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Construction lawyer Stuart Macfarlane has passed away at the age of 59. "Stuart Gordon Macfarlane was born in Glasgow in 1963, the son of Peter MacFarlane, a chartered engineer, and his wife Anna (née Williamson). They survive him with his sister Janet, a retired school teacher. He was educat

Tweed Wealth Management has acquired the wealth management arm of Highlands legal firm Macleod & MacCallum. The tie-up means Macleod & MacCallum Wealth Management will become part of Tweed Wealth Management, bolstering the latter’s position as a financial advisory force in the region.

The latest edition of Chambers and Partners has awarded top rankings to Compass Chambers' regulatory team and all its members. Murdo Macleod KC and Peter Gray KC are identified as Star Individuals, while Barry Smith KC, Mark Stewart KC and juniors Emma Toner and Gavin Anderson are ranked Band 1.

After launching a fundraising campaign amongst the motorcycling community to help The Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit purchase life-changing rehabilitation equipment, representatives from Motorcycle Law Scotland and the British Motorcyclists Federation were delighted to visit the unit

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

Shoosmiths has appointed three partners across its real estate teams in Glasgow and Edinburgh.  Ian McCann, previously with CMS has joined the Edinburgh office as a construction partner while Lyndsey O’Connor has joined the Glasgow office as a real estate partner from Dentons. Lauren Mill

Murgitroyd, the pan-European intellectual property protection (IP) business, has acquired the Glasgow-based IP specialist firm, Creation IP. Creation IP is jointly owned by its founders, Bryn Williams and John Collins, both experienced patent attorneys who started the business in 2012 having previou

Harper Macleod has advised a Highland timber and building supplies business in its move to an employee ownership trust. A corporate team, led by Chris Kerr and including Peter McLuckie, Ross Thomson and Joanne Finlayson, advised the shareholders of Inverness-based Caley Timber and Building Supplies,

Intellectual property protection business Murgitroyd has appointed John Gillies as its first global people director. He will lead Murgitroyd’s people strategy, provide support and strategic direction on HR issues and work alongside the company’s leadership team to underpin Murgitroyd&rsq

Thorntons has bolstered its Dundee conveyancing team by merging with Kim Barclay Solicitors. Founder Kim Barclay began her career at Thorntons, later launching her own successful residential property and will and executory practice – and two decades on she is rejoining the team. Paralegal Fion

Shoosmiths has announced partner David Jackson is to become its CEO from next May. Simon Boss, who remains CEO at Shoosmiths alongside chairperson Peter Duff, did not stand for re-election.

A pair of feuding neighbours have returned to court over an unwanted Facebook friend request. Mary O'Neill complained that she had received a friend request from her neighbour Peter Malcouronne, even though she is subject to a restraining order banning her from contact with him.

The Legal Services Agency (LSA) has welcomed four new trustees: Grant Carson, Kirstie Cusick, Mhairi Reid and Peter Beckett. Mr Carson is currently director of housing and employment services at for Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living and has devoted his career to addressing discrimination and disad

A former Court of Appeal judge will lead an independent review of the Human Rights Act. Sir Peter Gross has been appointed by the UK government to determine whether the 1998 act, which domesticates the European Convention on Human Rights, is operating effectively.

An investigation has been launched into the removal of pews from a former Edinburgh church owned by a prominent ballet boss amid concerns that COVID-19 is providing cover for unauthorised work. The 192-year-old St Stephen's church building in the New Town has been owned since 2017 by Peter Schaufuss