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Ampersand is delighted to welcome Shane Dundas and Michael Way to the stable, who both called to the bar on Friday. Mr Dundas calls to the bar ...

Anderson Strathern has joined angel syndicate Equity Gap and made its first investment in Glasgow-headquartered energy sector instrumentation specialist Synaptec. Anderson Strathern’s new investment vehicle, AS Capital, ...

Lord Cullen of Whitekirk is to step down from his role as Chancellor of Abertay University following this summer’s graduation ceremonies. After 10 years of service to ...

Women in the Law UK, the networking organisation designed to encourage, inspire and support the next generation of lawyers and women in business, held its Glasgow launch ...

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has granted the first ever multimedia trademark. Japanese firm Toshiba registered the mark after the UK updated its guidelines earlier this ...

The UKSC Blog, a joint collaboration between CMS and Matrix Chambers, has launched its new podcast series, First Impressions. The UKSC Blog was founded in 2009 and, ...

An online hatred bill that aims to eradicate racist and homophobic trolling online will be debated by the French Parliament and could be replicated across Europe. The bill ...

Welcome to the latest round-up of activity from the last four weeks in Scotland's dynamic commercial property sector. For sponsor or advertising opportunities contact Jeff Anderson on ...

A 36-year-old man has admitted stealing the mummified head of an 800-year-old 'Crusader' from a church. 'The Crusader' was decapitated at the crypt in St Michan's Church in ...

The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has ruled that the existence of a repairing standard enforcement order did not prevent a trust from having the requisite intention to ...

Eight new members have been admitted to the Faculty of Advocates, and welcomed to “the best job in the legal profession”. Those ending their days as devils ...

A review of a consultation on hate crime found no consensus on whether the legislative response to crimes motivated by gender should cover women only, although organisations ...

TLT has obtained a permanent 3am licence for LIQRS, a late night bar premises in Dumfries town centre. The firm convinced the Nithsdale division of the Dumfries ...

Victoria Kerr examines why businesses should consider enhanced shared parental pay. It has been reported that as one of her last moves before leaving Downing Street, Theresa May ...

An action plan to provide "voluntary, safe communication" between victims and those who have harmed them in Scotland has been published. Restorative justice aims to bring together ...