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Six new members join one familiar face on the Law Society of Scotland Council as representatives for two the constituencies of Aberdeen, Banff, Peterhead and Stonehaven and Edinburgh. Ten solicitors stood for the five available Edinburgh seats and Colin Anderson was successfully re-elected after thr

A hotel is facing a lawsuit after a patron at its bar got so drunk that he fell off his stool. David Waugaman, 57, is seeking thousands in damages after he fell with such severity that he needed to be hospitalised for an injury to his right shoulder.

Lord Beckett Two lead cases against the pharmaceutical company Pfizer have been appointed to proof before answer by Lord Beckett (pictured) following a procedure roll debate.

Jonathan Gilbert of the Edinburgh Watch Company (left), Lifetime Achievement Award Sponsors, with award winner Malcolm Mackay of United Employment Lawyers. Photography by http://www.keithinglis.com/

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace has announced the appointment of two trainee solicitors within the firm, Thomas Procter and Brittany Robson. The pair are not entirely new to RCC&W having both worked at the Aberdeen-based law firm for a number of years.

Laura McDowall Blackadders has announced that Laura McDowall has been accredited as a specialist in incapacity and mental disability law by the Law Society of Scotland.

A court officer and popular staff member at Perth Sheriff Court has retired at the age of 65, the Perth Advertiser reports. Colin Aldous began his 15-year career at the court in 2002 following a varied working life including six-and-a-half years with the RAF.

Malcolm McPherson Addleshaw Goddard will prioritise growth in Aberdeen when it takes over HBJ Gateley at the beginning of next month, The Herald reports.

Gordon Jackson QC Next weekend I'm going to a reunion to celebrate, if that's the right word, 50 years since going to Dundee to study law. There were four women in the class. Some years later I joined the Faculty. Four women there as well. The law clearly was the preserve of white men with the odd t

Professor Liz Campbell The preservation of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) scheme is preferable to a system of bilateral agreements, a new paper argues.

Changes should be made to the way the personal injury discount rate is fixed, to avoid “real injustice”, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. Earlier this year, the rate - a key factor in fixing damages awards and negotiating settlements - was reduced from 2.5 per cent to –0.75 per cent, th

Prosecutors have successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to desert simpliciter a case against a man accused of a catalogue of domestic abuse charges. The sheriff deserted the trial after the Crown had repeatedly failed to disclose the telephone records of the appellant and his wife, but the C

Claire Armstrong Maclay Murray & Spens LLP (MMS) earlier this month saw the bell ring at the London Stock Exchange for the IPO of Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust raising more than £55 million.

Advocate Niall McCluskey (pictured) has completed the Stirling Marathon, raising more than £1,900, including gift aid, for PBI a charity which assists human rights defenders. He said: “Peace Brigades International and the Alliance for Lawyers at Risk provide protection and support to human rights

Brandon Malone The Scottish Arbitration Centre has supported the London Centre for International Law Practice 2nd Annual Conference on Energy Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in the Middle East and Africa, held in London last week. Brandon Malone, chairman of the board of the centre, devised and d