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Pictured: Nicola Sturgeon cut the 50th anniversary cake First Minister Nicola Sturgeon yesterday visited the Scottish Law Commission at its Edinburgh offices to mark the fiftieth anniversary of its establishment.

Catriona Headley Catriona Headley, solicitor at Digby Brown and former president of the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association, has been appointed to the Scottish Labour Party justice team as part of a new front bench line up.

Sheriff Principal Mhairi Stephen QC A newsagent has successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision that a water services company was entitled to charge him for water supplied to the premises even though he never wanted or used the services provided.

Craig Nicol Thorntons has been named as one of Scotland's top ten performing businesses, climbing 33 places in Scottish Business Insider's SME 300 table.

Maggie Moodie The Scottish government has re-appointed Morton Fraser to provide its debt recovery services. It awarded the firm the first contract from its expanded Legal Services Framework which went live in August.

Clockwise from left: Archie Gemmell (football), Louise Martin (chair, sportscotland),Rhona Martin (curling), Ken Scotland (rugby) and Margaret McEleny (swimming).

Laura Dunlop QC A seminar in celebration of the Scottish Law Commission’s 50th anniversary will feature Laura Dunlop QC, convenor of the Faculty of Advocates’ Law Reform Committee, as one of the speakers.

Morna Simpkins Cheap drugs could change the lives of those suffering from illnesses such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and breast cancer if the law is changed according to top doctors who have called on Scottish MPs to support a new bill going through Parliament next week.

Suzanne Moir DWF has been appointed by Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and Moray Council to advise on a £120 million joint energy from waste development in East Tullo.

A wealthy student at Stirling University had his Maserati confiscated yesterday after he was caught drink-driving for the second time. Chenao Li, who is studying English at the University and is believed to come from a “prosperous” Chinese family had his car confiscated by Sheriff Gillian Wade Q

Roseanna Cunningham SNP ministers have called on Holyrood to withhold consent for the Trade Union Bill's application in Scotland.

Alison McInnes MSP Following the news the Home Secretary Theresa May said the UK government is “not minded” to extend a judge-led inquiry into undercover police officers' activity north of the border, politicians have called on Justice Secretary Michael Matheson to establish a Scottish inquiry.

A new member of the Scottish Land Court has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen, on the recommendation of the Scottish ministers. Thomas Campbell, 50, is a partner in JR&T Campbell, dairy, beef and sheep farmers, West Kilbride, Ayrshire and a former vice chairman of First Milk Limited. He wa

In an article headlined "Claim by way of plea is ‘effective’ to interrupt prescription in relation to an obligation", published in yesterday's edition of Scottish Legal News, we mistakenly referred to the defender in a case as Lady Iam Hazel Virginia Whitehouse-Christ-Grant. The defender's name

Alan Matthew Scottish taxpayers will see a new tax code appearing on their payslips from this week as the Scottish Parliament sets income tax levels for the first time.