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The corporate team at Shoosmiths has announced the appointment of two legal directors and two new associates across its Edinburgh and Glasgow offices. The team, led by Alison Gilson, corporate partner and head of the Edinburgh office has advised on £150 million worth of deals since January thi

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a second consultation on a draft code of practice about using personal data for journalism. The code provides practical guidance on how to comply with data protection legal requirements and good practice when using personal data for jour

Harper Macleod chairman Professor Lorne Crerar CBE will become the interim chair of the new Scottish Rugby Union, as part of the governance reforms presented in June 2022, if the final documentation implementing those reforms is approved at a Special General Meeting next week. Professor Crerar was a

A sheriff in Hamilton Sheriff Court has granted decree for recovery of possession to a local authority after it sought to evict a tenant whose son was found with over £38,000 worth of cannabis at the property. North Lanarkshire Council sought the order under section 14 of the Housing (Scotland

TLT has achieved ISO 14001:2015 – the internationally agreed standard that sets out the criteria for an effective environmental management system and requires continual improvements through annual re-certification. The standard requires that organisations consider all environmental issues rele

A police station in the US has begun organising pot parties to help officers better understand how cannabis impairs motorists. Montgomery County Police Station in Maryland invited legal cannabis users to light up in front of officers so they could see the effects first-hand, The Times reports.

Gilson Gray Financial Management (GGFM) has acquired North Berwick-based Wallace Financial Planning in a seven-figure deal. The acquisition is the first step in the growth strategy of the financial services arm of legal firm Gilson Gray. The deal and increases GGFM's assets under management (AU

The Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, has renewed her pledge to tackle the crimes of domestic abuse and stalking with robust prosecution. She made the commitment as new figures were released, showing a 1.9 percent decrease in the number of charges reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fisca

Morton Fraser has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s Public Sector Legal Services framework, following a competitive tender process. While the firm was appointed to the previous CCS Framework in 2018, this new framework puts a stronger emphasis on social value, aligning str

The Law Society of Scotland has given broad support for proposed changes to bail and release from custody arrangements, but remains deeply concerned at the high number of accused people being held on remand when charged but not convicted of a crime. The society recently submitted its response on the

Thorntons has welcomed its new intake of trainees across its network of offices. Thirteen graduates started in September across the firm's offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Cupar, St Andrews and Perth.

A Council of Europe body has called on France to introduce a system of recording of “stop and account” by law enforcement officials and, as regards Travellers, to recognise caravans as a type of housing. In a new report, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), has

The vast majority of complaints about councillors and members of devolved public bodies in Scotland concern allegations of disrespect, bullying and harassment, according to the annual report of the Standards Commission for Scotland. In a year where the conduct of politicians has been under the spotl

A pop-up exhibition about the centenary of the first woman to be called to the bar is now on display at the Supreme Court.

Forfar Sheriff Court has dismissed part of a claim by County Travel Buses for damages for allegedly wrongful cancellation of school-bus contracts. The pursuer had three-year contracts for school routes for Angus Council which were cancelled by the local authority during the second year. The grounds