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The Law Society of Scotland says legislation to modernise the law around judicial factors provides for significant improvements when such arrangements are needed to safeguard money and other assets. MSPs voted earlier this week to give final stage three approval for the Judicial Factors (Scotland) B

Thorntons has advised on a landmark deal that will secure new social housing for some of the country’s most vulnerable people. Its lawyers helped UK fund manager Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) to agree a £4.925m loan from its dedicated social housing fund to Registered Social Land

Dallas McMillan Solicitors has announced three promotions. Craig Muirhead (litigation) and Rachel Hendry (commercial property) have been promoted to the partnership while Abbey Freer (conveyancing) has been promoted to associate.

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced record turnover and increased profits in its latest set of figures lodged at Companies House. Turnover amounted to £19.575 million (an increase of 6.9 per cent), with profits of £6.371m, representing a 16.9 per cent uplift on the 2022/2023 result.

The Supreme Court has ruled that a police force could not be held liable for the death of a man who was killed in a head-on collision at the site of a previous accident attended by the police up until 20 minutes before his death. Claimant and appellant Valerie Tindall argued that the Chief Constable

An octogenarian who was attacked with a machete after knocking on the wrong door by mistake managed to fend off his attacker with a pair of nunchucks. The would-be victim told police that he knocked on the door in Youngstown, Ohio and heard an irate man shout that he had the wrong apartment.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Israel slams UN probe on deliberate attacks to destroy Gaza’s health system

Former senior partner at Levy & McRae, the late Leonard Murray, features in new BBC documentary Inside Barlinnie. Mr Murray was the solicitor who defended Tony Miller, the last ever prisoner to be hanged in HMP Barlinnie after a murder conviction. Mr Murray was a young lawyer at the time, but it

Three first year trainee solicitors have joined Dallas McMillan in Glasgow.  They are Hannah Howden (employment law), Cath Healy (private client) and Emily Sillars (litigation). 

Being anti-Zionist qualifies as a philosophical belief and a protected characteristic under section 10 of the Equality Act, an employment tribunal has found.  It was ruled in February that Professor David Miller was unfairly discriminated against when he was dismissed by the University of Brist

Keeper of the Advocates Library Neil Mackenzie KC recently returned from a successful training course in Zimbabwe.

The King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer (KLTR) has announced his decision to transfer Campsie High Kirk in Lennoxtown into community ownership for use as an arts, cultural and community events hub.

A watchdog has called for case studies concerning the use of age assessments in the asylum process. The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) has commenced an inspection of the Home Office’s use of age assessments.

Blackadders LLP has recruited seven new trainees to the firm’s training programme.

Dallas McMillan’s annual Charity Race Night was held at the Alea Casino, Glasgow on Friday 6 September. The firm will be 150 years old in 2025, in celebration of which it is attempting to raise £150,000 through a series of charity events to be divided equally between its four charity par