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The next Advocate General for Scotland, the UK government's senior Scottish law officer, is likely to be announced within the next 48 hours sources at Whitehall have said. It is believed that the Prime Minister, David Cameron, will appoint Richard Keen QC, 61, current Scottish Conservatives cha

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Fife Council is set to make a formal approach to the Scottish Parliament and ask for a review of the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013, which sets out a process for resolving disputes over high hedges. Councillors are concerned that the £385 cost of making a complaint is a barrier to householders who

Voters could be asked to elect the next intake of MSPs for a five-year term to avoid an electoral clash with the UK general election expected in 2020. The devolved parliament has four-year terms, but is barred by law from holding elections at the same time as UK general elections, European Parliamen

Lawyers acting for the families of those killed in the Clutha helicopter crash have received a draft copy of the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB)'s report into the tragedy. The content of the report is confidential until interested parties have had the opportunity to query or challenge the c

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie has announced that David Boyce (pictured) will be retiring from the partnership with effect from 30th April, but he will be taking up a new role with the firm in a business development consultancy role as of 1st May 2015. Mr Boyce will working out of the Glasgow offi

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The Eurodevils with Stephen O’Rourke, front centre, and, to his right, Charles Mullin of the European Lawyers Association  

Complaints arising from family law transactions account for one in five of all complaints made in Scotland about solicitors. In response to this, the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has released a guide for consumers, aimed at helping them avoid running into difficulties with their famil

The UK Supreme Court ruled yesterday the letters written by the Prince of Wales to government ministers can be published.

Back row from left to right – Rachael Etheridge, Marketing Executive; Frances Muir, Client Cashroom Supervisor; Lindsay McCulloch, Associate; Adelle Seaton, Senior Solicitor; Scott Hunter, Associate; Alan Dean, Senior Tax Manager; Lyndsay McGregor, Senior Solicitor; Don Macleod, Senior Associate;

Scottish ministers have called on the UK government to keep its promises on devolving further welfare powers and reverse the extension of new Work Programme contracts. The move came at the joint ministerial working group on welfare, where social justice minister Alex Neiland fair work minister Rosea

An increasing number of fake marriages are taking place in Scotland as people attempt to use the system as a means of entry into the UK according to official figures. Registrars have reported a peak of 570 suspected fraudulent weddings in the past year, according to the National Records of Scotland.

The School of Law at the University of Aberdeen hosted this year’s Scottish Client Consultation Competition Final on 11 February. Representatives of six Scottish universities (Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Robert Gordon and Strathclyde) participated in the contest, which simulates an initi

The Scottish corporate team at DWF has acted on deals totalling over £175m in the first six weeks of 2015 - highlighting a significant uplift in deal activity. The team has advised on a range of high-profile deals, including acting for the sellers and management team on the £20m PDG Helicopters MB