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Michael Matheson

Paula Skinner Harper Macleod has advised a Glasgow-based fintech business on a six-figure investment, the first to be completed with the help of a new Glasgow City Council scheme designed to help SMEs scale up.

Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing The Scottish Parliament is set to consider forestry legislation for the first time in its history following the introduction of a Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill.

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.

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.

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

Last week 65 members of the World Services Group (WSG), primarily from Europe but also the USA and Japan attended its 2017 European Regional Meeting in Edinburgh to hear and learn from legal sector and industry luminaries on subjects as diverse as Brexit; the impact of AI on the professions and its

Aidan O’Neill QC As the UK and EU prepare to start serious negotiations about Brexit, it now looks increasingly likely that there will be a lengthy period where transitional arrangements will be to put in place. These may last several years after the date of actual Brexit. The way these are drawn

The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) is undertaking a project to reshape the nation’s civil procedure rules and is asking the public to help inform its review. The council is keen to engage with lay people and legal professionals alike to ensure the success of the project.

Lord Kinclaven, the founder of the Faculty of Advocates’ MiniTrials, has received an OBE at an investiture ceremony in Buckingham Palace. The award, for “Services to the Scottish Legal System in Schools”, was announced in the New Year Honours.

Adrian Ward MBE The solicitor credited with pioneering much of Scotland’s modern law on incapacity and mental disabilities is to be awarded honorary life membership of the Law Society of Scotland.

Amy Entwistle, Morton Fraser Partner and lead for the project Morton Fraser has won a new tender to provide support to Highlands and Islands Enterprise with the registration of its titles in the Land Register of Scotland over at least the next two years.

Justice Secretary Michael Matheson New Scottish government figures show an 18 year low in the percentage of offenders reconvicted within a year and the average number of reconvictions per offender.

A majority of members on Holyrood’s Justice Committee have backed the Scottish government’s plan to integrate the British Transport Police (BTP) in Scotland into Police Scotland. The committee’s recommendations focus on ensuring that should integration go ahead, there is a seamless transfer of