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DWF has announced 15 promotions across its Edinburgh and Glasgow offices. This includes a promotion to director for Caroline Coyle and Danny McClymont. Insurance lawyers Maggie Keir, Harriet Tooley and Rachel Heathcote were promoted to senior associate alongside tax and private capital lawyer, Zita

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House prices in Scotland began 2025 in 'growth mode', according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, and they are expected to continue rising into the three months ahead. A net balance of 45 per cent of respondents in Scotland reported a rise in ho

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From Burns to Mackintosh to Capaldi: Scotland has been home to some of the world's most celebrated poets, artists and musicians. Here at the Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow, we are aware of many members who practise their creativity with brush or plectrum with the same prodigious flair as they do

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A judge has reversed the £32.5 million sale of a London mansion whose owner failed to disclose it was infested with moths. New owners and residents Iya Patarkatsishvili and Yevhen Hunyak said they began to encounter dozens of moths every day, including on their towels and toothbrushes and in t

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Survivors of abuse in Scotland’s care system are due more than £150 million in compensation through the government-backed Redress Scotland scheme, which provides payments of up to £100,000 for those abused in residential care before 2004. Documents from the Scottish government indi

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An expert in substance use from the University of Stirling is calling for a change in legislation around drug use in the UK. The call from Catriona Matheson, professor in substance use, comes as she prepares to give evidence at an inquiry into the country’s pilot Safer Drug Consumption Facilit

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A rapist who targeted two girls and a woman in a campaign of sexual abuse lasting more than a decade has been jailed for 10 years. Scott Mclean, from Perth, was found guilty of 11 charges on 31 October 2024 following a trial at the High Court in Stirling. 

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The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow welcomes you to an evening of intellect, camaraderie, and friendly competition at the Objectable Quiz! Dust off your thinking caps and gather your colleagues for an unforgettable evening of legal brilliance, laughter, and the quest for the coveted Royal Fa

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Mafia bosses have been recorded telling new recruits to watch The Godfather out of despair with their unfamiliarity with their code of honour. Police in Sicily revealed the content of private conversations between alleged members of Cosa Nostra after apprehending nearly 150 suspects in dawn raids on

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Laurelle Johnstone has joined Levy & McRae's criminal law team as an associate.  Ms Johnstone initially gained criminal law experience as a defence solicitor in private practice, appearing in courts throughout Scotland. 

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