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Police Scotland must ensure that all police officers receive appropriate training and guidance in assessing missing person reports, the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has said. The watchdog has published a report which concludes that there was a delay in police going to the f

An English solicitor who said her professional reputation had been destroyed by a Facebook post has lost her £900,000 libel claim. The High Court in London ruled that lawyers for Dr Katherine Alexander-Theodotou, of Highgate Hill Solicitors, had not established that the post had caused "seriou

An Orthodox priest in Russia has been relocated to a remote village in a bizarre act of punishment after his wife won a beauty pageant. Sergei Zotov was dismissed from his post and sent to a village of just 4,000 people around 65 kilometres away.

Two asylum seekers who claimed that it was “unlawful” for their housing provider to evict them by changing the locks to their homes without first obtaining a court order for their removal have had their legal challenges dismissed. In a test case, a judge in the Court of Session dismissed

Turcan Connell has announced the appointment of Gillian Crandles as its new managing partner. One of the country’s leading divorce lawyers, Ms Crandles is only the second person to occupy this role in the firm’s 22-year history and will combine it with her current position as head of div

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP has announced the appointment of two new partners at its Inverness office. Paul Adams and JP Campbell, who both joined the team in 2018 as associates, have been promoted to partners at the law firm's Highland branch.

Landmark legislation which provided a legal basis for real burdens following the abolition of feudal tenure is too difficult to apply in practice and should be reformed, the Scottish Law Commission has said. The legal reform body has published a new report recommending the replacement of section 53

Pinsent Masons has announced the appointment of Claire Scott as legal director in the international law firm's Aberdeen office. Ms Scott is widely respected in the north east and has years of experience advising international clients in the oil and gas, shipping and aviation industries.

Glasgow-based Mitchells Roberton has promoted Laura Burns to associate in the solicitor firm's private client department. Ms Burns, a graduate of Strathclyde University, joined Mitchells Roberton in January 2018.

Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, has been appointed to the Council of the International Bar Association Section on Public and Professional Interest (IBA SPPI). The IBA is the foremost organisation for international legal practitioners, with a membership of 80,000

William Grant & Sons, the owners of Glenfiddich, the world’s biggest-selling single malt whisky, has lost a legal battle with an Indian company they accused of copying their product. The whisky producer, which was founded 132 years ago and now has its headquarters at Strathclyde Business P

The Tumbling Lassie Seminar returns this year to consider two more very important aspects of tackling the injustices of human trafficking and exploitation in Scotland and beyond. The tumbling lassie was forced to give her labour and liberty to an exploitative master – and those ugly situations

Aberdeen solicitor Les Green has passed away at the age of 64 after falling ill following a concert in Glasgow. Mr Green, a partner at George Mathers & Co., was taken to hospital and passed away early on Monday, the Press and Journal reports.

A surprise court ruling has revived the possibility of a £14 billion lawsuit against credit card firm Mastercard that could mean millions of Britons may be entitled to a £300 payout. The Court of Appeal in London has ruled that the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) must reconsider the cl

A judge was excused from jury duty after pointing out he was the judge presiding over the case in question. Judge Keith Cutler said he would have have enjoyed the opportunity to serve as juror on another case, but in this case it "would be inappropriate seeing I happened to be the judge and knew all