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Families in the Highlands are stealing food to feed themselves, a senior police officer has said as official new figures show a sharp rise in food theft. Chief superintendent Julian Innes, Police Scotland’s divisional commander for the Highlands and Islands, said shoplifting had "seen a spike this

David Menzies Directors who act inappropriately now face a tougher disqualification regime, as David Menzies explains.

Rhoda Grant MSP MSPs yesterday rejected another bid to tackle demand for commercial sex through an amendment to the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Bill.

Roger Mackenzie Digby Brown has announced that family lawyer Roger Mackenzie has joined the firm.

Anne Begg, manager at PSPC The Perthshire property market has "turned a corner", according to the Perthshire Solicitors Property Centre (PSPC), which says it is enjoying its best Summer in several years.

On 29 September the European court of Human Rights (ECtHR) invited the Russian government to submit its observations on the admissibility of a new inter-state application lodged by the government of Ukraine on 27 August 2015, under Article 33 (inter-state cases) of the European Convention on Human R

A father-of-two who claimed his wife abducted their children and “wrongfully removed” them from Australia to Scotland has had an application for their return to New South Wales refused. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the the father had “acquiesced” in the mother’s wrongful remo

New rules comes into force today making it easier for victims of anti-competitive behaviour, such as price fixing or market sharing, to get redress. The Consumer Rights Act 2015 gives extensive new powers to the UK’s specialist competition court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).

Susan O’Brien The statutory national public inquiry into historical abuse of children in care begins today.

Developers whose plans for a six-turbine wind farm near Glen Affric were refused have launched a legal challenge in the Court of Session against the Scottish governmentplanning reporter's decision.

A postman in Cupar who was fired following allegations that he stole mail has been reinstated by an employment tribunal. David Mitchell, 57, was dismissed last December after 27 years with Royal Mail. His bosses accused him of stealing greeting cards containing money and gift vouchers, but failed to

The UK's third-largest trade union is facing legal action from its own members, who say the union did not reach an agreeable settlement over an equal pay dispute with a local authority. Hundreds of low-wage women workers at North Lanarkshire Council are looking into negligence claims against the GMB

Adrian Mahoney Falkirk Council is to call for equitable funding for CCTV services across Scotland after it was forced to cut CCTV monitoring in Justice Secretary Michael Matheson's own constituency.

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Philip Argo Oil and gas specialist lawyer Philip Argo has joined HBJ Gateley’s Aberdeen office as a consultant, as the firm further strengthens its offering to the energy sector.