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Nina Taylor has been named as the new chair of Lindsays. The partner in family law will succeed Peter Tweedie, who is retiring both as chairman and a partner from March 31, although he will remain with the firm in a consultancy role.

Carruthers Gemmill, a family-based law firm with a legacy spanning more than 150 years, will become part of BTO Solicitors LLP next month. Under the new arrangement, senior partner Tommy Gemmill, the fifth generation of the Gemmill family, and partner Stephen Watt, will join BTO as consultants in BT

New legislation to reform judicial factors is a step in the right direction but could be further improved to ensure clarity, accessibility and efficiency, according to the Law Society of Scotland. The Law Society has provided written evidence on the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill, including its pr

Controversial UK legislation providing for the permanent deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda may not now be enacted before Easter. MPs yesterday voted to undo 10 amendments to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill which were made in the House of Lords earlier this month.

Legislation to reform the governance of men's football in England and "put fans back at the heart of the game" has been introduced in Parliament today. The bill comes at a critical juncture for English football, following the attempted breakaway European Super League, and a series of high-profile ca

A man who trafficked sheep parts from Kyrgyzstan as part of a bizarre plot to clone "massive hybrid sheep species" is facing imprisonment. Arthur "Jack" Schubarth, 80, from the US state of Montana, last week pleaded guilty to two wildlife offences committed as part of what prosecutors describe as "a

Ampersand has announced that Jamie Gardiner and Alexander Sutherland have been appointed to the Scottish government’s panel of standing junior counsel. They join fellow Ampersand members Tim Young, Euan Scott, Jennifer Nicholson-White and Michael Way on the panel.

Sixty-four solicitors have been formally welcomed to the profession in the Law Society of Scotland’s first admissions ceremony of 2024.

Police have been giving the public strange advice on car thefts. Officers in Toronto, Canada, told vehicle owners at a community meeting last month that they should make it easier for thieves to access their keys by leaving them near the front door.

Holyrood’s Rural Affairs & Islands Committee has today said it agrees with the general principles of the Agriculture & Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill. The legislation represents the Scottish government’s ‘vision for agriculture’ to transform farming and food produc

A replacement plaque was installed this morning at the base of the Melville Monument in St Andrew Square in Edinburgh.

Domestic killers in England and Wales face tougher sentences one year on from the publication of Clare Wade KC’s review. Ms Wade’s review looked at domestic homicide sentencing, and provided key recommendations for the UK government to protect women. The review found that:

The rule of law is in decline across the EU, according to a civil liberties network. Berlin-based Civil Liberties Union for Europe's annual report found that challenges to the rule of law were sporadic in old democracies with mainstream parties in power, including Germany and France, but that deteri

David James and Iain Halliday of Themis Advocates have been appointed to the panel of standing junior counsel to the Scottish government joining members, Julie McKinlay and Tim Haddow.

Compass Chambers' Dominic Scullion has been appointed as second standing junior to the Scottish government. Craig Murray and Elaine Smith have also been appointed as standing junior counsel.