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Ledingham Chalmers LLP has announced the acquisition of Inverness-based legal practice Anderson Shaw & Gilbert (ASG). The deal, part of the Aberdeen-headquartered firm’s nationwide growth plans, creates a business with around a £14 million annual turnover and headcount of 196 includi

Fri 25 November 2022 17:00-18:30

David J Black makes a likely connection. Fans of the brilliant, yet chilling, HBO series Succession seem to assume that the part of merciless Logan Roy, played to terrifying perfection by Brian Cox, is a thinly disguised portrayal of the media mogul Rupert Murdoch. If so, they really don’t kno

Mitchells Roberton has merged with conveyancing practice Wisharts Law. Owned by husband-and-wife team, Frances and Robbie Wishart, the firm, which operates from offices in Nelson Mandela Place, was founded in 2014.

A 16-year-old girl who was prohibited from having contact with her seven-year-old brother has lost a judicial review case against a sheriff’s decision to refuse an appeal against the original decision of a children’s hearing to continue his Compulsory Supervision Order with the non-conta

Work is to begin next year on the transformation of Arbroath’s historic courthouse into a community hub, The Courier reports. Plans have been laid for essential repairs to the roof of the High Street building, eight years after the last sheriff court case was heard there.

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association is hosting a session on stress awareness this Wednesday. Coffee with the Committee is the SYLA's series of informal drop-in sessions, which allows its membership to engage with the committee and use the committee's experiences as a resource.

Law students at the University of Dundee are set to benefit from insights into the legal profession as successful alumni offer their counsel in a new mentoring scheme.

Financial watchdogs should not enjoy immunity from civil suits in cases in which consumers lose out because of a regulator's negligence, MPs have said. An amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill has been laid before Parliament by three SNP MPs and will be debated today.

A man has been rebuked for dialling 999 in a row over pumpkins. West Yorkshire Police shared an audio recording of the call on Twitter as it pleaded with members of the public not to call except in a life-or-death emergency.

Three men who turned disused industrial units into a cannabis farm valued at around £500,000 have been jailed for a combined total of 24 years and six months. Ross Blackshaw, Christopher Robb and Keith Gartshore ran the “sophisticated scheme” from converted buildings in Dalmarnock,

CMS is bolstering its competition and trade practice with the appointment of Wendy Nicolson as a partner based in its Edinburgh office. Ms Nicolson joins the firm from Pinsent Masons and has extensive experience advising clients across the UK on public procurement and related competition issues, inc

Simon Allison, in infancy fearful of homicidal maniac and doyen of the Dark Side, Darth Vader, now truly appreciates how the Sith lord – a force of personality – led from the front. As a five-year old boy, an older child doing the mouth-breathing noises of Darth Vader in the playground w

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed the appointment of Lord Brailsford as chair of the Scottish Covid-19 inquiry. It also said it was pleased the terms of reference for the inquiry will be changed to ensure it takes a human rights based approach, as announced by Deputy First Minister J

Switzerland has been taken to Strasbourg over its failure to provide prisoners with adequate vegan diets in a case that could see veganism become a protected characteristic. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) formally asked the member state to respond to two complaints that Swiss institution