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DWF has announced the appointment of Ben Powell (pictured) as a partner in the firm’s construction, infrastructure and projects team in Edinburgh. Mr Powell has previously worked at Dundas & Wilson, McGrigors, Hammonds and, most recently,Tods Murray, where he was a partner in the capital proje

The Insurance Bill received royal assent this week, implementing reforms recommended by the law commissions of England and Wales and of Scotland to modernise and simplify insurance contract law across the UK. The Insurance Act 2015 will give effect to reforms recommended by the law commissions in th

The Law Society of Scotland has published a report following an independent review of consumer protections for people buying and selling property in Scotland. The review, by former Sheriff Principal Edward Bowen CBE QC, examined the current consumer protections in place as well as conveyancing pract

A number of police officers accused of sex crimes have been put on restricted duties or suspended. Data seen by The Scotsman indicates there are currently 13 officers suspended from Police Scotland while a number of offences are investigated.

The Scottish Ministers have been found in contempt of court after prison officers breached an undertaking not to open an inmate’s letters. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the Scottish Prison Service took “no steps” to inform any member of its staff at HMP Glenochil about the existen

On 9 March 2015, the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association will host a new conference for 2015, entitled SYLA Civil Day Conference: The Changing Landscape. The SYLA are delighted to announce that the conference will be sponsored by Digby Brown LLP.

A barrister who previously said men should not be prosecuted for rape in situations where a woman was drunk has now said women who dress “provocatively” are indicating they are “up for a good time” in an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live. David Osborne (pictured) said girls who are dressed ina

Uploading revenge pornography in is to become an offence in England and Wales after the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill receives royal assent – with offenders facing jail terms of up to two years. The bill contains an amendment dealing with images transmitted over social media including Twitter a

Westwater Advocates’ Isabella Ennis (pictured) has seen success in a recent family case. The case of AM v RM was the first case in Scotland to consider the question of whether or not a parent who has had parental rights and responsibilities removed by order of the court in a part 1 order under the

Investment in Scottish commercial property rose by 81 per cent last year after the "No" vote in September’s independence referendum dispelled uncertainty in the sector, according to industry information specialist CoStar. The firm’s data revealed that last year’s hike in commercial real estate

Michael Sheridan discusses the use of the Bible as a source of law in our system. The horrific and random consequences of the tragic bin lorry accident in Glasgow might challenge the existence of a loving and just Deity. Further, the massacre in Paris carried out in the name of religion might inclin

A solicitor who stole thousands of pounds from clients as well as his boss to fund his gambling addiction has been ordered to undertake unpaid work in the community and pay the money back to his victims. David Nightingale, 32, took the money after saying his father was in mortgage arrears and requir

A number of projects to construct new health centres and schools with money from the private sector are to be put on hold amid contractual problems. About £500 million of public cash has been put aside as a contingency plan after confusion arose over how projects under the Scottish government’s n

A motorist who was convicted of breach of the peace after being accused of conducting herself in a “disorderly manner” by “following” two people in her car and placing them in a state of “fear and alarm” has had her conviction quashed on appeal. The Criminal Appeal Court held that the dr

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