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The Scottish government has been urged to deliver a proper pay deal for officers and tackle soaring numbers of officers considering retirement after Police Scotland confirmed that the number of planned retirements is 69 per cent above normal retirement levels when compared with the five-year averag

Brodies' solicitor advocate Tony Jones QC was called to the English bar in a ceremony conducted at Middle Temple last week. Mr Jones is the only QC in Scotland to be accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as an expert in both professional negligence law and construction law. He frequently represe

Businessman Craig Whyte is to sue Scottish police and prosecutors for £10 million on the basis he was maliciously prosecuted during the botched probe into Rangers FC. Mr Whyte, 51, bought Rangers for £1 from Sir David Murray in 2011. He was arrested over an allegedly fraudulent buyout of

Shoosmiths has announced its year end results for FY 2021/22. Revenue at the firm has risen eight per cent to £181.8 million while net profits increased nine per cent to £60.7m and PEP increased by three per cent to £675,000.

The Scotsman has published an obituary of John Logan Mitchell QC, who passed away on 29 May in Edinburgh, aged 74. "Born in Dumfries in 1947, John’s very early years were spent in Kenya where his lawyer father was employed. On the family’s return to Scotland he was educated at the Royal

Aberdein Considine has taken on 10 new trainees.

An English Family Court judge has granted permission for a dual UK-US citizen to relocate with her two young children, both of whom had heart conditions, to Boston following her separation from her husband. Applicant TR and respondent JM had two daughters together, aged six and four, and had lived t

Only Fools and Horses character Del Boy is protected under copyright law as a "literary work", an English judge has ruled. The High Court in London was asked to rule in a dispute between the makers of the TV show and an "interactive theatrical dining experience" called Only Fools the (Cushty) Dining

Lawyers have expressed their admiration for Lord Mackay of Clashfern KT QC, who is due to retire next month after celebrating his 95th birthday, Joshua Rozenberg reports. Crossbench peer, David Anderson, Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE QC, tweeted: "To the very end Lord Mackay remains a magisterial pre

The number of days police officers have taken off due to mental health issues has risen by 22 per cent in the last five years, figures show. Officers and staff missed 76,848 working days in 2021-22 because of “psychological disorders”, according to official statistics published in 1919&n

A Leeds based company has been fined £850,000 after an employee sustained fatal injuries while undergoing training. Hermes Parcelnet Limited pled guilty to health and safety breaches committed between 1 August 2018 and 19 March 2019 at Hamilton Sheriff Court on 23 May 2022.

A complaint against a sheriff who is said to have held shares in Rangers FC prior to issuing 20 warrants during a botched police inquiry into the takeover of the club is being investigated. Sheriff Lindsay Wood's activity is being examined by Craig Turnbull, Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathke

It has more the flavour of a prequel than a sequel as juries return to court this summer. They had been appearing in Odeon venues to watch trials on the silver screen via video link at the height of the pandemic in what was an innovative Scottish production.

Two lawyers in DAC Beachcroft's Glasgow office have been promoted to the firm's partnership. Annis MacKay and Karen Railton, both in claims solutions, took up their appointments on 1 May.

A police department has said it is "embarrassed" after a volunteer officer was caught using police vehicles to sell drugs. Sheriff Grady Judd, head of the police department in Polk County, Florida, said the incident "makes me so crazy I want to pluck my eyeballs out one at a time", FOX 13 reports.