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Scotland’s universities face rising costs and funding cuts and there is a growing gap in how well different institutions can cope, the public spending watchdog has said in a new report. The universities face various challenges, including a seven per cent (£91 million) real terms cut in g

The Crown Prosecution Service is "in denial" about declining rape prosecutions and convictions, the victims' watchdog has told The Times. Recent figures from the CPS show that while recorded rapes have increased over the past six years to 58,657 in 2018, charges, prosecutions and convictions for the

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced its sponsorship of the Edinburgh Art Fair (EAF) for the third consecutive year. The EAF will return this November to the Edinburgh Corn Exchange to celebrate its 15th anniversary with 65 exhibiting galleries from around the UK and abroad and over 500 artists from acr

A drunk man commandeered a milk float after losing all his money at the gambling tables, a court was told. James Cooper, 31, took control of the truck at 5:30am following a night of revelry in which he had 10 pints, The Times reports.

An engineer who raised an unfair dismissal claim against her former employer after she was sacked for refusing to work with a key contractor has lost an appeal against an Employment Tribunal’s decision to relabel the reason for dismissal and reduce the award payable to her. Julie Logan, who wa

Nine lawyers have been awarded silk, it has been announced by the Judicial Office for Scotland. Those awarded the rank of Queen’s Counsel are advocates Isla Davie, C Euan Duthie, Matt Jackson, Neil Mackenzie, Fred Mackintosh, Michael Meehan, Claire Mitchell, Astrid Smart and solicitor-advocate

Anderson Strathern has announced a raft of promotions, with three new partner appointments, a senior associate promotion, three senior solicitor promotions and five solicitor promotions. The firm also retained all of its second year trainees. Nick Howie has become a partner in the corporate team. Mr

Common good assets in Scotland have the potential to deliver much greater public benefit than they do currently, according to work published by the Scottish Land Commission today. Common good assets are held for the benefit of local residents of former burghs, they can be found in cities, towns and

Dr Frankie McCarthy has been appointed a Scottish law commissioner. Dr McCarthy is a senior lecturer in private law at the University of Glasgow, where she has taught since 2007. Her teaching and research interests are in property law and family law and she has published widely in relation to b

MacRoberts is aiming to double its presence in Dundee to take advantage of oil and gas opportunities in the city. The firm's managing partner, Neil Kennedy, told The Herald that MacRoberts is focused on increasing the size of its six-year-old office in the city.

Profit before tax at IP attorneys Murgitroyd rose by 16.4 per cent to £4.16 million while revenue increased by 7.5 per cent to £48m this year, its preliminary financial results to 31 May 2019 show. The proposed final dividend is of 15p per share (2018: 14.5p), resulting in a total d

Inksters Solicitors has picked up the Niche Law Firm/Specialist Team of the Year Award and the Most Innovative Marketing Award at the Symphony Legal Awards 2019.

Pinsent Masons has added a new perspective to its strategic decision making with the launch of the Spark Board. The aim of the Spark Board is to support an inclusive approach to strategic decision-making, ensuring the firm’s main board benefits from perspectives from outside the elected partne

Aberdeen firm Patience & Buchan has raised £1,600 for charity with its annual bake morning.

The trial of the former British soldier known as "Soldier F" in connection with two murders and four attempted murders on Bloody Sunday in 1972 has been adjourned until December. At a committal hearing in Derry District Court this morning, Judge Barney McElholm granted an adjournment to allow the de