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Lynda Towers Morton Fraser has appointed Lynda Towers as director of public law.

Michael Matheson The number of offenders in Scotland being tagged rather than jailed is increasing as the Scottish government signals “bold” moves to “redefine custody”.

Mary-Jay Morton An Aberdeenshire solicitors’ office affected by flooding is set to reopen next week and has expanded its workforce in the process.

Katherine McGill (left) and Lesley Mearns

Brian Moore Maclay Murray & Spens LLP (MMS) is advising British Polythene Industries plc (BPI) on its proposed recommended £261 million takeover by RPC Group plc(RPC), which was announced today.

Mark Beaumont Cyclist and Dundee University rector Mark Beaumont has called for a law of presumed liability to protect cyclists and other vulnerable road users.

Lord Sumption In an address conference on family law held in London, Supreme Court Justice Lord Sumption reflects on the problems caused by over specialisation in the legal profession, and the importance of cross-fertilisation between different areas of practice.

A man in New Mexico set his flat on fire because his neighbours were having sex too loudly. According to the complaint, Reuben Cook, 36, told officers he would rather go to prison and “get away from the noise”.

The owners of a luxury block of flats overlooking the Old Course in St Andrews have failed in an appeal against a decision by the local authority assessor to describe two of the apartments as a “showhouse” on the valuation roll. The Lands Valuation Appeal Court upheld a decision of the valuation

Lord Advocate, James Wolffe, QC Scotland has good reason to be proud of its public prosecution service, according to the new Lord Advocate, James Wolffe, QC.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that France was wrong to incarcerate a woman attempting to enter Britain with a fake passport through the channel tunnel. The ECJ said yesterday that EU member states were prohibited from imprisoning the non-EU migrant who is in the country illegally, an

Robert Buckland QC The UK government will engage with the Law Society and Bar Council in England and Wales in a bid to ease tension over the Investigatory Powers Bill's impact on legal professional privilege, MPs have been told.

Glen Gilson Glen Gilson, managing partner and founder of Gilson Gray, spoke to SLN assistant editor Kapil Summan about the rapid growth of Scotland’s youngest full-service law firm.

An independent child protection review chaired by former Crown agent Catherine Dyer is to be commissioned in Scotland. Part of the Scottish government’s Child Protection Improvement Programme, the announcement for the independent review comes following the conviction of a mother and her partner fo

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