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A decade since the crash and after numerous mergers, Scotland's law firms have emerged fighting fit – posting strong results for the latest financial year. In the year to 30 April 2018, Brodies' revenues grew to £68.6 million, from £66.7 million in 2016/17 while profits before part

Govan Law Centre (GLC) has commenced additional legal proceedings at the Court of Session on behalf of an Iraqi asylum seeker threatened with a "DIY eviction" by Serco. The proceedings are against Serco Group plc, Compass SNI Ltd, and the Home Secretary.

Royal Mail has been fined a record £50 million by the UK communications watchdog Ofcom after a "serious breach" of competition law in 2014. The regulator found Royal Mail to have abused its dominant position in the market by discriminating against its only major competitor deliv

Maurice O'Carroll, advocate at Terra Firma Chambers, has been appointed a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). Mr O'Carroll is a highly experienced advocate, specialising particularly in the fields of town and country planning and employment law.

Mike Dailly, Govan Law Centre's solicitor advocate, has been appointed as a non-executive director to the board of the Single Financial Guidance Body (SFGB), With the agreement of the minister for pensions and financial inclusion. He will take up the post in October 2018. The Single Financ

Via @thewssociety: Welcome to law student interns Elizabeth Olofsson @AberdeenUniLaw, Laura Crocker @UofGLaw & Andrew Clark @EdinburghNapier – starting their research on the impact of the 'Me Too' Movement on employment law.

The Supreme Court will be hosting several Open Days throughout the summer months. These events are completely free. The will be held on Friday 24 August - 0930 to 1630, Tuesday 28 August - 0930 to 1630, Friday 21 September - 0930 to 1630. Programme highlights on these special days:

Members of Gildeas Solicitors' Edinburgh office will be participating in the Edinburgh City Centre Tough Mudder event on 25 August to raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust.

The University of Aberdeen's cat has been named as one of Europe's top university mascots by the website Study.EU. Snow-white tomcat Buttons, a local celebrity, is known to frequent the philosophy department.

Burness Paull LLP is on track to meet the targets set out in its ambitious three-year growth plan.  The firm has reported a strong performance in its financial year ending 31 July 2018 – securing a ninth year of consecutive growth with an annual turnover of £57.6 million, up seven p

A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the Clutha helicopter crash will begin next April in Glasgow. Three people on a Eurocopter EC 135 died when it crashed into the Clutha bar in Glasgow in November 2013. Seven people inside the pub were also killed.

Harper Macleod has appointed family law specialist Natalie Bruce to its Inverness office. Ms Bruce has joined Harper Macleod from Anderson, Shaw & Gilbert as the firm continues to increase numbers at its office in Cradlehall Business Park. Her arrival comes just a few weeks after the firm added

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has submitted its response to the Law Society of Scotland’s consultation on price transparency.  The response recommends that price transparency should be the default. It also recommends that the Law Society promotes a standardised form