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Arnot Manderson Advocates has welcomed Gavin Dingley and Shaun McPhee to the stable following their admission to the Faculty of Advocates. Mr Dingley is now a dual-qualified advocate and barrister, holding chambers in Edinburgh and in London with Five Paper. His practice encompasses international co

Holyrood's Criminal Justice Committee has backed the Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill at stage one, but expressed concerns over whether its reforms will sufficiently improve the police complaints system. The committee’s report said the introduction of a statutory code

Black Chambers has welcomed several new members. Richard Goddard KC, Paul Keenan, and Louis Bendle have joined the stable after calling to the bar last week. Mr Goddard comes to the bar as a highly respected senior counsel, having practised as a solicitor advocate in the High Court for 11 years befo

Lord Boyd of Duncansby has retired from the bench following a distinguished career. He qualified as a solicitor in 1978, became an advocate in 1983 and took silk in 1995. He practised at Caesar & Howie from 1978 to 1982 and as an advocate from 1983 to 1997, building up a practice in civil and pa

British Airways and the UK government are being sued by nearly 100 people who were taken hostage in 1990 after their plane landed in Kuwait shortly after the beginning of the Iraqi invasion. McCue Jury & Partners LLP is representing 95 claimants who were passengers or crew members aboard British

Burness Paull has reported strong results for its financial year ended 31 March, a shortened eight-month reporting period following the firm’s decision to change its year-end following HMRC’s basis period reforms. Turnover for the eight months was £60.1 million and profit was &poun

Burness Paull’s head of ESG Steven Stewart has been listed amongst the top legal advisers leading the way in providing environmental, social & governance advice. Financier Worldwide’s “Power Players” recognises lawyers who they consider “distinguished advisors&rdquo

Commercial real estate specialist Leanne Hill has joined Blackadders LLP as a partner in Aberdeen. Ms Hill has 18 years’ experience in commercial property in the city and across the central belt of Scotland. She has joined from Pinsent Masons where she was a senior associate.

Police responding to bloodcurdling screams coming from an old barn discovered it was being used by a theatre group to rehearse a production of Frankenstein. The Bradfordians Dramatic Society was interrupted by Wiltshire Police while rehearsing a stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's famous 19th-century

Ampersand has welcomed Louise Jardine, Kirsty Shaw, Amelia Mah and Sean White to the stable, following their call to the bar on Friday. Ms Jardine calls to the bar after working as a solicitor for a large public sector organisation.

Glasgow-headquartered Complete Clarity Solicitors has posted a boost in turnover to £1.9 million, alongside a permanent shift to a four-day working week for all employees. Billy Smith, director of Complete Clarity Solicitors and Simplicity Legal, said: “Our focus in the year has been to

People across Scotland are being invited to have a say on how crofting is reformed. A programme of meetings will take place from 3 July to 15 August, stretching from Oban to Shetland.

Ross Crawford, Donald Mackay and Rebecca Osborne have been welcomed to Compass after all three called to the bar today. Prior to calling to the bar, Mr Crawford worked with Clyde & Co and typically handled an interesting and complex range of matters involving fatalities and complex injuries. He

Optimum Advocates has welcomed four new members to the stable: Martin Lennon, Mairi-Claire McMillan, Linzi McQuade and Iona Young.

A major internet service provider has been accused of deliberately and unlawfully infecting over 600,000 users with malware. South Korean telecom provider KT is said to have acted disproportionately to prevent customers from using a service provided by Webhard which strains KT's network.