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Tom Leman Pinsent Masons has played a role in the $1bn acquisition of Odeon and UCI Cinemas.

A letter from Jessica M Burns: I have never felt moved to write to your otherwise excellent publication on any previous occasion but do so now in respect of the new item yesterday concerning the sad and sudden death of former Sheriff Andrew Lothian.

Hazel Coutts Hazel Coutts provides an update on new immigration legislation.

Brodies has expanded its construction team with the appointment of new partner David Arnott, a construction disputes specialist, consultant Jane McMonagle, a contracts specialist, and associate Chris Duff, also a construction disputes resolution lawyer. Mr Arnott is one of the country’s most respe

William Hague The man accused of leading the Mau Mau uprising was shot dead by British soldiers while working as a school watchman, the High Court in London has heard.

In a response to the report of the independent planning review panel, the Scottish government has laid out a programme of action paving the way for a new Planning Bill. Building on the momentum that gathered during the work of the independent planning review panel, the government has identified 10 i

Kate Frame Police took more than five hours to arrive at the home of a seriously ill 72-year-old man following a call of concern about his welfare, a report by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found.

New arrangements are being introduced to support the rehabilitation of people with convictions and reduce reoffending through the establishment of a new model to improve the way community justice services are delivered in the Borders. The Scottish Borders Community Justice Board is looking for feedb

European countries have given their support to an independent Scotland’s place in the EU according to a poll. A YouGov poll found that more than 8,400 people across six countries strongly supported Scotland joining the EU in the future.

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A solicitor responsible for a litany of failures has been found guilty of professional misconduct and struck off by the Scottish Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal. The Tribunal, having considered the amended Complaints at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against William M

More than 1,000 barristers and advocates have urged the Prime Minister to allow Parliament to determine whether the UK should leave the European Union or not following the referendum in favour of Brexit. Signatories to a letter sent to David Cameron have argued there must be a free vote in Parliamen

A North Ayrshire man has been jailed for 18 months at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court after being found guilty of hamesucken. The court heard that Graeme Bryden, who was 27 at the time of the offence, broke into the home of the woman in Stevenston in the early hours of 25 June 2015.

Kate Hodgkiss New rules coming in 2018 will require offices to make massive changes, says Kate Hodgkiss.

Neil Stevenson The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has called for the government to consult on opportunities to reform legal complaints handling, based on its experience of handling over 8,000 complaints.