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The Faculty of Advocates hosted a reception to celebrate the work of Scottish lawyers who are supporting their Ukrainian colleagues seeking refuge from the war in their homeland.  Dean of Faculty, Roddy Dunlop KC, welcomed Ukrainian lawyers and many members of the Scottish legal community who h

The sheriff who held shares in Rangers FC and who granted numerous warrants as part of the botched police investigation into the club is to retire, The Times reports. David Grier, 61, a consultant with the financial firm Duff & Phelps, had lodged a formal complaint against Sheriff Lindsay Wood w

A police officer has been given £44,000 after his Celtic mug was defaced with graffiti about the Pope. Police Sergeant Paul McCue, 42, was subjected to religious harassment while working in the Civil Nuclear Constabulary unit at Hunterston power station, having been harassed twice before.

Just Employment Law has made a number of new appointments and promotions.

Global law firm Clyde & Co has bolstered its Scottish team with the promotion of Ross Fairweather, Lyndsey Combe and Kay Darling to senior associate. The trio have been promoted in their respective fields of large loss and catastrophic injuries, clinical negligence and defender disease litigatio

Pinsent Masons has advised space flight company, Orbital Express Launch Limited (known as Orbex), on securing the land rights needed to build and run the UK’s first spaceport in Scotland. Pinsent Masons advised Orbex on all aspects of its negotiations and leasing agreements with Highlands and

BTO has welcomed Cat MacLean as a partner. She will join the firm’s dispute resolution team in Edinburgh on 14 November. A well-respected legal practitioner, Ms MacLean practised at the bar for 10 years before leading a dispute resolution team in a commercial law firm. She has extensive experi

Ampersand Advocates has once again received top tier rankings across a number of areas of practice in the latest published guide to the legal profession, Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2023. Ampersand received 74 listings across 17 areas of practice, ranking as top tier (band 1) in Clinical Negl

We are delighted to advise that registration is now open for our Edinburgh Conference on Friday 18th November from 1pm until 5:15pm at the Balmoral Hotel. Under the Law Society of Scotland's Guidelines, delegates may claim 3 hours of CPD time.  The conference is open to all solicitors, in-house

A rapist has been jailed indefinitely for attacks on a pregnant woman and a stranger he met on the street. David Hamilton, 31, from Glasgow, was given an Order for Lifelong Restriction when he appeared for sentence.

Dundee's historic links to slavery are being acknowledged with the publication of Breaking the Chains, a city centre walking trail and map exploring the various ways in which the city is connected to the history of slavery and anti-slavery, much of which is still largely unknown to many Dundonians.

A solicitor has criticised the public sum spent on judicial wigs. Defence lawyer Aamer Anwar said he does not support “a 16th century [sic] symbol of vanity” after it was reported that £48,000 was spent in the past five years on wigs.

Ambitious moves to transfer ownerless properties which have fallen to the Crown into public control to benefit communities across Scotland have been unveiled today. The King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer (KLTR) has, today, launched a consultation on his proposals for a new “O

Macdonald Henderson has advised financial solutions provider Opulus Financial on the acquisition of Glasgow-based Nicolson Accountancy, in its largest acquisition since launching at the end of last year. Founded by Angus and Sue Nicolson more than 20 years ago, Nicolson Accountancy has offices in Gl

A woman who brought a racial discrimination case against the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has settled out of court with the Scottish ministers. The case was settled after the Equality and Human Rights Commission funded the eight-day final hearing through its legal support schem