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Ampersand has welcomed Carla Fraser and Dominic Scullion the stable. Both come to the bar having previously been solicitor advocates, with a wealth of experience between them. Ms Fraser was admitted as a solicitor in 2004 and became a solicitor advocate in 2014. She came to the bar from Clyde &

Thomas Ross QC reflects on the late William Beck's fight to clear his name. STV news recently reported that William Beck, aged 59, suffered a fatal heart attack on 20th May 2020 while with his family in Glasgow.

A senior doctor is facing disciplinary action after agreeing to hold a banana between his thighs while a young nurse tried to peel it with her mouth. The nurse, one of many Filipino staff at Tübingen University Hospital in Germany, has insisted that they were playing a popular parlour game from

Thomas Ross QC reflects on the late William Beck's fight to clear his name. STV news recently reported that William Beck, aged 59, suffered a fatal heart attack on 20th May 2020 while with his family in Glasgow.

TLT has been appointed to the Scottish Police Authority’s (SPA) new legal services framework, to deliver procurement services to the SPA and Police Scotland. The appointment follows a competitive tender process for a multi-supplier framework agreement to provide cost-effective, responsive and

An academic is inviting lawyers to complete a survey on decision-making in contract management that aims to explain the differences in this area between lawyers and other professionals. Dr Haward Soper, honorary associate professor of law at the University of Leicester, undertakes research focuses o

The recommended rate of pay for trainee solicitors will not change for the coming year, the Law Society of Scotland has confirmed. The Law Society’s governing Council has agreed that, in light of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the recommended remuneration rate for trainees wi

Shared Parenting Scotland has produced a video aimed at giving a morale boost to children who have not seen a parent, grandparents or other family members during the lockdown.

Sir Nigel Knowles, the former head of DLA Piper, has taken over the reins of global legal business DWF from Andrew Leaitherland. Mr Leaitherland has led DWF since 2006, overseeing its expansion from two offices in the UK to 33 offices across four continents, including in Belfast and Dublin, as well

The Scottish Council of Law Reporting (SCLR) will celebrate the first 200 years of publication of Session Cases in 2021. The first case reported in the first series, Shaw, was Rev. Wm. Strang v Wm. McIntosh (1821) 1 S. 5, dated 12 May 1821.

A farmer who was expelled from his family farming partnership has been granted decree of reduction of the expulsion notice. Ian Rennie raised an action against the other members and trustees of the partnership seeking reduction of his expulsion notice and interdict to prevent it being held out

James Haldane Tait died peacefully at home on 9th April, 2020, from causes unrelated to the coronavirus outbreak. Known to his friends as Haldane, he was a remarkable man who has left the world immensely enriched by his time upon it. He is remembered with love and affection by all of those whose liv

Criminals are exploiting the coronavirus pandemic and playing on the fears of businesses and the public, Scotland’s Serious Organised Crime Taskforce has heard. Organised crime groups are now focussing on targeting those most vulnerable at home and in the care sector, including:

Dear Editor, The reflections by Thomas Ross QC on William Beck's fight to clear his name rightly focused on the problematic nature of eyewitness identification evidence. The potential for miscarriages of justice inherent in this type of evidence is of concern in many jurisdictions.

Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has recruited two new partners to join its infrastructure projects & energy practice (IPE). Suzanne Moir, a former partner at DWF, joins today and will be based in Edinburgh. Martin Stewart-Smith, based in London, joined in April from the London office of Bracewell LLP.