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Willie Rennie MSP has today said that the launch of a fraud probe into SNP donations shows the need for an independent director of public prosecutions, separate from the Lord Advocate’s role as the Scottish government’s chief law officer.  Last week, Police Scotland confirmed that i

A Glasgow police officer who called for backup because she was being pursued by a "drone" was left red-faced after colleagues pointed out it was the planet Jupiter. The officer, a rookie in her first two years of service, phoned 101 to report a drone following her up the M8 on the way home shortly a

The Faculty of Advocates has awarded nine intrants scholarships to assist them financially when devilling commences next year. Ruth Crawford QC, treasurer of Faculty, who chairs the Faculty’s Scholarship Committee, said: “The Faculty is delighted to be in a position to facilitate ac

To date no issues have been encountered by advocates in relation to the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), the Faculty of Advocates has said. The Faculty was responding to the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) Questionnaire, which sought input on issues arising from the agreement

A man who sought declarator of nuisance alleging that a waste water treatment plant near his house was creating noxious fumes in his garden has lost his appeal to the Inner House of the Court of Session. The pursuer and reclaimer, William MacBean, originally brought the action ag

Lynne Cardow, a partner at BTO Solicitors LLP, has been awarded specialist accreditation in professional negligence by the Law Society of Scotland and is one of only 10 Scottish solicitors to hold this accreditation. She has also become a certified specialist in cybersecurity along with Lynn Ri

Steven Smart looks at historical and recent Court of Session cases on abuse and considers the 'difficult balancing act' needed to decide on these cases. Many well-publicised examples have brought to light the scale of historic child abuse. The Scottish Parliament sought to remove barriers to potenti

A hidden luxury property market is thriving in Scotland as agents offer exclusive homes on private lists, The Times reports. The number of properties being publicly marketed has declined, with the latest Registers of Scotland figures showing a 6.5 per cent year-on-year fall.

Pictured: Katrina Hall and Alexander Owen and their coach Linda Fyffe, who is a partner in Laurie & Co. Aberdeen University DPLP students Katrina Hall and Alexander Owen have placed third in the International Negotiation Competition last week, hosted by the National University of Singapore and S

Diversity data collected as part of the annual Practising Certificate (PC) renewal process has been published by the Law Society of Scotland today. Diversity questions were included for the first time in the 2020/21 PC renewal process, in order to give a better understanding of what the profession l

Pinsent Masons has unveiled targets to cut absolute carbon emissions by a minimum of 50 per cent by 2030, as it continues to reduce its environmental impact. The firm’s targets, which are among the first law firm targets to be verified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), commit to

GTS Solutions CIC (GTS) has announced the appointment of Steven Jansch to its board. A founding partner of Gilson Gray, Mr Jansch heads up the Edinburgh firm’s insolvency department and joins the city-based social enterprise as a non-executive director.

The UK government will support a change in the law to divide the role of the Lord Advocate if Holyrood backs the move, The Times reports. The remit of the Lord Advocate is found in the Scotland Act.

A consultation on the details of a licensing scheme for short term lets will take place over seven weeks this summer. Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison has announced the publication of a draft licensing order for consultation, ahead of laying the final legislation at the Scottish Parliament in

Ampersand has welcomed Mary Ellen Stewart to the stable, following her call to the bar today. Ms Stewart was previously a solicitor with Brodies LLP, where she had a busy practice dealing with a broad range of commercial disputes.