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The UK's top 100 law firms achieved fee income growth of 7.7 per cent in the quarter ending 31 January 2018 compared with the same period last year, according to the latest Quarterly Legal Sector Survey by Deloitte. Higher revenues this quarter have been driven by average increases in fee earner hea

The new Carers (Scotland) Actwas launched by the Scottish governmenton 1 April 2018 and brings with it a number of important changes. The act applies to both adult and young carers and aims to support carers’ health and wellbeing and help make caring more sustainable. Overall, the goal is to deliv

Pictured (L-R): Naomi Henderson, Hal Ledgerwood, Aimee Godfrey, Sarah Polson, Malcolm Mackay, Alex Rae and Justine Anderson Law Students from Robert Gordon University(RGU) are celebrating their third successive win at the Granite City Moot.

Alan Matthew A court ruling where a volunteer firefighter's time on standby was declared as ‘working time' is set to spark new heat for employers, according to a leading Tayside employment law expert.

Pictured (L-R): Ian Clark, managing partner; Lindsey Ogilvie, partner; and Simon Mackintosh, chairman.

A former hospital consultant who stored a cache of deadly weapons at his home has been jailed for 12 years. Martin Watt, 62, was convicted last month of possessing firearms with intent to endanger life. He had previously pled guilty to a host of other firearms charges.

A police operation in which actors pretended to be drunk and tried to buy alcohol from pubs and clubs saw every business fail the test. Bedfordshire Police sent actors feigning "excessive drunkenness" - with symptoms such as unsteadiness, slurred speech and loud behaviour - into pubs, clubs and news

Graham Matthews The Law Society of Scotland should continue to be responsible for representation, support and regulation of solicitors in Scotland, according to 95 per cent of Scottish solicitors interviewed in a recent survey.

Niall McMullan Niall McMullan, associate partner at Worthingtons Solicitors, writes on the value of personal data ahead of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entering effect.

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, which oversees the implementation of European Court of Human Rights judgments, closed a record number of 3,691 cases last year, leading to a 24 per cent decrease in the total number of outstanding cases. There were 7,584 pending cases at the end of 2

Simon Hutchison Falkirk-based criminal law firm MTM Defence Lawyers has opened a permanent new office in Glasgow (at 2 West Regent Street) to service its growing business in the West of Scotland.

Professor Christine Bell New analysis of the Good Friday Agreement has revealed its impact on peace deals worldwide.

Andrew Kerr Harper Macleod has boosted its real estate team with the arrival of a new associate to its Inverness office.

Liam Kerr The overwhelming majority of bicycle thefts in Scotland go unsolved, new figures have shown.