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Land registration remains a hot topic, and time ticks away as we approach the deadline for 100 per cent of Scotland’s land mass to be registered on the ‘cadastral map’. Latest figures from Registers of Scotland, who maintain the land register, indicate 66 per cent of all potential

Morton Fraser has been appointed by VisitScotland to manage the legal requirements for its property portfolio in Scotland. The three-year contract includes commercial conveyancing legal services for both the acquisition and sale of VisitScotland properties, as well as litigation and other advisory s

There is still time to respond to the Scottish Civil Justice Council’s consultation on the case management of family and civil partnership actions before the deadline on Wednesday, 22 August 2018. The consultation seeks views on proposals to improve the case management of family and civil

Gilson Gray has announced the addition of East Lothian property expert David McPhail to its team based in North Berwick. Mr McPhail has over 30 years’ experience as a solicitor and estate agent in East Lothian, specialising in all areas of the residential property market. 

Shoosmiths has advised Bellway Homes on the launch of a new office in Livingston. Led by real estate partner Janette Speed, the firm acted on behalf of Bellway Homes Limited to successfully negotiate the lease of the house builder’s new offices in Almondvale Park.

President of the Law Society of Scotland, Alison Atack, will be discussing the work she plans to undertake in the year ahead – as well as the future of the legal profession – at the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow in October. Ms Atack was previously convenor of the Law Society's&

The UK's decision to leave the European Union should not immediately affect the execution of a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) issued by it, according to an Advocate General of the European Court of Justice. Giving his view on a case concerning the extradition of a suspected criminal to the

Accountancy giant Ernst & Young (EY) has bought a law firm to "reduce costs of routine legal activities" in a move that sees the Big Four further encroach into the legal market. EY announced that it has acquired Riverview Law, with Chris Price, EY global head of alliances – tax becomi

A man racked up over €40,000 in motoring fines in under four hours after racing through the streets on a hired Lamborghini. The man, believed to be a British and in his early 20s, rented the Huracan sports car while holidaying in Dubai, The Times reports.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has received the "crystal mark" from the Plain English Campaign for a new leaflet entitled How to make a complaint.    The leaflet – for consumers – explains the SLCC’s process and the steps that someone needs to t

Terra Firma advocate Robert Sutherland is set to trek to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro next year to raise money for Team Children 1st, Scotland’s national children’s charity, who help Scotland’s families to put children first, with practical advice and with support in diff

A football festival raising money for a programme of musical therapy for children staying in hospital has received sponsorship support from Gilson Gray. The firm will sponsor the Gullane Athletic Football Festival this Saturday, helping to raise funds for the Jess Mackie Memorial Fund and music

People with "stretched" finances who are ineligible for legal aid are the least likely to instruct lawyers when they have legal problems, ministers have been told. Concern about legal advice costs has led to a spike in the number of litigants in person, the Legal Services Board said in a report to t

Weightmans LLP has reported increased turnover and a drop in profits in the latest financial year. Turnover increased by three per cent to £97.1 million as the firm emerges from its first year following the launch of a new strategy and restructure.