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Twelve members of Westwater Advocates have demonstrated their commitment to the use of arbitration in Scotland by taking up corporate membership in the Scottish Arbitration Centre. The Scottish Arbitration Centre is a body dedicated to the promotion of arbitration in Scotland.

Martin Darroch, chief executive of Harper Macleod Harper Macleod LLP has signed up to the "Scottish Business Pledge", the Scottish government’s voluntary code for businesses, as it unveils the results of a major investment in its brand.

Chris Harte Morton Fraser has been appointed to the four-year framework panel to provide legal services to the Scottish government.

The number of sexual offences committed on trains in Scotland increased last year, as Scottish railway crime rose overall for the first time in over a decade.

Brian Napier QC Brian Napier QC and Jonathan Mitchell QC discuss the possible implications of the future abolition of Employment Tribunal fees in Scotland.

From left: Paul Wheelhouse, Martin Darroch, Lorne Crerar and Sammi

Justice Secretary Michael Matheson Traffickers face life in prison under a new law approved by the Scottish Parliament yesterday.

An English local authority that challenged a decision which meant the costs of providing accommodation for an elderly care home resident who moved north of the border could be recovered from the council has had a petition for judicial review refused. A judge in the Court of Session dismissed the cha

James Wolffe QC

An accountant in High Wycombe could become the next Baronet of Stichill if the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council finds in his favour in a pioneering DNA case. Seven judges will decide whether an affair in the early 20th century has affected the bloodline in an attempt to resolve the case of ar

Alasdair Cummings Lindsays has said it has no intention of merging with an English firm but is nevertheless open to opportunities as the Scottish legal sector continues to consolidate.

Martin Darroch Harper Macleod has been appointed by the Scottish government to help administer the £195 million successor to its hugely popular Help to Buy schemes.

Responding to the Scottish government’s draft budget for 2016-17, announced yesterday, Christine McLintock, president of the Law Society of Scotland said the budget set for legal aid – £126.1 million – is “clearly unrealistic” and risks serious damage to justice in the long term. Speaking

Stating a date rather than setting a time limit could help avoid mistakes in requests for permission to appeal decisions of the Scottish tribunals, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. The Scottish government has proposed in draft regulations a time limit of 30 days to submit an application.