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Tony Jones BTO Solicitors' Tony Jones (pictured), partner, solicitor advocate and head of the firm's commercial dispute resolution team, has been made a QC.

Sir Nigel Knowles DWF has announced Sir Nigel Knowles (pictured) as its new chairman, effective 1 September 2017. Sir Nigel takes over from Alan Benzie who served for 10 years.

Douglas Roberts A multi-service team from Lindsays advised Black & Lizars on all aspects of the transaction which included corporate input from partner, Douglas Roberts, property advice by Stacy Campbell, director, and employment law assistance from Ben Doherty, partner.

Laura Thomson It is time for crime writers to treat the courtroom with the same attention to detail as they do police powers and forensic science says advocate Laura Thomson.

The Faculty of Advocates’ presence on the international stage has been bolstered by membership of a body devoted to improving the quality of European law. The European Law Institute (ELI) was founded in 2011, and works to “initiate, conduct and facilitate research, to make recommendations, and t

Lord Wallace of Tankerness A former Advocate General and justice minister has praised the increase in presumption against short sentences.

A man found guilty of having sex with a child who claimed that a sheriff’s decision to refuse to allow him to cross-examine the complainer on medical records which suggested that she had several previous sexual partners has had an appeal against his conviction refused. The Appeal Court of the High

Nicola Sturgeon The Scottish government will introduce a bill to raise the age of criminal responsibility from eight to 12.

A Scottish government’s bill aimed at reversing the autumn 2016 reclassification of housing associations as public bodies has been introduced to the Scottish Parliament. The Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill responds to last year’s decision by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that Regi

The Law Society of Scotland has launched an online survey to assess the impact of legal aid work in Scotland. The society is encouraging solicitors who carry out any work funded by the Scottish Legal Aid Board to complete a short, confidential questionnaire, providedby Rocket Science UK Ltd, an inde

Murgitroyd, a global intellectual property attorney firm headquartered in Glasgow, has expanded its UK business development team with a new appointment. Kevin Toner (pictured on right), a sales and marketing professional with a career spanning over 30 years, joins Murgitroyd as head of UK business d

Pictured (L-R): Calum Stewart, Emma McGinley and Claire Brown

The Law Society of Scotland is calling for people with an interest in debating to sign up as judges for the Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament 2017/18. At the same time, every high school in Scotland is receiving a written invitation to enter a team or teams.