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Lindsay Kirkwood and Samera Ali, solicitors at Tayside-based solicitors and estate agents Miller Hendry, have both achieved the STEP Diploma in Trusts and Estates (Scotland). STEP is a worldwide professional body for practitioners in the fields of trusts, estates and related issues.

Ewan McIntyre is a consultant to Burness Paull and expert in professional negligence and financial services litigation with over 25 years’ experience. He is currently enjoying a secondment with Racine, one of the main independent French law firms, in its Lyon office. There are risks to keeping

SCIAF (Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund) is hosting a reception for members of the legal profession in February next year. Join the charity for an evening of discussion on the topic of Syria with guest speaker former International Development Secretary, Douglas Alexander and host Kaye Adams.

A sharp rise in the price of tomatoes has led to farmers in Pakistan hiring round-the-clock guards to watch over their crop. The price of tomatoes sky-rocketed to 350 rupees (£1.75) per kilogram, more than five times the previous price, after Pakistan banned tomato imports from Iran, India and

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened an investigation into the alleged ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Myanmar's generals and Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel peace prize winner, could face prosecution in the court for crimes against humanity as well a

A man accused of rape and other historical child sexual offences against his sister as well as allegedly raping his former fiancée will face trial on the charges after prosecutors successfully challenged a judge’s decision to uphold a “no case to answer” submission. The tria

Leonie Burke has joined Aberdein Considine as a partner in Edinburgh. Ms Burke is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as both a family law specialist and as a family law mediator.

Shoosmiths has appointed Thomas Morrison within its financial services team. Mr Morrison joins from Addleshaw Goddard and will be based in Shoosmiths’ London office.

David Bell considers unfair prejudice claims in business disputes and how the role of the forensic accountant can play a part in resolving these. There has been an increase in unfair prejudice claims in the last few years and they always bring out interesting and challenging issues from a forensic

In a video produced by Edinburgh Law School, Professor Martin Hogg discusses the concept of a 'restatement' of the law, which is gaining popularity in British law schools.

A round-up of deals involving Scottish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@scottishnews.com.

The number of offenders passing through the criminal justice system has fallen to its lowest level in 50 years, according to official figures. Between July 2018 and June 2019 there were 1.58 million people processed by the system, compared with 1.86m in 1970, data from the Ministry of Justice show.

A university is expanding its criminology programme to explore perceptions surrounding the actions of climate change activist groups like Extinction Rebellion. From next year, third-year students from the Division of Sociology at Abertay University will take on a new ‘Green Criminology’

Prison authorities have captured an inmate's cat which was being used to smuggle drugs into the jail. In CCTV footage released online, guards at a penal colony in the Russian republic of Tatarstan chase after a cat as it races towards the prison building.

As you would expect of properties in Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, the Faculty of Advocates’ Lord Reid Building and Mackenzie Building are steeped in history. The Lord Reid Building, behind 142 High Street, is within an enclosed court and accessed via the pend known as New Assembly Close. It h