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Proposed reforms to the freedom of information (FOI) regime in Scotland are not workable, according to a new report published today by Holyrood’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. In its stage one report on the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill, t
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Burges Salmon has announced the appointment of four new partners, including two in Scotland, effective from 1 May 2026. This year’s partner appointments include Edinburgh-based Paula McGeady and Patrick Munro from the firm’s planning & compulsory purchase team.
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The Scottish Arbitration Centre has announced that Duncan Bagshaw has been appointed to the board of the centre and has stepped down as Registrar to take up that position. Andrew Mackenzie, the current CEO, will take over the responsibilities as Registrar. Mr Mackenzie will be supported by Reb
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Drummond Miller has announced the appointment of Richard Andrew as partner in its conveyancing team in its Bearsden office. Mr Andrew brings over a decade of experience in property law, advising clients on all aspects of residential transactions from initial instruction through to completion. Prior
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Westwater Advocates has welcomed Linzi McQuade to the stable. Ms McQuade called to the bar in 2024 and, having established a busy practice in both criminal and civil work with Optimum Advocates, is now looking to concentrate on civil work.
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Sam Jones has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn and will be based in the firm’s Aberdeen office.
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Thorntons has appointed two new construction law partners in Aberdeen. Jennifer Young and Sarah Stuart join from Ledingham Chalmers, where Ms Young has been both chair and managing partner and Ms Stuart has been a partner for almost 20 years.
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Dr Eddy Wifa and Dr Mitchell Lennan have both been appointed as co-directors of the Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law (AUCEL). Dr Wifa is a senior lecturer (energy law) at the School of Law, which he joined in 2020 following the completion of his PhD in Marine Renewable Energy Health a
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The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) has obtained a four-figure settlement for a client over faulty roof repairs. Prior to ALP’s engagement in the matter, the client’s roof had been damaged and encroached upon by works commissioned by a third-party. Lead adviser Robert Johnson and the team at
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Lady Dorrian is to be awarded an honorary degree by the University of St Andrews at the university's winter graduation tomorrow. The Class of 2025 students will celebrate gaining both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, with graduands from 81 countries including Namibia, the Netherlands, Ne
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The last revolution in legal education was not digital but electrical. For a time, the lecture halls of Edinburgh and Glasgow stood half-in, half-out of the new century: stone stairwells lit by bare bulbs, while seminar rooms still relied on the yellow comfort of gaslight. No one doubted that electr
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Legal academics were among the recipients of Royal Society of Edinburgh medals awarded at a ceremony held this week.
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The Law Society of Scotland is seeking urgent clarification from the Scottish government on why legal aid has again been ignored in the final budget before this year’s Holyrood election. Finance Secretary Shona Robinson announced the 2026-27 budget in the Scottish Parliament on 13 January 2026
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The Scottish government is pausing it’s proposed changes to legal aid for adults with legal incapacity (AWI) cases, following an intervention by Govan Law Centre. Last month, GLC wrote to the Holyrood's Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee to recommend rejection of a draft Scottish statut
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The Law Society of Scotland has warned that proposed changes to legal aid fees for cases related to adults with incapacity (AWI) would further exacerbate the shortage of solicitors for such work. The warning is contained in a submission by the Law Society on potential changes to legal aid regulation
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Laura Simpson and Christine McKellar of Govan Law Centre raise the alarm over proposed changes to legal aid for adults with incapacity in Scotland. It is no secret that Scotland’s legal aid system is in urgent need of reform. With the increase in legal aid deserts caused by an ever-diminishing
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Tony Lenehan KC remains the top earner of legal aid fees, new figures from the Scottish Legal Aid Board detailing gross earnings show. In 2024-25, Mr Lenehan’s fees were £490,000, an increase of £40,000, or nine per cent, on the previous year. Donald Findlay KC rose from third to s
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A Russian court has inadvertently admitted that Ukraine sank the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet in a press release which was published online and then quickly removed. The Moskva sank in April 2022 after Ukrainian forces hit it with two missiles in what was widely reported as an enormous and unexpe
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A man who backed out of an agreement to purchase a home after its price plummeted has been ordered to pay nearly half of the expected sale price.
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A man who allegedly posed as a commercial airline pilot to fly for free is facing up to 20 years' imprisonment. Canadian man Dallas Pokornik, 33, has been extradited to the US from Panama to face charges of wire fraud.
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Pizza Hut has threatened legal action against an allegedly fake outlet following its grand opening by a Pakistani government minister. Pakistan's defence minister, Khawaja Asif, was filmed cutting the ribbon to mark the opening of the new restaurant at a military base near Sialkot.
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Two rival administrations are both claiming to be in charge of a city as a result of a long-running, unresolved and extremely boring legal dispute. Voters in Nelsonville, a small city in south-eastern Ohio, backed sweeping changes to local government in a referendum in November 2024.
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