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Fraser Leslie Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew has appointed a new partner and associate to strengthen its expertise within the energy, strategic land and housebuilder sectors.

Charles Counsell Around 90,000 employers across Scotland should already be preparing to take up new pension duties before new laws take effect in January, according toThe Pensions Regulator.

Police Scotland is investigating two of its officers over allegations that they committed perjury in a case where two football fans were found guilty of offences under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012. It is the second inquiry by the force's prof

Kenny MacAskill Former justice secretary Kenny MacAskill has been branded a hypocrite after suggesting a statue of early 20th Century republican and socialist leader James Connolly could be erected in Edinburgh.

A teaching assistant at a school in Manchester who seduced a school pupil and had sex with him 50 times has avoided jail and instead been given a two year suspended sentence and 250 hours' community service. The schoolboy, who cannot be named, had unprotected sex with teaching assistantCaroline Berr

Final Call for The Tumbling Lassie Ball Sheraton Hotel, Edinburgh, Saturday 10th October 2015. Champagne reception – three course dinner – raffle/auction (auctioneer - Gordon Jackson, QC) – dancing – carriages 1am

Members of Scottish Ensemble, the UK’s only professional string orchestra, will begin their 2015/16 Shetland season with a programme of duos for violin and viola, performed by husband-and-wife team Jonathon Morton and Clio Gould, at Mareel, Lerwick on 29 September. Mr Morton is the current artist

An “overstayer” who claimed that his removal from the UK to India would breach his human rights because he was engaged to a British woman has had a petition for judicial review dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session refused a challenge to a ruling that even if the petitioner was in such a re

The Faculty of Advocates has announced its opposition to plans by the Scottish government to end the three-year time limit on the raising of damages actions by survivors of historical child abuse.

David McKie German car manufacturer Volkswagen may be forced to compensate motorists if they bought cars affected by the the rigged emissions tests scandal.

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The Crown Office's Civil Recovery Unit has recovered £212,800 under an agreed civil settlement with a Glenrothes based company which accepted that it had benefited from unlawful conduct by a third party. Brand-Rex Limited is a developer of cabling solutions for network infrastructure and industrial

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is facing scrutiny over allegations that it may have breached data protection laws by improperly editing its internal customer records. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is looking into the matter following claims made by RBS customer and small business dir

Professor Sue Black Mary, Queen of Scots was not involved in the murder of her husband over 400 years ago according to an inquiry.

Chris Grayling A criminologist and government researcher has said the criminal courts charge which people are frequently unable to pay is in breach of article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).