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Douglas Roberts Lindsays’ partner Douglas Roberts (pictured) from the firm’s sports law team, advised Scottish Building Society as it became the first major sponsor of Scottish Women’s Football (SWPL).

Kennedys has boosted its presence in Scotland with the hire of partner Peter Demick from Brodies. Previously heading up Brodies’ casualty insurance team, handling motor, employers’, public and product liability and personal injury litigation, Mr Demick also has experience in handling claims that

Two solicitor members have been appointed to the Scottish Civil Justice Council and will take up their three-year posts on 16 October. The new members are Elena Fry (pictured right), a new appointment, and Jacqueline Harris, who has been reappointed to the post.

Eric McQueen User satisfaction with services provided by Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service staff has risen to record levels, with 92 per cent of people declaring overall satisfaction in a new survey.

The prosecutors’ union has warned that its members will not be the only ones to bear the consequences of a budget cut and that there “will inevitably be an impact on the wider justice system and the service provided to the public”. The budget for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal (COPFS)

Drones have been flown into Scottish prisons 22 times in the past two years, figures obtained under a freedom of information request show. On five of those occasions, the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were found to contain drugs and mobile phones upon interception, The Scotsman reports.

Murray Sinclair A morale crisis in the Scottish Government Legal Directorate (SGLD) is allegedly undermining the ability of lawyers to challenge ministers over government policies, The Herald reports.

A new chair and a new member have been appointed to the board of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC). Legal Affairs Minister Annabelle Ewing named Jim Martin as chair and Morag Sheppard as a new board member.

The largest ever action against solicitors in Scottish legal history has been settled out of court, with Aberdeen entrepreneur Bob Kidd accepting a "substantial" sum as part of a confidential agreement with Burness Paull whom he was suing for £160 million. The settlement was announced in the Court

Frances Sim Restitution has expanded its team with the appointment of Frances Sim as general counsel to its Edinburgh office.

Alistair Morris Alistair Morris, the former chief executive of collapsed law firm Pagan Osborne has resigned from the Scottish government’s review of legal services, The Herald reports.

James Wolffe QC The Lord Advocate has made an unprecedented address at Holyrood defending the Scottish government over the Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill against the presiding officer’s claim that it is ultra vires.

Liam McArthur MSP An executive review of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) that makes 17 recommendations on how the SPA Executive can support the SPA Board to deliver its statutory functions has been described as "a missed opportunity for wider reform".

Strathclyde University academics Professor Aileen McHarg and Dr Christopher McCorkindale have backed the Scottish government over the competence of the EU Continuity Bill after submitting evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Constitution Committee which said they “consider that the Continuity B

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