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Compass Chambers is delighted to invite you to attend our 9th Annual Conference. The Conference will take place on Friday 18th November 2016 at The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh from 1pm until 5.30pm. Under the Law Society of Scotland's Guidelines, delegates may claim 3 hours of CPD time. The conference

A worker at the Royal Canadian Mint accused of smuggling $180,000 worth of gold, in his rectum, has appeared before a judge – named Justice Doody. Leston Lawrence, 35, was alleged to have taken nugget-sized pieces of gold, known as “pucks” to a gold buyer in Ottawa on multiple occasions, the O

People serving an indeterminate sentence for public protection (IPP) have one of the highest rates of self-harm in the prison system according to a new report published today by the Prison Reform Trust. Figures show that for every 1,000 people serving an IPP there were 550 incidents of self-harm. Th

Shona Robison Proposals to introduce a national target for reducing Scotland’s drinking levels would see pubs and supermarkets restricted in the amount of alcohol they sell.

Peter Tweedie (left) and Alasdair Cummings

(L-R): Brandon Malone, Sir David Edward QC and Andrew Mackenzie

Andrew Mackenzie

England's children's commissioner has called for the burden of proof in child sexual abuse cases to be lowered because the system as it stands in “not fit for purpose”. Anne Longfield's suggestion comes after a ruling in the family court that 13-month-old Poppi Worthington was, on a balance of p

James Burns Clyde & Co has announced first half fee income for FY15/16 was £192 million, up 8 per cent from £178m in FY14/15. On a currency constant basis the firm said the increase would be closer to ten per cent. The figure does not include revenues from Simpson & Marwick, which ‎merge

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The Faculty of Advocates’ Choir will be performing its 20th consecutive Christmas carol concert this week, raising funds for the homeless. The concert is in St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church, George Street, Edinburgh, on Friday, 11 December, and has an earlier than usual starting time of

Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre The Scottish Arbitration Centre has hosted an international energy arbitration conference at its premises in Edinburgh.

Fraser Leslie Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew has appointed a new partner and associate to strengthen its expertise within the energy, strategic land and housebuilder sectors.

Yves Bot The Scottish government's plans to create a minimum unit price for alcohol could adversely affect the free movement of goods the Advocate General to the European Court of Justice has said.

Brandon Malone Brandon Malone, chairman of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, has been appointed to the International Chamber of Commerce UK Committee for Arbitration and ADR.