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As everyone is forced to adapt to new circumstances due to the coronavirus pandemic mediators are no exception. That said, it would be fair to say that a number of mediators have been conducting their ­practice online for a number of years. I am aware of one mediator who has ­conducted a glo

Macleod & MacCallum has announced the promotion of Scott Dallas to director. He has extensive experience in dealing with wills, powers of attorney, guardianships, executry advice and inheritance tax and later life planning issues.

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) is launching a podcast series that promises to deliver interesting conversations on a variety of topics during the lockdown.

Dear Editor I read your article on the sad passing away of Liz Wilson. Her name seemed familiar and, when I went to my bookshelf, there it was - her short book on Setting up a Law Practice - A Guide. My copy was covered on the front with the scribbles of my then toddlers.

Gilson Gray has appointed commercial property expert Mark Sabey as legal director in the firm’s Glasgow real estate division. Originally from London, he is an English-qualified solicitor with more than 17 years’ experience in commercial property, land management and renewables.

A judge has questioned the decision to prosecute a homeless man for breaching coronavirus laws by leaving his home. Sultan Monsour, 45, was arrested in London and charged with being "outside of the place where you were living, namely no fixed address", The Guardian reports.

A man who stole a 2,000-year-old Roman relic has returned it as he believes "the end of the world is near” and wants to clear his conscience. Moshe Manies, who returned the 'ballista stone' on behalf of the man who stole it, posted about the relic on Facebook.

An ice cream shop in Hong Kong has launched a "tear gas" flavour in support of the region's pro-democracy movement. After experimenting with wasabi and mustard, the 31-year-old shop owner eventually settled on black peppercorns as the main ingredient.

Blackadders' Donna Reynolds details the trials and tribulations of life on lockdown.  Monday: Keeping up appearances

When I came back to Dublin, I was courtmartialled in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.

The Law Society of Scotland has today launched a three-year action plan that aims to tackle stigma around mental health in the legal sector. The new action plan follows a survey of Scotland’s legal profession on their views of mental health in the workplace in 2019 and accompanies the survey&r

Shared Parenting Scotland has recorded an 81 per cent increase in enquiries by phone, text and email during April and May 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. The increase began during March 2020 as concern grew about COVID-19. Formal lockdown in Scotland and throughout the UK began in the las

MacRoberts' director of HR Rupa Mooker challenges law firms to walk the walk, not just talk the talk on diverse recruitment. One of the tweets that stood out to me on Twitter over the last few weeks or so during the #blacklivesmatter social media campaign was one which said “Thank you for your

An Italian priest was detained for five hours after being caught bringing half a dozen mobile phones into a maximum-security prison known for holding mafia prisoners. Father Pierangelo Marchi was searched and interrogated after setting off a metal detector on his way into the Carinola prison near Na

Robert More makes some worrying predictions about legally aided criminal defence work in the wake of the lockdown. The Scottish government has recently released the response to its consultation on legal aid reform. The consultation was commissioned in light of the Independent Strategic Review by Mar