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The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has introduced a new, simplified, complaint levy policy that will apply to complaints upheld or part upheld by a determination committee from today onwards. The complaint levy remains at £3,500, which was set in 2012 following consultation with t

An SNP worker who helped clear the name of a Conservative MSP accused of a sexual misdeed has said a charity purposely turned the case into a "media circus" and that she was outraged by its conduct. The woman, who spoke to The Times anonymously, gave evidence on behalf of Miles Briggs before th

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of two new members of staff for its families and individuals and residential property teams. Solicitor Hilary Peppiette is one of Scotland’s first end of life doulas, making BTO the first Scottish law firm to offer such specialist counselli

Allan McDougall Solicitors has promoted Gordon Milligan to the position of associate. Mr Milligan specialises in personal injury law, with particular expertise in handling cases in respect of asbestos exposure and occupational hearing loss.

Thorntons has welcomed corporate solicitor Morgan Smith to its team in Dundee. Ms Smith advises both individual and business clients on a wide range of general corporate matters including: commercial contracts, corporate structures, business acquisitions and sales, shareholders and partnership agree

Lindsays has announced the promotion of Louise Norris to senior associate and Brian Pollock and Leanne Gordon to associates. Ms Norris is a member of Lindsays’ commercial property team and is based in Edinburgh. She joined the firm in 2014 as a solicitor and her considerable experience include

A new digital ‘chat’ facility has gone live to give residents in Inverclyde the chance to get real-time help with debt. It is thought to be the first time live chat facilities have been used by a Scottish council to provide money advice.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Edinburgh-headquartered Tesco Bank £16,400,000 for “failing to exercise due skill, care and diligence in protecting its personal current account holders against a cyber attack” following the major assault on its sy

Pictured (L-R): Emma Gray, David Currie and Scott Williamson A University of Dundee student retraining for a career in law has been awarded the annual Ken Scott Bursary by Blackadders.

A magistrate who provided a character reference for a defendant in a criminal case in which he was involved has been reprimanded. Zahur Akhtar, of the Black Country Bench, is among seven magistrates and judges to be disciplined or face disqualification in the past month, The Times reports.

A group of people who thought they had survived the Great Tribulation, a period of suffering that Evangelical Christians believe precedes the Second Coming, and who kidnapped their neighbours in order to protect them from demons, were found naked in an SUV they had crashed into a ditch as they attem

A consultation is seeking views on the future of civil partnerships in Scotland. It follows a recent decision by the Supreme Court that the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as it does not allow opposite sex couples to enter into civil pa

Seventy-four per cent of FOI requests made last year resulted in information being disclosed to the requester, the Scottish Information Commissioner's (SIC) annual report shows. Of those who appealed to the commissioner’s office, 65 per cent received a decision which found wholly or

Scotland's next census will include new questions on sexual orientation as well as transgender status. Proposals for the 2021 census were detailed in ‘Plans for Scotland’s Census 2021’, published by National Records of Scotland.