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Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD), which has an office in Edinburgh, has announced a combination with Lewis Roca in the US, creating a firm of more than 1,200 lawyers in 37 offices in the United States and the United Kingdom. With a planned effective date of 1 January 2025, the firm will operate as Womble

Jones Whyte has welcomed 12 new first-year trainee solicitors to its 2024 intake. The new cohort completed their first week with the firm with an induction program.

Edinburgh Law School’s Dr Martin David Kelly, lecturer in legal theory, has been elected as a convenor of the Jurisprudence Section of the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS). Dr Kelly will take over the convening of the section with Dr Sahar Shah (University of Bristol), for a three-year term in

A national campaign to help young people to safely navigate social media and prevent violence has been launched. ‘Quit Fighting For Likes’ aims to get young people to think about and discuss attitudes and behaviours around the filming and sharing of violent incidents.

The Law Society of Scotland is inviting nominations for honorary membership for outstanding service for the public good by a Scottish solicitor. To mark its 75th anniversary, the Law Society has opened nominations for the award which is normally presented once every two years. The most recent recipi

The law officers of England and Wales have been called to the Bar of Northern Ireland during a visit to Belfast. Lord Hermer is the Attorney General of England and Wales as well as the advocate general of Northern Ireland and chief legal adviser to the UK government on Northern Ireland law.

Pictured (L-R): Govan Law Centre's Sophie McBride, Mike Dailly and Chloe Minto Aberlour Children’s Charity has joined with Govan Law Centre (GLC) to call upon MSPs to make changes to the way public debt is collected in Scotland.

A watchdog has called for case studies concerning the use of age assessments in the asylum process. The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) has commenced an inspection of the Home Office’s use of age assessments.

Businesses in Scotland are experiencing “significant challenges” in exporting goods to the EU as a result of considerable non-tariff barriers which have arisen due to the post-Brexit UK-EU trading relationship, according to a new report by Holyrood's Constitution, Europe, External Affair

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with CIOT and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled ‘Gross Division & Net Proportionality in Estates – re Ratcliffe & re Benham revisited’ at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh on Thursday 26 Septe

Disney is being sued over its use of CGI to "resurrect" the late Peter Cushing in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Mr Cushing played Grand Moff Tarkin in the original 1977 Star Wars, in which he gives the order to destroy Princess Leia's home planet of Alderaan using the formidable Death Star.

A senior banker who stole almost £18,000 from the accounts of an elderly, dementia-stricken customer has been imprisoned for 13 months. Stephen Barr, 38, of Aberdeen, deliberately targeted the 81-year-old widower because he knew he was vulnerable and confused.

Lawyers at Lindsays have sat down with one of Scotland’s leading broadcasters to help talk people through the impact of life-shaping decisions. Insight and advice on how to manage a range of important personal legal moments – including marriage, separation and ensuring your wishes are fo

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) have signed a joint memorandum of understanding (MoU) that sets out how both organisations will cooperate to improve the UK’s cyber resilience. The aim of this work is to ensure that organisations across the

Solicitor General Ruth Charteris KC has vowed to continue tackling the serious and damaging crime of coercive control in domestic abuse cases. Ms Charteris made the pledge following the publication of data on domestic abuse and stalking charges in Scotland.