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Edinburgh-based private client firm Murray Beith Murray has announced the appointment of Bill Meldrum as a partner. Mr Meldrum, previously an associate with the firm, became a partner in its property group on 5 August.

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Taxation and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled “CGT for UK land and the TCGA 1992 Part 1 re-write” on Thursday 19th September 2019 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. The s

International law firm Kennedys has announced the appointment of its first global managing partner. English lawyer Suzanne Liversidge takes up the role and will alongside recently re-elected senior partner Nick Thomas on the strategic and operational management of the firm's 37 offices.

A judicial review of Glasgow City Council's homelessness strategy is unlikely to result in meaningful change, solicitors have said. Shelter Scotland is preparing to take the city's council to court unless it ends the practice of “unlawfully” denying homeless people temporary accommodatio

A prominent lawyer has admitted his career is over after pleading guilty to bigamy and forgery of divorce documents. James Morton, 59, faked a divorce certificate in order to marry an employee of his firm – while secretly carrying on a relationship with both women.

Age Scotland, in partnership with Solicitors for Older People Scotland (SOPS), has launched a new, free accident claim helpline which seeks to give elderly people in Scotland a fairer service when it comes to making a personal injury claim. The new freephone helpline aims to ensure that elderly peop

A party to an arbitration which was seeking to challenge an arbitrator’s award on the basis of an alleged “legal error” has had an application for leave to appeal against the decision refused. A judge in the Court of Session refused the application after ruling that the t

Law students at Strathclyde University made a presentation on the work of the law clinic to judges from Thailand.

An expert group focused on improving the delivery of community justice interventions will meet today for the first time. Senior leaders from justice, health, local government and social work will identify and coordinate action to further strengthen community justice services and alternatives to cust

The Faculty of Procurators and Solicitors in Dundee has elected Vicki Bell as its new Dean. Ms Bell, a procurator fiscal, takes over from Amanda Wilson, who was part of the Dundee Faculty Committee for six years.

A prison has installed a stairlift for elderly inmates amid an increase in requests for walking frames, thermal underwear and wedge pillows, The Times reports. Cells and showers have also been adapted to accommodate inmates with mobility problems.

Dentons has appointed one of its lawyers as chief mindfulness officer in Europe. Warsaw partner Karina Furga-Dabrowska's appointment comes after she launched the firm's NextMind program, which aims to help its lawyers reduce stress.

A retired sheriff has criticised the judicial recruitment process as "superficial and inadequate" and said it fails to disclose the true qualities of applicants. In a letter to the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, written in response to an anonymous article expressing misgivings about the pro

UK officials will withdraw from most EU meetings, including important meetings on European law and policy, with effect from 1 September 2019. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told MPs last month that “very many brilliant UK officials” are “trapped in meeting after meeting in Brussels a

A Polish government minister has resigned following reports that he conspired to discredit judges critical of the country's controversial judicial reforms. Lukasz Piebiak, who has not commented on the allegations broken by Polish web portal Onet.pl on Monday night, said he was stepping down from his