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David Mundell David MundellA review looking at the uses of limited partnerships in the UK has been launched following recent allegations that some businesses registered in Scotland are being used for criminal purposes.

Forfar Sheriff Court (Photo credit: Google Street View) A new “problem solving” court has been introduced at Forfar Sheriff Court to deal with troubled offenders in Tayside.

Katy Wedderburn considers the implications of Brexit on employment law six months after the vote. More than six months has now passed since the UK took the decision to leave the European Union (EU). So, now is a good time to take stock of the impact this will have, or has had, on employment law

David W Rivkin A new international anti-corruption task force will develop standards and practice guidance for lawyers involved in establishing and advising on international commercial structures and recommended actions for governments.

Kenny MacAskill Some Scottish care homes should be converted into specialist prisons for elderly inmates, according to a former Justice Secretary.

Thompsons Solicitors has announced two new partners along with the promotion of three new associates. Peter O’Donnell (pictured right) and David Martyn who jointly manage the firm’s employment law team are appointed partner and will continue to build on their success with trade union clients acr

Dr Joe Morrow QC LLD

An appeal by the occupiers of the so-called “Independence Camp” against a move to evict them from the grounds of the Scottish Parliament has been rejected. The Inner House of the Court of Session upheld a decision by Lord Turnbull that that the order seeking their removal was “proportionate”

Lord Matthews At the High Court in Glasgow today Lord Matthews sentenced Ronnie Coulter to life imprisonment for the murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar with a punishment part of 19 years and eight months.

Calls has been made for a Scottish government review after police and prosecutors were found by the High Court in London to have “abused state powers” to carry out an illegal raid while investigating the allegedly fraudulent takeover of Rangers football club. The seizure of company files linked

Pictured: Andrew Mackenzie, Chief Executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre; Rt Hon Lord Carloway, Lord President of the Court of Session; and Brandon Malone, Chairman of the Centre The Scottish Arbitration Centre has held its fourth annual arbitrator training day. The event, which was sponsored

A paedophile convicted of a catalogue of sexual offences against 19 children has failed in an appeal against his “lifelong” sentence. Andrew Byrne, 27, was given an Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR) with a punishment part of six years in 2010 after pleading guilty at the High Court in Glasgow

The recently released rankings from legal directory Legal 500 make excellent reading for Harper Macleod. The firm saw its number of recommended lawyers almost double to 43, while a 30 per cent increase in the number of specialist areas the firm is ranked in took this figure to 34. Harper Macleod als

MacRoberts has promoted one new partner internally and attracted one new partner externally to further strengthen its construction group. David Wilson (pictured), who has been with MacRoberts for 16 years, was previously a director within the construction group. He has extensive expertise in advisin

Angela Grahame The Advocates Library, Scotland's original national library, can be visited and toured this month, writes Angela Grahame.