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The right to a civil partnership will be extended to different-sex couples in England and Wales, Prime Minister Theresa May has announced. In June, the Supreme Court said the existing law on civil partnerships was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Right

A substantive hearing in Alex Salmond's legal action against the Scottish government over its handling of sexual misconduct allegations made against him will begin in January next year, the Court of Session has confirmed. A procedural hearing will be held on November 6.

Via McArthur Stanton Solicitors: Members of the Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland Council at the opening of the Legal Year in the Court of Session last week. Pictured (L-R): Robert Shiels (Past President), Douglas Thomson (@PresidentSsc), Lynn Harrison (Past President), Christ

3 October 2018, 1300 - 1500Taylor Building C11, University of AberdeenAdmission is free, no booking required A problem in the law surrounding divorce that will be thrown up by Brexit is the subject of a seminar at Aberdeen University tomorrow, the abstract for which is set out below.

A new start-up has announced plans to launch a cannabis-based treatment for anxious and depressed pets. Weedentity will take advantage of recently relaxed Italian laws to sell a new cannabis oil product aimed at cats and dogs.

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP has appointed three new property and infrastructure partners and a further eight specialist lawyers and paralegals to its property and infrastructure division, further expanding its market-leading clean energy and commercial property practices. Joanna

Andy Wightman and others asked the Court of Session to make a judgment that Article 50 can be revoked unilaterally and unconditionally by the UK Parliament. The Court of Session has now agreed to refer this question to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the only court that can decide this matter a

Inverness law firm Macleod & MacCallum Limited has announced its acquisition of Wilsons, solicitors, Invergordon, with effect from today. Macleod & MacCallum will retain the Invergordon office of Wilsons, providing it with a permanent Ross-shire base, and the current senior partner of W

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