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A pair of construction workers who dug through the Great Wall of China to create a shortcut have been arrested. Police in Youyo County in Shanxi province say a man and a woman used a digger to create a shortcut through the iconic landmark.

The Scottish government has been accused of "fumbling" plans to let members of the public upload videos of traffic incidents to be used by Police Scotland to target enforcement efforts. The proposed National Dashcam Safety Portal (NSDP) would allow the public to report poor road user behaviour, supp

Brodies LLP has been reappointed to the Scottish government's latest legal services framework across five out of the six available lots. Following the competitive tender process, Brodies will provide public bodies across Scotland with legal services relating to contract, commercial and corporate law

Morton Fraser and MacRoberts have agreed to merge in a move that will create a new, top-tier independent law firm in Scotland. With 250 solicitors and £46 million in annual revenues, the newly-merged firm says it will form part of a new 'big four' in Scotland's legal sector, being over 30 per

TLT has appointed Keith Anderson as a partner in its Edinburgh office. Joining TLT from Gilson Gray, he brings over a decade of experience to the firm's commercial dispute resolution team in Scotland.

A recent decision provides much welcome clarity on the application of Qualified One-way Costs Shifting (QOCS), writes Kelly Brotherhood. Some may feel that, like buses, we can wait a long time for an established qualification to the Scottish costs shift in personal injury litigation to turn up. Well

The Faculty of Advocates has in general welcomed the introduction of the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill, much of which recognises and preserves the independence of the legal profession, writes Dean of Faculty, Roddy Dunlop KC. However, as the Scottish Parliament reconvenes this we

TLT has advised family-owned steel company Alexander (Scotland) & Co Ltd on its sale to an employee ownership trust. Alexander (Scotland) & Co Ltd has been serving customers across Scotland for 75 years. Since it first opened its doors in Stirling, the company has grown to 40 employees with

Osprey Housing has appointed two new ‘apprentice’ board members. Joining as Osprey’s first non-voting boardroom apprentices are Lauren Allan, an assistant technical co-ordinator with Barratt Developments, and University of Aberdeen law graduate Niamh Johnston, a member of Brodies&r

Subscribers to our sister publication Scottish Housing News passed the 11k milestone last month with 225 new readers of the free daily newsletter for Scotland's dynamic social housing sector taking the subscribers' total to 11,050. Daily subscribers have grown by an impressive 23 per cent in the las

Pictured (L-R): Sheila Tulloch, Dawn Dickson, Musab Hemsi, Danielle Edgar, Gillian Murray, Chris Devlin, Caroline Pringle, Sarah Phillips and Neil Fraser Anderson Strathern has promoted seven lawyers to partner and appointed a further two.

TC Young has announced that Karen Fulton has joined the firm as a partner in its residential property team. She was previously a partner at Bird Semple and most recently was head of residential for Scotland at Blackadders. She is now looking to focus on her core areas of Glasgow and the central belt

Murray Beith Murray has appointed Alec Stewart as new partner. Mr Stewart will join Murray Beith Murray partners Ruthven Gemmell, Peter Shand, Andrew Paterson, Sophie Napier and Fraser Scott within the firm’s asset protection group in September.

Thorntons has launched its latest charity wills fundraising drive in support of Cash for Kids. Taking place across its offices in Edinburgh, Fife, Dundee, Perth and Angus, Thorntons waives its usual fee for creating wills throughout the month of September, asking clients to instead make an equivalen

Stacey Webster has joined BBM as a qualified solicitor having finished her traineeship. Ms Webster is taking an extended break to travel before returning to work in the firm's Wick team in 2024.