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Macdonald Henderson has announced the appointment of Douglas Telfer as director to lead the firm’s residential conveyancing team, based from the firm's office in the west end of Glasgow, formerly Ferguson Whyte. The appointment follows Macdonald Henderson's acquisition of Ferguson Whyte in Oct

Lindsays has welcomed a new cohort of trainee solicitors. The seven-strong intake started work with the firm this week. They have taken up posts across a number of departments in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee. Their arrival takes the number of trainees currently with the firm to 15.

A bill is being prepared to give councils greater flexibility over how they design and implement a visitor levy. The Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024 grants councils the power to raise funds for tourist services and facilities by applying a charge on overnight stays based on a percentage of accommod

Borders law firms Douglas Gilmour & Son in Selkirk and Pike & Chapman in Galashiels are to merge and trade as Gilmour Pike Chapman. From 1 April 2026, the firm will become Gilmour Pike Chapman Limited. The practice will continue to operate from the same office locations.

The Gaelic and Scots languages have gained official status. The designation forms part of a range of measures coming into effect through the Scottish Languages Act 2025. These include powers for ministers to commission research into the use of Gaelic and Scots and establish teaching standards for th

An appeal by a resident of Duntrune, Angus, against a decision to refuse a challenge of Angus Council’s grant of planning permission on reconsideration for a crematorium near his home has been refused by the Inner House of the Court of Session after it found no error in the reasoning of the pl

David J Black is underwhelmed by the US investor’s plans for a pod hotel in an elegant Edinburgh crescent. A mere few months have passed since Keir Starmer, chancellor Rachel Reeves, and trade minister Peter Kyle victoriously announced that they had secured a magnificent £150 billion dea

Sexual crimes were seven per cent higher compared to the year ending September 2024 (increasing from 14,651 to 15,704 crimes), and 12 per cent higher compared to the year ending September 2021 (increasing from 14,052 to 15,704 crimes), new figures from Scotland’s chief statistician show. In th

Legislation to correct an error in law for owners of unoccupied properties’ liability to pay non-domestic rates has been published. The Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Act 2020 devolved to councils the power to provide discounts to owners of unoccupied properties from 1 April 2023.

A majority of Scots agree that school pupils should decide for themselves whether to take part in religious observance, a new poll has found.  The research, conducted by Survation on behalf of Humanist Society Scotland, revealed that support for an independent pupil opt-out from religious obser

After years of inertia, Scotland is now the only part of Great Britain where non-lawyers cannot own or invest in law firms – a situation that a growing coalition of legal professionals is aiming to change. The ABS Scotland Group, officially launched today with 18 members, is spearheading effor

Scots lawyers may be celebrating the national team's success in the World Cup qualifiers – but they are licking their wounds after a bruising defeat by the Bar of Northern Ireland.

Dear Editor, During debates on the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill, Justice Secretary Angela Constance cited research indicating that the odds of a jury convicting were “40 per cent lower” in a three‑verdict system, as compared with a two‑verdict system.

Macdonald Henderson is once again the top legal adviser in Scotland with 23 deals this year, the latest Experian M&A report shows.

A majority of MSPs on Holyrood’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee have given support to a bill which gives school pupils a right to opt back into religious education and amends the UNCRC compatibility duty. However, they have also highlighted significant concerns about the