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Liam Entwistle has been appointed as chairman at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM), succeeding Colin Brass after 15 years in the role. Commenting on his appointment, Mr Entwistle said: "It is a huge privilege and with it comes the responsibility for upholding our brand values.

Marks & Clerk has announced the appointment of David Murray to the firm's partnership. Mr Murray joined the patent profession after completing a master of engineering degree in product design engineering at the University of Glasgow and Glasgow School of Art and has more than 15 years’ exp

A new survey by CMS has found that Scottish commercial property requirements will likely see a significant change following the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, based on responses from over 200 middle, senior, and C-suite executives, show that 24 per cent of commercial property occupants in Scotland e

Amal Clooney has resigned as the government's envoy on media freedom over suggestions the UK government intends to break parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement. She said in a letter to foreign secretary Dominic Rabb that she was "dismayed to learn that the government intends to pass legislati

Brewdog has failed in a legal fight with Elvis Presley's estate over the name of one of its beers, The Times reports. The company launched Brewdog Elvis Juice IPA five years ago. It enjoys annual sales of £6.4 million in the UK alone.

The Senate will vote on a successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg before November's presidential election. The US Supreme Court justice died on Friday at the age of 87.

Rare books worth more than £2 million that were stolen in January 2017 have been discovered in rural Romania. The collection, which includes important works from the Renaissance period, was taken by crooks in a daring raid in which they abseiled into a warehouse, near Heathrow, after cutting h

Ten police officers who brought a petition for judicial review of the decision by their superior to conduct misconduct proceedings against them using WhatsApp messages sent to and from them have had their reclaiming motion against the refusal of the Lord Ordinary of their petition refused by the Inn

Lord Keen of Elie QC has been praised for his honourable resignation this week by senior legal figures who have predicted that the UK government will have "difficulty" in replacing him. Lord Keen left his post after a debacle that arose over a government bill. His erstwhile colleagues now

The Lord President, Lord Carloway, has made 13 new appointments to the panel of judges of Employment Tribunals (Scotland). The new appointees, who will take up their posts on 2 November 2020, are:

Diversity data will be collected as part of the annual practising certificate (PC) renewal process for the first time this year. In order to support and advance the Law Society of Scotland’s equality and diversity work, solicitors will now be asked for pseudonymised information on their e

The Scottish Law Agents Society (SLAS) has warned that moves to compel digitisation of small value claims, under simple procedure, in the Sheriff Court risk excluding those who lack the ability or confidence to engage with the system. Andrew Stevenson, secretary of SLAS, said it was no coincide

Two women who accused Scotland's former chief constable, Phil Gormley, of bullying have been awarded an out-of court settlement worth over £1 million, the Scottish Daily Mail reports. Mr Gormley stepped down from his senior police position in February 2018 after being placed on "spec

The insures for Glasgow School of Art have raised legal proceedings in the Court of Session against the company that installed fire and security measures at the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building that was destroyed by fire. Arrest Fire & Security Ltd, based in Glasgow, was contracted to pro

A group of 29 states has expressed "deep concern" about human rights in Saudi Arabia as it bids to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council. Human rights organisations Reprive and the European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights (ESOHR) have echoed these concerns as the Saudi Arabian government has not fo