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The quality of Marks & Clerk patent prosecution and litigation services has been recognised worldwide in the most recent analysis from IAM Patent 1000, a directory of intellectual property firms. The Marks & Clerk team in Scotland was ranked 'gold tier'. The team is noted for its commitment

The Faculty of Advocates’ Jacqueline Fordyce has been elected to the board of Howard League Scotland, the independent penal reform organisation. She said: "I am delighted to have been appointed to the board of Howard League Scotland with the opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary

Pinsent Masons has signed up to The Valuable 500 campaign which seeks to place disability inclusion on the board agenda of 500 global businesses. The Valuable 500, which was launched at the World Economic Forum's annual summit, urges global business leaders to become accountable for disabi

The Scottish Law Commission has today published a discussion paper seeking views on proposals for the reform of securities granted over land and buildings in Scotland. Standard securities are big business: 127,306 transactions were registered in Scotland in 2017/2018.

Fatal accident inquiry delays are causing severe distress to families who have lost loved ones, one sheriff has said. Sheriff Christine McCrossan spoke out after an inquiry found that a suicidal prisoner could have been saved if staff had followed proper procedures when he was admitted to prison, Th

A member of the Faculty of Advocates is going to the dogs, as part of National Licensing Week. Terra Firma advocate Scott Blair has taken to the world of blogging as his contribution to the annual event by the Institute of Licensing.

A former nurse who posed as a male lawyer in order to dupe women into sending her nude photos has been jailed for three years at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court. Adele Rennie, 28, targeted three women mere weeks after having been freed for the same crime, The Sun reports.

Wealth management company Thorntons Investments has strengthened its Edinburgh team with the appointment of Gail Craig as portfolio manager. Ms Craig has over 25 years' investment management experience and takes up the position from Brown Shipley where she managed discretionary and advisory portfoli

Appeal judges have criticised a sheriff’s decision to allow the removal of a screen behind which a domestic abuse victim had given evidence against her former partner in order for a dock identification to take place. Vulnerable witnesses are entitled to give their evidence from behind a screen

The Supreme Court will sit in Wales for the first time when it arrives in Cardiff next month to hear three cases. The court hears appeals on arguable points of law of general public importance, concentrating on cases of the greatest significance.

Thorntons has opened a dedicated office in Glasgow to service growing demand.

A man who robbed a bank with a banana has been sentenced to 14 months in prison. Laurence James Vonderdell, 50, admitted offences of robbery and possessing an imitation firearm – a banana covered with an orange plastic bag.

The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) is to undertake research into the Scottish legal services market to support the Scottish government’s response to the Roberton Review. Led by Esther Roberton, that review made a number of recommendations, including that there should be a single ind

A lawyer has lost a court case against his ex-wife who failed to hand over almost £1 million in their divorce settlement, The Times reports. Alexander Hutcheon, 63, and his former wife, Nicola, 49, divorced in February 2017 and Ms Hutcheon was ordered to pay her husband £900,000.

Turcan Connell has announced the appointment of its current head of tax and succession, Alexander Garden, as its new chairman. He joined the firm as its first trainee only weeks after it opened its doors in 1997. He will take over the role from the firm’s first chairman, Simon Mackintosh, on 1