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Drysdale Graham Brodies LLP has appointed three new partners, recognised leaders in the fields of infrastructure projects, real estate finance and corporate and personal tax.

The SLN team take their hats off today to Aberdeen Considine for their arresting advert in today’s Herald which uses the Scots word “blatherskite”: “A person who talks at great length without making much sense” – the last thing a client wants from their lawyers. The OED entry for blather

Claire Mitchell The vital role of defence counsel in the justice system has been highlighted by Claire Mitchell, new president of the Scottish Criminal Bar Association (SCBA).

A proposed overhaul of the way solicitors are trained has been given short shrift by a group of senior academics. The new regime would see all those hoping to qualify in England and Wales sitting a centralised exam.

SFE (Solicitors for the Elderly), a training and best practice organisation for lawyers who specialise in older and vulnerable clients, has extended its membership to professionals across Scotland. The not-for-profit organisation provides practical advice, know-how and best practice for working lawy

John McKinlay DLA Piper has been appointed as the primary advisor to Merlin Entertainments for a range of legal work, including commercial, employment and real estate in the UK, as well as global construction work.

A 17-year-old high school student faces 30 days in jail after admitting he threw a paper plane at his science teacher.Teacher Edward McIver took a complaint to school management and the local police after a paper plane thrown by one of his pupils struck him in the eye - just shortly after he receive

A man found guilty of sexual assaulting a woman who claimed there was insufficient evidence to corroborate her account of lack of consent has failed in an appeal against conviction. The High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court refused the appeal by Craig Wilson after ruling that the evidence of distres

A drive for greater involvement in the work of regulatory bodies has paid dividends for six members of the Faculty of Advocates who have become external counsel for the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The NMC was an early target of the drive, with around 80 advocates signing up for specialist trainin

James Wolffe QC The Lord Advocate has apologised over delays that added to the grief of families of five people who were killed in a causeway accident more than 10 years ago.

Professor Alexandra Braun Professor Alexandra Braun has been appointed as the Lord President Reid professor of law at Edinburgh Law School following the retirement of Professor George Gretton in August 2016.

Pictured (L-R): senior partner Jack Robertson and chairman Colin Graham with Ella Dunn

A lawyer who allowed defendants to pay their fees in marijuana has been suspended from practice for a year.James Mecca was caught in a policed sting operation after an informant reported that she'd paid Mecca earlier in marijuana, and he had offered to represent her again for the "same old, same old

The Herald has published a full obituary for James MacGillivray, a former procurator fiscal for Lochaber, who passed away on November 25, 2016, at the age of 87.​

Representatives from the law societies in each of the four legal jurisdictions in the UK and Ireland met in Belfast today.