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Martin Darroch Harper Macleod is the only Scottish practice shortlisted in the “Regional Firm of the Year” category at the The Lawyer Awards 2017.

MSPs on Holyrood's Health and Sport Committee have called on the Scottish government to prepare a strategic plan covering health and social care in prisons, setting out how prison healthcare can reach parity with wider society within the next two years. Parity of care with the wider community was a

Lord Malcolm A mother whose baby was left with a permanent disability as a result of the “excessive force” used by a midwife during delivery is to be awarded £725,000 damages after the health board lost an appeal in a negligence case against it.

The Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) has struck former Ross Harper partners Alan Susskind and Cameron Fyfe from the Roll of Solicitors following an investigation by the Law Society of Scotland. Concerns were raised over the firm's accounting record following a financial compliance i

Judge James Oakley A "judge" in Texas has been reprimanded after suggesting on Facebook that a black murder suspect should be given "a tree and a rope".

A senior Indian judge who ordered the arrest of the Chief Justice of India and seven Supreme Court judges has been jailed for contempt. The arrest of Justice Chinnaswamy Swaminathan Karnan of the Kolkata High Court marks the first time that a High Court judge has been jailed for contempt in India, B

Two law students from the University of Aberdeen came third at the annual Brown Mosten International Client Consultation Competition (ICCC) competition last month. The duo, Jennifer Baird and Euan Thompson, who are both studying the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice Programme at the university,

Academically gifted law students from disadvantaged backgrounds in Scotland will benefit from a recent cash injection to the Lawscot Foundation - a charity set up by the Law Society of Scotland to remove financial barriers between aspiring law students and their goal of becoming Scottish solicitors.

Brandon Malone Brandon Malone has been admitted to the Panel of Arbitrators of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC).

David Bone Harper Macleod has advised The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG) on the acquisition of Neilston Community Wind Farm in East Renfrewshire.

John Scott QC Promoting public safety and preventing and detecting crime are the main aims of a new code of practice on stop and search powers.

Derek Ogg QC As the makers of our laws, as our representatives, and in holding the Scottish government to account, MSPs wear many hats. To support them in this, JUSTICE has published a new publication, Law for Scottish lawmakers: A JUSTICE guide to the law.

Sally Nash (left) and Philippa Cunniff Gilson Gray has expanded its family team with the appointment of Sally Nash.

The Judicial Council for Scotland has expressed concern over reports of legislative developments in Poland which threaten to deprive the judiciary of independence from executive control.

TV presenter Noel Edmonds is seeking £70 million in compensation from Lloyds Banking Group over the HBOS fraud scandal. Mr Edmonds' former business Unique is one of those caught up in the scam that took place at HBOS's division in Reading from 2003-07.