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The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has received the "crystal mark" from the Plain English Campaign for a new leaflet entitled How to make a complaint.    The leaflet – for consumers – explains the SLCC’s process and the steps that someone needs to t

Senators in Argentina have rejected a proposal to overhaul the South American country's restrictive abortion laws. Abortion is currently only available in Argentina where the pregnancy has arisen from rape or where the mother's life is at risk, but lawmakers have been debating legislation allowing f

The BBC is going to court in a bid to force Microsoft help track down the source of a Doctor Who leak. A 53-second clip of Jodie Whittaker as the series' iconic lead character, The Doctor, was leaked online in June.

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has recommended that Police Scotland apologise after an incident last July in which officers pointed firearms at several people and forced a man out of his home at gunpoint in Edinburgh. During a period of about 90 minutes on 22 July last ye

CMS has announced the appointment of Allan Wernham as its managing director in Scotland. He takes lead responsibility for the firm’s three Scottish offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen with an overall team of more than 350 staff and partners.  A partner and real estate speciali

Accountancy giant Ernst & Young (EY) has bought a law firm to "reduce costs of routine legal activities" in a move that sees the Big Four further encroach into the legal market. EY announced that it has acquired Riverview Law, with Chris Price, EY global head of alliances – tax becomi

The UK's decision to leave the European Union should not immediately affect the execution of a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) issued by it, according to an Advocate General of the European Court of Justice. Giving his view on a case concerning the extradition of a suspected criminal to the

Nicola Tully and Thomas Giddens have been appointed as lecturers at Dundee University. Ms Tully has taught law at further and higher education institutions for almost 20 years. She studied at the University of Abertay (now Abertay University), graduating in 1997 with a BA (Hons) in Law and a Di

Inksters Solicitors has moved into Aberdeen with Rory Cradock joining the firm to set up an office at 9 Queens Road. Mr Cradock has many years of experience of the Aberdeen property market with, in recent years, time spent as a senior lawyer at James & George Collie as well as the Mortgage and P

Morton Fraser has been appointed by VisitScotland to manage the legal requirements for its property portfolio in Scotland. The three-year contract includes commercial conveyancing legal services for both the acquisition and sale of VisitScotland properties, as well as litigation and other advisory s

Gilson Gray has announced the addition of East Lothian property expert David McPhail to its team based in North Berwick. Mr McPhail has over 30 years’ experience as a solicitor and estate agent in East Lothian, specialising in all areas of the residential property market. 

Land registration remains a hot topic, and time ticks away as we approach the deadline for 100 per cent of Scotland’s land mass to be registered on the ‘cadastral map’. Latest figures from Registers of Scotland, who maintain the land register, indicate 66 per cent of all potential

There is still time to respond to the Scottish Civil Justice Council’s consultation on the case management of family and civil partnership actions before the deadline on Wednesday, 22 August 2018. The consultation seeks views on proposals to improve the case management of family and civil

Shoosmiths has advised Bellway Homes on the launch of a new office in Livingston. Led by real estate partner Janette Speed, the firm acted on behalf of Bellway Homes Limited to successfully negotiate the lease of the house builder’s new offices in Almondvale Park.