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A new Clerk of the Faculty of Advocates, Richard Pugh, has been elected in a seven-way contest.

Members of the legal profession are invited to give their views on proposed changes to the accounts rules in advance of the Law Society of Scotland's annual general meeting on May 30. The society’s Client Protection Subcommittee has put forward proposals to introduce two rules preventing

The Scottish prison population fell by 4.1 per cent between 2016 and 2018 while the overall imprisonment rate in Europe fell by nearly seven per cent, new figures reveal. The Council of Europe's Annual Penal Statistics for 2018 (SPACE), published yesterday, reveals that a downwards trend in European

A woman has been convicted of fraud in what is believed to be the first private prosecution in the UK by an insurance company against a so-called "slip-and-trip" fraudster. Former law student Farida Ashraf, 41, was given a 21-month suspended sentence in Bradford Crown Court yesterday after pretendin

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has proposed legislative amendments to strengthen the organisation’s ability to carry out its key functions: to investigate serious incidents involving the police and to review how the police handle complaints made about them. In its s

DWF has advised on the high profile management buyout (MBO) by Maven Capital Partners of Scottish business, CMS Window System (CMS), a manufacturer of premium windows and doors. This is the fourth investment made by Maven’s UK Regional Buyout Fund. Established in 2006, CMS specialises in desig

A senior citizens' lunch went awry after unsuspecting elderly guests were fed cannabis-infused brownies. Police were called to the scene after guests reported feeling dizzy and disoriented, and some were experiencing nausea and vomiting.

A man who convinced his colleagues he was a barrister so he could pursue his “obsession” with a career in law has been jailed. Scott Willey, 27, pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud by false representation, one count of making/supplying an article for the use of fraud, one count of fa

A woman sued for defamation by her ex-husband over her claim on Facebook that he “tried to strangle me” has had her appeal unanimously allowed by the Supreme Court on the basis an ordinary reader of the post would have interpreted it as meaning the ex-husband had grasped the woman by the

Pictured (L-R): Johnston Clark, John Dargie, Siobhan McGuigan and Jack Boyle Blackadders Solicitors has announced four promotions across its Scottish offices.

The Edinburgh University Mooting Society has had a busy year, having last month hosted the finals of both the Pinsent Masons Junior Mooting Competition, exclusively for first year students; and the LexisNexis Senior Mooting Competition for second, third and fourth year students. More than 100 studen

Ledingham Chalmers has announced seven promotions — including two at partner level — in its Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Stirling offices. The firm said these promotions, effective from 6 April, are in line with its continuing focus on growth in sectors including rural, commercial proper

HM Connect, a support and referral network for law firms in Scotland, is launching a new networking group to help unlock the entrepreneurial vision of the next generation of legal business leaders. The Legal Entrepreneur's Breakfast Club, which will hold its first event the offices of Harper Macleod

Tougher action on littering from vehicles is to be introduced as part of a future Circular Economy Bill, Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced. There are 1,300 bags – nearly seven tonnes – of rubbish gathered from the sides of the M8 and M9 alone each month.

The impact of budget cuts on the criminal justice system in England and Wales is set to be highlighted in cinemas across the UK in a new advert for The Secret Barrister's book. The anonymous lawyer's book, The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It’s Broken, was reviewed in Scottish L