lead to Oktoberfest events across the world facing legal action if they do not have a license from Munich for the event.

Niall Hassard TLT's Niall Hassard, licensing legal director, has successfully represented four traders and the local Business Improvement District Essential Edinburgh to secure licensing permissions for a 'pop up' dining experience to take place during the iconic Edinburgh Festival 2016.

Pictured (L-R): Paula Skinner, Martin Darroch, Lucy-Rose Walker, Craig Daniels, Louise Torr and Jo Nisbet

Martin Gill Business confidence fell following the UK’s vote for Brexit, and is now at its lowest in over three years, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO LLP.