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Pictured (L-R): Martin McLellan and Donald Reid

David Flint David Flint and Rebecca Ferguson look at an atypical cartel case.

Kenneth Shand Maclay Murray & Spens has completed its merger with Dentons, which now has offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Milton Keynes and Watford.

An assessor who challenged a decision by a valuation appeal committee to remove a property from a council tax valuation list on the basis that it was no longer a dwelling house has successfully appealed against the determination. The Inner House of the Court of Session allowed an appeal by the Asses

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Mike Kemp Mike Kemp explains his views on why the time-bar should be removed for abuse victims over 18 where there is a power imbalance.

Frank Doran Former Dundee solicitor and Labour MP for Aberdeen Frank Doran has passed away at the age of 68.

George Gretton On 1 December 2017 an all-day conference will be held in Edinburgh to celebrate the career of Professor Emeritus George Gretton. The conference will also mark the publication of A J M Steven, R G Anderson and J MacLeod (eds), Nothing so Practical as a Good Theory: Festschrift for Geor

Andrew Leaitherland DWF has announced it will launch its first office in Italy on 1 November with a team from the Milan office of Italian law firm Pavia e Ansaldo as the business continues to expand its international presence.

Nigel Geddes Boyd Legal has appointed a senior conveyancing solicitor to its Fife branch.

The Faculty of Advocates will be playing Santa again this year to vulnerable families in Fife. Members and staff are being asked to donate presents, treats or cash which will go to the family support charity, Home-Start Glenrothes.

A sharp increase in power of attorney (PoA) applications is the source of registration delays, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has said. It emerged that registrations of powers of attorney are facing delays of up to three months, a Scottish government document recently revealed.

Professor Sue Black Sheriffs from across Tayside, Central Scotland and Fife attended a shrieval conference held at Dundee University’s Department of Anatomy on Friday to hear top speakers.

A campaigner who challenged a Scottish local authority’s decision to grant planning permission for a development within a world heritage site has had a petition for judicial review dismissed. Simon Byrom raised proceedings over concern about the potential impact of the proposed development in Edin