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Pinsent Masons' Fred Banning has passed away at the age of 40 after a period of illness. Mr Banning was a highly respected and widely known legal communications professional and founder of Fifth Day. He was a valued member of Pinsent Masons for 13 years, having joined McGrigors in the summer of 2010

Former Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin, Craig Turnbull, has been installed as a senator of the College of Justice. He has taken the title of Lord Colbeck following the ceremony at Parliament House, which was led by the Lord President Lord Carloway.

The incoming president of the Law Society of Scotland has pledged to fight for the independence of the legal profession from government, describing this as a critical time for the profession and the rule of law in Scotland. Sheila Webster, a commercial litigation solicitor, takes up the presidency f

In the second of two letters, retired solicitor Chris Forrest details his experiences with the Law Society of Scotland. In my last letter I narrated the circumstances giving rise to my complaints to SLCC which arose from my perceived conduct of the Director of Regulation at the Law Society and how t

Thorntons has supported Dumfries and Galloway-based Carbon Capture Scotland in securing a seven-figure sum investment from Steyn Group to facilitate further growth. Carbon Capture Scotland is the UK’s leading and most active net-zero carbon capture asset specialist, and already operates one of

Burness Paull has appointed Mark Kirke as a partner in its construction and projects team as the firm seeks to address increasing client demand and to seize opportunities in a sector witnessing substantial investment. Mr Kirke, who is dual-qualified in English and Scots law and recognised as a

A couple who moved into a property in order to redecorate it for its owners and subsequently refused to move out have lost an appeal against a sheriff’s decision that they occupied the property under a licence agreement rather than a private residential tenancy. Original defenders Jamie and Lo

The bland reference in many books to ‘lawyers’ may understate seriously the exact nature of the work done in practice. Individual histories of firms and individuals provide an insight as to the formation of firms, their longevity and the work of the solicitors and their staff. Several di

A commercial judge has dismissed a £400 million action by an offshore energy company that alleged it had suffered loss by means of an unlawful means conspiracy perpetrated by another company and its partners in a bidding process for offshore wind farm sites. Moray Offshore Renewable Power Ltd,

A solicitor in Ayr has admitted to defrauding a deceased man's estate of hundreds of thousands of pounds through the use of forged documents, the Ayr Advertiser reports. Lynsay Kelly confessed to embezzling £280,822 from the estate of William Walker Loudoun over a 15-month period between

Craig Whyte, the former owner of Rangers, has dropped his £500,000 malicious prosecution claim against the Crown Office. In 2015, he was arrested and charged with taking over the Glasgow football club by fraud. However, he was acquitted two years later following a seven-week trial. Mr Whyte so

A student who laundered thousands of pounds for a major gangland criminal has been jailed for 18 months. Sums totalling £160,000 were washed through four bank accounts belonging to Xiaotong Huang.

The Law Society of Scotland has approved a 10 per cent uplift in recommended pay for trainee solicitors to help with ongoing cost-of-living pressures. From 1 June 2023 the recommended minimum pay for trainee solicitors in Scotland will be:

Burness Paull has bolstered its rural business offering with the addition of a six-person team led by agriculture and estates specialist Linda Tinson. Ms Tinson has been appointed as a partner in Burness Paull’s real estate division and head of the firm’s expanded rural business practice

Investment experts from Harper Macleod believe there will be opportunities for strong businesses seeking investment in the new financial year, provided they are well-prepared and braced for the potential of a more challenging period. In the last financial year (2022/23) Harper Macleod advised on 30