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Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) is to merge with CCW Business Lawyers, with effect from 3 December 2018. The merged firm will be known as Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP. This latest merger marks the next stage in it’s a strategic growth plan and comes as the firm enters its 16

Arnot Manderson Advocates has received high praise and top rankings from the Legal 500. The stable once again achieved a Tier 1 ranking and was noted as ‘handling instructions across a broad spectrum of areas, including commercial litigation, family, personal injury and medical negligence

The question of whether the UK can unilaterally revoke its notification of withdrawal from the EU is a step closer to being answered after the deadline passed for written statements and observations to be submitted to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). This followed the Inner House o

A United Nations specialist on human rights is visiting Scotland this week to highlight ways to strengthen the prevention of torture. Jens Modvig, chair of the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT), will explain to a meeting of civil society organisations how Scotland

A solicitor who failed to pay advocates thousands of pounds in legal aid money has been struck off the roll. Jeremy Cram, 38, retained sums paid to him by the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) meant for advocates. He also instructed them to carry out work for which he had no legal aid funding and fail

Referring to the upcoming consultation on smacking, a recent newspaper headline declared: “Scots parents will face jail for smacking their children under new laws unveiled at Holyrood.” Somehow I don’t think so.

Scotland needs more pathologists in order to get the bodies of murder victims back to their families sooner, a criminal defence lawyer has said. A new protocol was announced last week by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to speed up the release of the bodies of murder victims that have

Two Supreme Court judgments will be analysed with a feminist eye in a Faculty of Advocates-hosted event. The Scottish Feminist Judgments Project looks at court decisions and whether the outcome might have been different if the judge had adopted a feminist perspective.

Starting soon – a seminar for conveyancers and other land professionals Series begins 26 November and will take place in various locations around Scotland.

The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission are launching the first of a series of public consultations about legal reforms aimed at ensuring the country is prepared for the introduction of automated vehicles. This is an early milestone in a three-year review to examine a

The passengers of a car who suffered whiplash injuries following a road traffic accident have had the damages awarded in their favour reduced after the driver of the other vehicle’s insurers successfully challenged the medical evidence given in support of their claims. The Sheriff Appeal Court

Much of Scotland’s land will remain outside the proposed Register of Controlled Interests in Land, whose purpose is to make land ownership more transparent – according to a report by the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee. MSPs also found that there could be gaps or lo

SLN reflects on one of Scotland's most famous miscarriages of justice as a new play – Oscar Slater - The Trial That Shamed A City – opens at the Òran Mór in Glasgow this week, running until Saturday. Book your tickets here. On 6 May, 1908, Jewish immigrant Oscar Slater

Theresa Hunt highlights important changes in the licensing landscape. Aberdeen City Licensing Board has just taken a unanimous decision to amend its licensing policies and allow all licensed premises in the city centre to remain open until 3am on Friday and Saturday nights. Previously late opening w

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has supported Northern Ireland firm Lotus Property in the acquisition of a 1.3 million sq ft portfolio in Scotland valued at £60m.