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Dallas McMillan Solicitors has promoted private client lawyer Katie Deans, conveyancing lawyer Abbie Freer and commercial property Amy Pollock to senior solicitor. Managing partner David McElroy said: “Katie, Abbey and Amy’s promotions are well deserved.

In recent months, Clyde & Co in Scotland has supported a number of charities.

Commercial investment volumes in Scotland for 2023 amounted to £1.493 billion, marking a 34 per cent decline from the previous year, according to Savills.

A decision granting planning permission for a new wind farm on the habitat of the endangered wildcat population is to face judicial review. Wildcat Haven has raised £250,000 over four years to challenge the decision of Scottish ministers in court. Its petition to save the Clashindarroch Forest

Joanna Cherry KC MP is to propose that the power to amend the role of Scotland’s law officers be devolved to the Scottish Parliament in a 10-minute rule bill in the House of Commons on Wednesday. At present the lord advocate’s role as head of the systems of criminal prosecution and

A Chinese chess champion stripped of his title after defecating in his hotel bath has launched legal proceedings against the competition organisers. Yan Chenglong, 48, won the 2023 National Chinese Chess King Competition in Lingshui, China last month, but subsequently had his title and prize mo

Westwater Advocates’ Calum MacNeill KC and junior counsel David Anderson recently represented the successful respondent in the case of Redcroft Care Homes Limited v City of Edinburgh Council [2023] CSOH 95. The case involved a challenge to a local authority’s decision to decline to provi

The conjoined fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of Katie Allan and William Lindsay has commenced at Falkirk Sheriff Court. Procurator fiscal Andy Shanks, who leads on death investigations for COPFS, said: “We acknowledge that the wait for these proceedings has been too long and has caused

Dear Editor Can I say what a delight it is to read anything penned by Robert Shiels?

Len Murray, who died on December 22 aged 90 after a short illness, was one of the best known of his generation of lawyers who enjoyed a full and active retirement as a popular after-dinner speaker and authority on Robert Burns. Described by a High Court Judge as “the most respected of his gene

BTO has announced the addition of new partner Martin Walker to its professional discipline & clinical defence team. Accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in regulation of professional conduct law, he brings a wealth of experience to the team led by the band 1 ranked Laura Don

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Israeli public figures accuse judiciary of ignoring incitement to genocide in Gaza | The Guardian

Former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan is to appear in court on a charge of trespassing near hot springs at Yellowstone National Park. The 70-year-old actor will appear in court in Wyoming on 23 January 2024, the BBC reports.

Lord McEwan has passed away at the age of 80.

A total of £148 million will be invested in community justice services next year to help reduce reoffending. The funding in the draft 2024-25 Budget includes an additional £14 million to encourage wider use of robust community-based interventions where appropriate.