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Jennifer Maciver Jennifer Maciver has joined Gillespie Macandrew LLP as a legal director and head of family law.

Keith Campbell The Scottish government is consulting on the future of unconventional oil and gas development in Scotland, writes MacRoberts' Keith Campbell.

The employment team at Shepherd and Wedderburn has collaborated with a number of leading law firms across Europe to produce the European Employment Law Update for 2017. Aimed at companies with a pan-European presence, this guide provides an overview of the key reforms being introduced to European em

Andrew Smith QC

David Wilson The requirements of a valid payment notice issued under a construction contract were considered in a previous update: “A Payment Notice? Be Clear?” with reference to the case of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust v Logan Construction (South East) Ltd (“Surrey and Sussex”) a

of the member states.

Kenny Crawford The latest publication of the UK House Price Index (UK HPI) shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in December 2016 was £141,553 – an increase of 3.5 per cent on the previous year and a decrease of 0.2 per cent when compared to the previous month. This compares to a

A jailed mafia boss is suing prison authorities for $10 million after slipping and fracturing his knee during a game of table tennis. Thomas "Tommy Shots" Gioeli, a high-ranking member of the Colombo crime family, is suing over an injury he suffered during a game at the Metropolitan Detention Center

Lord Armstrong A motorist who admitted careless driving after crashing into a stationary bin lorry but claimed he was trying to avoid another oncoming vehicle has had a damages action against the other drivers dismissed.

Helen Bain

Aidan O’Neill QC Aidan O’Neill QC was the sole member of Faculty at Westminster Hall on Monday to take silk alongside 113 other barristers.

Gordon Jackson QC A major new event is being added to the nation’s legal and cultural calendar – a dinner hosted by the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates to celebrate all things Scottish.

Gavin Macgregor Employment law, wellness and HR specialist, Loch Associates Group, has expanded its team in Scotland with the appointment of Gavin Macgregor as employment lawyer and Wendy Davidson as HR consultant.

A man has been charged with arson after cops collected data from his pacemaker. Ross Compton denies setting his home on fire and insurance fraud charges.

Shepherd & Wedderburn’s commercial litigation team has secured a favourable ruling for their clients in The Trustees of the Johnston Press Pension Plan and others v. Sedgwick Noble Lowndes Limited and Mercer CSOH 21, a decision that confirms the common-sense approach applied by the Scottish co