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Harper Macleod has improved its rankings in theChambers UK Guide with continued success in three existing areas and new listings in two others. The new 2016 listings see the firm rise in three existing areas – construction, corporate and IP – while making its debut in two others: agriculture &am

A new bill has been introduced to the Scottish Parliament which proposes consolidating the law on bankruptcy and the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has issued a call for views on the proposals. The purpose of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill is to bring together existing legislation to crea

A man who complained German courts violated his article 6 right to be presumed innocent after they revoked the suspension of a sentence previously imposed on him has won his appeal at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The ECtHR noted that the German courts had stated their “firm convicti

Ross Graham (left) and Stewart Pettigrew Frank Irvine Solicitors has announced the promotion of Stewart Pettigrew to senior solicitor and welcomed Ross Graham as the newest addition to its team of solicitors.

Members of the 2015/16 Melrose Ladies RFC team pictured with Andy Drane, Partner at Davidson Chalmers Commercial law firm Davidson Chalmers has announced a new sponsorship tie-up with one of the world’s oldest rugby union clubs.

A man who attacked a police officer with a sword and told another to “f*ck off” as he brandished the weapon has failed in an appeal against conviction. The Criminal Appeal Court rejected the appellant’s claim that he was acting in “self-defence”.

Frank Mulholland QC The Lord Advocate has attacked the BBC over its “sensationalist documentary” on the Glasgow bin lorry crash whose claims he said were “simply not true”.

The president of the Law Society of Scotland is among the members of a reference group that have been selected to review police accountability in the wake of multiple scandals including the use of consensual stop and search, the arming of officers on routine patrols, the death of a man in custody, t

A French magazine which revealed that Prince Albert of Monaco had an illegitimate son has won an article 10 appeal to theEuropean Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the basis the report struck at the prince's public function which trumped his article 8 right to privacy. On May 5 2005 Paris Match publi

Drew McCusker A new organisation for LBGTI legal professionals in Scotland, The Glass Network, has launched.

Shyamji Krishna Varma An Indian barrister disbarred over 100 years ago for advocating independence for the sub-continent has been posthumously reinstated by London's Honourable Society of the Inner Temple.

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Pupils from schools across Scotland are getting ready to debate the pros and cons of the internet in the opening rounds of the Law Society of Scotland’s annual debating tournament. The Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament will see 128 teams from 102 Scottish schools put their powers of persua

Fergus Ewing Scotland’s business minister Fergus Ewing has hailed the insolvency profession’s contribution to the economy at the ICAS Insolvency and Restructuring Conference.