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, as part of the group on one occasion, when there was no identification of the appellant being a member of the group on another occasion. Following from the submissions on sufficiency, it was said that the trial judge had misdirected the jury as the evidence did not show that the ATM crimes were co

A man whose electronic communications were monitored by his employer suffered a violation of his article 8 rights, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The case of Bărbulescu v Romania concerned the decision of a private company to dismiss an employee after monitoring

A 59-year-old man who threatened to upload an intimate video of a former partner to the internet has been sentenced after the first conviction under new ‘intimate images’ legislation. Kenneth Robinson, from Northumberland, pled guilty to sending his former partner numerous emails and repeatedly

Terra Firma Chambers is delighted to announce that James Findlay, Stephen O’Rourke and David Parratt have been appointed Queen’s Counsel. Fourteen new appointments have been made by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. This brings the number of silks

Thirteen members of the Faculty of Advocates have been approved by Her Majesty The Queen for “the rank and dignity of Queen’s Counsel”. The list announced by the Scottish government includes James Findlay, who achieves the distinction of taking silk on both sides of the border.

Axiom Advocates is delighted to announce five new silks. The new appointees are Jonathan Barne, Almira Delibegović-Broome, Martin Richardson, David Thomson and Gavin Walker. This brings the number of silks at Axiom Advocates to 26 providing unrivalled expertise in our core areas at the Senior bar.

Marika Franceschi MacRoberts has boosted its family law team with the appointment of Marika Franceschi as a partner.

The Sheriff Principal has issued Practice Note No. 1 of 2017 altering the timetable for procedural steps in actions in the All Scotland Personal Injury Court, following consultation with the Personal Injuries Users Group. It should be noted that the Practice Note relates only to actions in the natio

Scullion LAW has announced its partnership with Alzheimer’s Scotland and is supporting World Alzheimer’s Month in September by offering clients and contacts a discount on Powers of Attorney (POA) and a free Living Will throughout September and October. For each completed POA transaction the firm

James Keith MacRoberts has announced a trainee retention rate of 77 per cent as well as a number of internal promotions.

The ex-wife of a man found guilty of murder and being concerned in the supply of cannabis is to be removed from her “family home” after a judge granted a proceeds of crime order for administrators to recover the property. Margaret Duncan, former wife of convicted killer and drug dealer James Dun

The 250-year-old history of one of Scotland’s most high profile small firms came to an end over the weekend with the long anticipated collapse of Pagan Osborne. Pagan Osborne had attempted in recent times to rebalance the business and move away from domestic conveyancing but it would appear that d

Douglas Mill In his regular SLN column, former Law Society of Scotland chief executive Douglas Mill considers this weekend’s sad demise of Pagan Osborne and gives his personal view.

Pictured (L-R): Paul Motion, Lynn Richmond, Alan Borthwick and Laura Irvine