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MacRoberts has announced it has retained five of its trainees as they become NQs on the same day that it welcomes eight first-year trainees and announces a number of internal promotions. Hannah Ward, Rhea MacKenzie, Amy Drew, Rebecca Henderson and Emily Wallace all qualified as solicitors on 1 Septe

Michael McGinley, who has died aged 69, was a well-known solicitor in Dundee where he served as president of the Dundee Criminal Bar Association and became the ‘go-to’ lawyer of Dundee’s labour movement. Born and educated in Helensburgh, Michael attended the University of Aberdeen

Douglas Roberts from Lindsays’ corporate and technology group advised on legal aspects of the transition of Falkirk-based Palimpsest Book Production Company Limited to employee ownership. Palimpsest, a book production company, was established in 1994 by Craig and Ruth Morrison and provides the

A crackdown on lawyers and activists associated with the campaign against forced wearing of the hijab in Iran intensified over the weekend. Human rights lawyer and women’s rights activist Hoda Amid was arrested at her home on Saturday, a day after the arrests of her fellow lawyers Payam Derafs

An Aberdeen-based student law project's annual lecture will be delivered this year by Sir Anthony Seldon. Sir Anthony, the award-winning political biographer and vice-chancellor of the University of Buckingham, will deliver the Aberdeen Law Project's annual lecture next month on the topic

A new inquiry to investigate whether changes to legal aid funding have left some victims of discrimination unable to access justice has been launched today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Following changes to legal aid in 2012, funding for most discrimination cases can only be accessed

Six new summary sheriffs have been appointed, the Judicial Office for Scotland has announced. Valerie Mays and Paul Brown have been appointed to the Sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin, sitting at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

A new video published by the BBC invites viewers to take a virtual reality tour through the highest court in the UK.

This month has seen another increase in the number of properties brought to market in east central Scotland compared to last year, ESPC reports. In August 2018, there was a five per cent increase annually, while in ESPC’s July and June House Price reports, this figure was 3.4 per cent and 3.2

In response to requests for information and a perceived need, the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow (RFPG) is considering setting up a Register of Locum Solicitors as an addition to its Jobs Direct service. In order to gauge the demand for such a service the RFPG would welcome any ex

A man who allegedly ran out on dinner dates with women, leaving them to pay the full bill, is facing up to 13 years in prison. Paul Gonzales, 45, allegedly took financial advantage of at least 10 women he met on dating apps or websites.

Hindles, a UK firm of patent and trade mark attorneys in Edinburgh, has opened a new office in Liverpool. The office is headed by director Dr Robert Gregory, who has many years’ experience of working with clients in the region.

Brodies LLP has announced today that it has secured premises in one of Edinburgh’s premier new office developments. The firm will occupy the top three floors (five, six and seven) of the new Capital Square office complex, which is being constructed by BAM, in partnership with Hermes Inves