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Alison Bryce has joined Brodies LLP as a partner. She joins from Dentons and brings more than 20 years of experience. In addition to core commercial contracts, she specialises in IP and innovation, with sector expertise in food and drink, fintech and green energy.
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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. UK won’t resettle Afghan women’s rights lawyer being hunted by Taliban | openDemocracy
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Macdonald Henderson has advised the shareholders of Anderson Engineering (Generator Specialists) Ltd on the disposal of the company to Wernick Power Solutions Limited.
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A team from Blackadders LLP is raising money for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS).
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Mackinnons Solicitors LLP has announced the addition of two new lawyers to its conveyancing and private client teams. Amanda Gibb has joined the firm as a senior associate from Raeburn Christie Clark and Wallace, bringing a wealth of experience in property work to the current team.
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An Ellon-based tyre company has been fined £9,800 for health and safety breaches which came to light as part of an investigation into the death of an employee. Kairdson Tyres Limited, who provided vehicle recovery services to Police Scotland, pled guilty to failing to ensure their employees ha
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Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has received £11 million in an out-of-court settlement relating to the original design and construction of the Cairngorm funicular railway in the 1990s and early 2000s and guarantees in place with the previous operator.
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The Royal Faculty held a drinks reception this week to celebrate the honorary membership of the Law Society of Scotland given to Michael Samuel. Mr Samuels is the only the 20th person to have been so honoured.
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The adoption and use of remote hearings varied considerably between different courts during the pandemic, according to a new report. Civil Justice System's Pandemic Response presents findings from research on the impact of remote hearings and other measures introduced or expanded during the pan
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Raeburn Christie Clark and Wallace LLP has promoted Jane Merson to branch principal at its Banchory branch. Ms Merson started her legal career at RCCW, completing her traineeship in 2014. She then worked for another firm, returning to RCCW in October last year where she took up the role of associate
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Almost half of Scottish businesses believe that the Bank of England should resist raising interest rates any further as they continue to battle challenging economic conditions for trading, according to the latest Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor (SBM) report. The findings come as business
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Turnover at Gillespie Macandrew has reached £16.8 million, representing an increase of 11 per cent on the previous year. The firm's financial results for the year ending 28 February 2023 indicate that it has achieved double digit income growth for the second consecutive year.
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A pair of American tourists were left stranded at the top of the Eiffel Tower overnight after drinking too much. The men had tickets to visit the tower on Sunday evening but were found to still be there on Monday morning when staff arrived to open one of the world's most popular tourist attractions.
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The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has today lodged a petition, against a solicitor the court has already found in contempt of court earlier this year – for again failing to provide a file to the SLCC. In May the SLCC published the outcome of a case where a solicitor was found in
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Two former solicitor generals have supported the demands for a public investigation into the case of a man wrongly convicted of rape after The Guardian reported that the police had held crucial DNA evidence for 16 years before his exoneration. Edward Garnier KC labelled the miscarriage of justi
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