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Govan Law Centre (GLC) has announced the appointment of Rachel Moon as a partner in the firm of Dailly, Moon & Co., Solicitors at Govan Law Centre. Mike Dailly, principal solicitor and solicitor advocate, said: “Rachel has been a senior solicitor at the law centre for a number of years hea

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has been awarded the degree of doctor of laws (honoris causa) by her alma mater, the University of Aberdeen. Ms Bain began her legal career as an advocate in 1994 and took silk in 2007. She has extensive experience in both civil and criminal law, instructing in cases at

Distinctive multicoloured briefs led to the arrest of a robbery suspect over a year after the crime. On September 14, 2022, three masked men robbed a tobacco shop in Queens, New York, with two brandishing guns and a third emptying the cash register.

Bellwether Green and Addleshaw Goddard are the top legal advisers in the latest Experian United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland M&A Review. The YTD 2023 report details that both firms advised on 12 deals. Brodies followed with 10; DWF with nine and Pinsent Masons with eight.

In recent days Colombian pop star Shakira has settled a long running dispute with the Spanish authorities on her tax residence between 2012 and 2014. The singer has paid over 7.5 million euros to bring the case to an end, writes Kevin Winters. The Spanish authorities reportedly argued that Shak

Blackadders LLP has completed the purchase of 37 chemist shops for clients across Scotland from Lloyds Pharmacy in deals worth a total of more than £35 million. Lloyds has been carrying out a divestment programme in Scotland this year and 18 Blackadders’ clients have taken the opportunit

Gibson Kerr has appointed Jamie Robertson to the firm’s property department to strengthen the company’s residential conveyancing team in Edinburgh. Having qualified in 2014, he brings with him an abundance of knowledge of the property sector.

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP has announced the appointment of Sarah-Jane Macdonald as a partner at its Edinburgh office.

Proposed new measures to tackle unsafe cladding in Scotland will have “significant consequences” for the country’s real estate industry when adopted, writes Graham Horsman. The Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill – expected to be passed by mid-2024 – is

Ever since the publication of George Dangerfield's classic 'The Strange Death of Liberal England', the demise of the Liberal Party pre-WW1 has fascinated historians. Robert Shiels reviews the latest addition to the literature.

An appeal against a two-year prison sentence imposed on a drug dealer who defaulted in paying a confiscation order of over £75,000 has been refused by the High Court of Justiciary. It was argued for appellant Lawrence Phee, who was already serving an 8-year sentence for the drug-related offenc

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Geert Wilders, known for anti-Islam comments, gets 1st crack at forming Dutch government

An inflatable Whopper the size of a car garage was spotted tumbling through the streets of a city in Oregon this month. The inflatable Whopper broke free of its ties at a local Burger King in Newberg before blowing away and crashing into a smoke shop, catching air and taking down a US flag and caree

There will be no criminal action taken over an alleged rape at Police Scotland's training campus. The single force launched an investigation last October after it was given a report of a serious sexual offence at the Scottish Police College at Tulliallan.

COP28 hosts the United Arab Emirates has ignored calls from international civil society to demonstrate its respect for human rights as it refused to release imprisoned dissidents, Amnesty International said. The Emirati government’s legislation and practices impose severe restrictions on the r