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President of the Law Society of Scotland, Alison Atack, will be discussing the work she plans to undertake in the year ahead – as well as the future of the legal profession – at the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow in October. Ms Atack was previously convenor of the Law Society's&

BTO Solicitors LLP is set to take the stage again at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, to help budding recording artists and authors navigate the contractual minefield. Part of the Fringe Central Events programme for Fringe participants, Entertainment and Publishing Contracts: A Guide for the

Harper Macleod has marked its 30th year in business by announcing record profits in its most recent financial year – its seventh consecutive year of profit growth. The firm saw profits pass the £10 million mark for the first time ever, with a 4.2 per cent increase to £10.2m on turn

Lawyers for public service provider Serco have confirmed no eviction proceedings will take place against Govan Law Centre's client and her partner for the time being. Serco provides housing for asylum seekers while their applications are considered by the Home Office.

A belief in Scottish independence is "protected" under equality laws, an employment tribunal has ruled in a case involving an SNP councillor. Chris McEleny, SNP group leader on Inverclyde Council, brought a case against the Ministry of Defence (MoD), claiming it unfairly targeted him over his stance

Turnover at Balfour+Manson rose by two per cent to £9 million while partner profits remained at £2.9m in the last financial year, The Herald reports. In the year to October 2017, the firm's turnover was 20 per cent higher than in 2008/09, when it totalled £7.5m.

Val Surgenor and Rebecca Henderson discuss a French case that will likely serve as guidance on the interpretation of "consent" under GDPR. Location data is a tool useful for marketers to reach mobile app users with targeted, specific advertising. For example, you are scrolling through your favourite

A programme intended to change the behaviour of domestic abuse perpetrators is being rolled out to six more local authorities. The Caledonian System is a court-mandated scheme to combat domestic abuse through the rehabilitation of male perpetrators and "works to improve the lives of the women a

TLT has advised Blackfinch Investments on its acquisition of a 6.4MW 1ROC accredited wind project in Scotland, and Santander, which provided project finance to part-fund the deal. The TLT team was led by Adam Kean and Nick Rains in corporate and Gary Roscoe and Emily Huish in banking, alongside Rich

Dentons has appointed Amanda Jones to the new role of women's advancement director. Ms Jones is an employment partner based in Edinburgh. She joined Dentons in October 2017 as part of its merger with Maclay Murray & Spens where she was a board member and head of the employment practice

An educational initiative teaching school pupils oral advocacy skills is looking for legal tutors. The School Mock Court Case Project runs an educational programme through an inter-school competition that sees school children argue a mock trial in a real court in front of a sheriff.

The Law Society of England and Wales has succeeded in overturning cuts to legal aid payments for document-heavy Crown Court cases. In a strongly-worded judgment, Lord Justice Leggatt and Mrs Justice Carr DBE quashed changes to the Litigators Graduated Fee

A man called the police after a kangaroo crashed through his living room window in the middle of the night and upended his home. Instead of being arrested for breaking and entering, the young roo was bundled away by animal rescuers and taken to a nearby shelter.