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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

Levy & McRae has made new appointments to its property team.  Paul Kenneth, who has worked in major UK and international firms joins as a partner. He has particular expertise in commercial work, real estate, finance and renewables. He will be working across both Levy & McRae&r

The Law Society of Scotland and Scottish Legal Complaints Commission have welcomed the agreement among responses within a Scottish government report on improving regulatory processes. The Scottish government has today published its analysis of responses to its recent consultation on reforming t

Balfour and Manson has promoted three lawyers to senior associate. James Hyams, Carolyn Jackson, and Peter Littlefair took up their new positions – in the private client, clinical negligence, and personal injury teams respectively – on 1 July.Mr Hyams started his traineeship with the fir

A Scottish man who had a metal-on-metal prosthetic hip fitted in 2009 that he claimed was defective has lost a final appeal against the refusal of his case in the UK Supreme Court. John Hastings had sought damages from the manufacturers of the hip, Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd and Stryker, under sectio

Twenty-eight new members have been admitted to the Faculty of Advocates during calling ceremonies held this week. The ceremonies were split over two days to accommodate the number of intrants – the second largest group to date.

Terra Firma Chambers has announced that Kenneth Young has joined the stable, having called to the bar today. Mr Young has experience of a broad range of civil litigation, with a particular interest in real estate disputes and all types of public law.

Burness Paull has been named Scotland’s market leader in intellectual property at the Managing IP “IP Stars” Awards 2022, which took place in London this week.

Cyclists from Lindsays clocked up almost 1,000 miles as they hit the road to help disadvantaged children.

A new initiative has been launched to promote pro bono opportunities for business operations professionals in the legal sector, connecting highly skilled people with high-calibre volunteering opportunities. There are currently believed to be some 30,000 professionals working in areas such as IT, BD