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A commercial judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has ruled that the tenant of a pharmacy was not obliged to leave its fixtures and fittings behind upon return to the landlord at the end of the lease. David Tanner, who previously operated pharmacies trading as David Tanner Ltd, argued th

Five new members will join the Law Society Council following the nomination process, which closed on Thursday 21 April 2022. Amna Ashraf, Beatrice Nicholas and Jean-Paul Kasasula will join returning Council members Austin Lafferty and David Mair for Glasgow and Strathkelvin.

An Aberdeen sheriff has found that the death of a Croatian man who died at sea while attempting to paint a ship could have been avoided had appropriate safety measures been taken. Pjero Kurida had been employed on an offshore supply ship, the Athina, then owned by ER Offshore GmbH. He died in hospit

Members of the Glasgow Bar Association (GBA) will no longer accept court appointments in cases where accused persons are not allowed to represent themselves after 90 per cent of member firms voted in favour of action, the body has announced. The GBA represents and promotes the interests of approxima

The family of a man who died after raising an action against his former employer for damages related to asbestos-related lung cancer has been permitted to enter the claim by a judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session. Provisional damages of £30,000 had previously been awarded to the or

Clyde & Co welcomed more than 150 clients and colleagues to its annual Burns Supper on 3 March at the Merchant Taylors Hall in London.

A former Free Church of Scotland minister who created a fake social media profile in an attempt to extort intimate images from a young woman has been sentenced to 180 hours' unpaid work and ordered to pay £750 compensation. David Finlay Macdonald, from Stornoway, pretended to be a female named

A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has allowed a minute permitting the employer of two of the administrators for Rangers FC to use material from an action for damages by one employee in its own court action against the Lord Advocate. Duff and Phelps Ltd raised the minute in the malic

Four men have been jailed for a total of 22 years after £10 million worth of cocaine was found concealed inside a van in Glasgow. Ellis Hardy, Wayne Smith, James Davidson and David Mullarkey all previously pled guilty and were sentenced on Tuesday.

Alex Small, a solicitor in Arbroath and a former honorary sheriff of Angus, has passed away at the age of 73, The Courier reports. Mr Small was a past captain of Arbroath Golf Club and an accomplished photographer. He was born in Forfar to James Small, a railway clerk and his wife Anna.

Thorntons has appointed nine lawyers in Dundee. David Milne and Kyle Moir join as partners in commercial real estate and will be supported by paralegal Kirsty Smith and legal secretary Lesley Wilkinson.

Levy & McRae has launched L&M MediLaw, a new offering focused on bringing expertise to medical negligence claims. The venture will be led by senior associate Elizabeth Rose who is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in medical negligence claims. Ms Rose and her team wil

Gail Docherty has been appointed as head of the residential conveyancing team at Macdonald Henderson. Ms Docherty has an impressive range of experience in the residential property market, having acted as an advisor to private clients and lending institutions, developers and management companies.

Staff from Digby Brown have raised £48,000 in aid of seven local causes.

Two cases against the Crown Office over the malicious prosecution scandal are ongoing, MSPs have heard. Compensation and legal costs are now in excess of £40 million, a figure auditors described as “significant".