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Roy Martin QC Terra Firma’s Roy Martin QC and Alasdair Burnet have been successful in resisting an appeal to the UK Supreme Court by the Aberdeen City and Shire strategic development planning authority against the Inner House’s decision to quash its adoption of statutory supplementary guidance i

The Glasgow and Edinburgh DWF trainees are raising money for the DWF Foundation by cycling the equivalent distance between the firm's UK and Irish offices on turbo trainers set up in the offices over 23-27 October. This totals 1,062 miles (discounting 37 miles for the ferry from Cairnryan to Larne!

Gary McGovern This week's Supreme Court ruling in favour of Elsick Development Company (Elsick) against Aberdeen City and Shire Strategic Development Planning Authority could shape legislation in the upcoming Planning Bill, according to Pinsent Masons.

Willie Rennie Registration of powers of attorney are facing delays of up to three months, Scotland on Sunday reports.

Frank Doran Former Dundee solicitor and Labour MP for Aberdeen Frank Doran has passed away at the age of 68.

Kenneth Shand Maclay Murray & Spens has completed its merger with Dentons, which now has offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Milton Keynes and Watford.

Members of the Glasgow Bar Association (GBA) are to enjoy free contempt of court cover provided by senior members of the Faculty of Advocates as part of their membership. This means any GBA members who find themselves in possible personal contempt of court situations in the course of their professio

A prisoner who is seeking to challenge a decision to the effect that he would not progress to the open estate but had yet to be granted permission to proceed has had a motion to allow a minute of amendment dismissed as “incompetent”. The petitioner was seeking to amend the petition to bring his

Only specialist legal software supplier with offices in all four countries of the UK LEAP, the world’s leading cloud software provider for small law firms, announces it has relocated its offices in Edinburgh to larger premises to accommodate a team which has expanded from seven to sixteen during t

Pictured: Lord Clark (centre) with pupils from Mackie Academy and the Community School of Auchterarder

A man wanted by authorities in the United States of America to face bomb threat charges will not be extradited because of his failing health, a court has ruled. Prosecutors in the US wanted “tartan terrorist”, referred to as "SN" arrested and extradited to America to face trial over allegations

Paul Wheelhouse Crown Estate Scotland – the body that manages leasing of the seabed – is to start discussions with industry, government and interested organisations to prepare for potential new offshore wind leasing.

Professor Adam Tomkins

The Hindles team with founding director Alistair Hindle at second from left (by Stewart Attwood) Hindles, a firm of patent and trade mark attorneys that became the first specialist intellectual property (IP) firm to originate from Edinburgh since the Industrial Revolution when it was founded in 2005