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Morton Fraser has welcomed 11 new trainees. Bethany Reed, Connor Ewing, Dana Strain, David McBride, Erda Kollovozi, Gregor Page, Hannah Bryson, Jordan Scott, Kirsty McArthur, Natasha Grant, and Robyn Benton have all joined the firm.

Suella Braverman has been tipped as the next home secretary. Ms Braverman was the first person to publicly put herself forward to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party, but failed to make it past the second ballot of Tory MPs.

Delegates to CLT Scotland’s online Intellectual Property Conference on 5 October will get an opportunity to hear from the UK IPO on its policy objectives just a month on from the change of Prime Minister. Colin Hulme, chair of the conference and head of IP at Burness Paull LLP, said: “'W

Friends Legal has acquired the biggest firm of solicitors and estate agents in East Lothian. The takeover of Garden Stirling Burnet — known as GSB — creates a business with over £7m-a-year turnover and 60 staff in six offices across Scotland. It gives Glasgow-headquartered Friends

Morton Fraser has been successfully reappointed by the Curtis Banks Group, one of the UK's largest independent SIPP and SSAS providers, following a competitive tender. The firm has been appointed to Curtis Banks’ panel of solicitors to advise on its clients’ commercial real estate matter

Anderson Strathern has reinforced its leadership team with the promotion of two new partners and six new directors. New partners Gary Burton and Robbie Wilson are leading specialists in the firm’s healthcare, public and regulatory team.

Staff from Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) are gearing up to take part in a long-running community event being held in West Lothian while raising funds for a charity that supports mental health awareness. A team of solicitors will put their best foot forward to take part in his year&rsquo

The remand rate has almost doubled since April 2020, analysis by the justice affairs magazine 1919 shows. Last month, 2,164 inmates were on remand, among them 303 who were convicted but awaiting sentence, bringing the total remand population to 29 per cent.

A tenant who was awarded £770 by the First-tier Tribunal as compensation after being unable to use parts of her rented property due to dry rot has been awarded an additional £330 after making an appeal to the Upper Tribunal. Appellant Katherine Zhao originally sought £4,000 from he

Addleshaw Goddard has unveiled the 13 tech businesses chosen for this year's AG Elevate mentoring scheme. From creating a safe metaverse space for children to building industrial scale vertical farming solutions, the high-growth potential businesses selected span the tech economy.

A police officer's video of the goats which took over his vehicle and started eating his paperwork has gone viral on social media. The troublesome pair of goats invaded a car belonging to an officer with Madison County Sheriff's Office in Alabama.

Blackadders has welcomed a new cohort of trainees to the firm. The trainees will undertake a two-year programme working across the firm's Scottish network of offices, gaining expertise and skills in a diverse range of legal disciplines.

The annual Red Mass to mark the beginning of the new legal year in Scotland is returning and takes place in Edinburgh on Sunday, 18 September 2022 at 12 noon. The Mass will be celebrated in St Mary’s R.C. Cathedral, Broughton Street and the principal celebrant will be the Most Reverend Leo Cus

Criminal barristers in England and Wales have today begun an indefinite strike aimed at forcing the UK government to deliver a further boost to legal aid funding. Barristers have been striking sporadically since June and last month voted overwhelmingly to escalate their action to an indefinite strik

Thorntons has pledged its support for Cash for Kids as it announces the return of its renowned charity wills campaign. Taking place across its offices in Fife, Dundee, Perth, Angus and Edinburgh, Thorntons won’t charge a fee for wills written throughout the month of September. Instead, the fir