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A man found guilty of wilful fire-raising on an “art and part” basis after paying another man to start the blaze has failed in an appeal against his conviction.

Adrian Stalker Adrian Stalker acted for the defenders in OneSavings Bank v Burns SC BAN 20, a decision of Sheriff Mann, at Banff. This was a mortgage repossession action under section 24 of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970.

Lorna Jack, chief executive of the Law Society of Scotland, has won the "UK Association Excellence Award for Leadership" in a prized addition to the trophy cabinet at the society’s Edinburgh offices.

Frances Ennis

The annual derby match between Robert Gordon University (RGU) and the University of Aberdeen this week saw law students pit their wits against each other in the library of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen. The student rivals engaged in a lively legal debate in front of Sheriff JA Brown and acade

Tim Hargreaves The number of Scottish filings made to the European Patent Office (EPO) remained steady in 2016 – and Marks & Clerk said this demonstrates the country’s resilience in a period of economic uncertainty.

The Supreme Court will hand down its judgment in McCann (Appellant) v The State Hospitals Board for Scotland (Respondent) – UKSC 2015/0135 on Tuesday 11 April.

Maria Botha-Lopez The property market in Edinburgh and east central Scotland is showing little evidence of any impact from recent political changes, including the triggering of Article 50 and a possible second Scottish referendum, according to the latest house price report from ESPC.

The Ruler's Guide by Chinghua Tang In 626CE Li Shimin murdered his brothers and forced his father to abdicate the throne of China’s nascent Tang dynasty, ushering in the country’s golden age and becoming Emperor Tang Taizong, the greatest of China’s Sons of Heaven.

A woman who was seeking compensation for “distress” after she was photographed urinating on an Aberdeenshire golf course owned by U.S. President Donald Trump has failed in her claim. Carol Rohan Beyts, 62, was seeking £3,000 from Trump International Golf Links Scotland, claiming staff had breac

Pictured (clockwise from left): David Cairns, Jennifer King, Andrew Phillips and Eileen Sherry.

Two transgender persons suffered violations of their article 8 rights on account of an obligation to establish the irreversible nature of the change in their appearance in order to vary their birth names, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of A.P.

Val Surgenor

Paul Geoghegan Paul Geoghegan has been promoted to the position of partner within Morton Fraser’s corporate law team.

Peter Duff It’s difficult to know whether our leaders are reflecting society or are setting a path for their own self-interest, but it certainly appears that the fragmentation of society has picked up apace.