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Douglas Roberts from Lindsays’ corporate and technology group advised on legal aspects of the transition of Falkirk-based Palimpsest Book Production Company Limited to employee ownership. Palimpsest, a book production company, was established in 1994 by Craig and Ruth Morrison and provides the

This month has seen another increase in the number of properties brought to market in east central Scotland compared to last year, ESPC reports. In August 2018, there was a five per cent increase annually, while in ESPC’s July and June House Price reports, this figure was 3.4 per cent and 3.2

A new video published by the BBC invites viewers to take a virtual reality tour through the highest court in the UK.

An Aberdeen-based student law project's annual lecture will be delivered this year by Sir Anthony Seldon. Sir Anthony, the award-winning political biographer and vice-chancellor of the University of Buckingham, will deliver the Aberdeen Law Project's annual lecture next month on the topic

A new inquiry to investigate whether changes to legal aid funding have left some victims of discrimination unable to access justice has been launched today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Following changes to legal aid in 2012, funding for most discrimination cases can only be accessed

A crackdown on lawyers and activists associated with the campaign against forced wearing of the hijab in Iran intensified over the weekend. Human rights lawyer and women’s rights activist Hoda Amid was arrested at her home on Saturday, a day after the arrests of her fellow lawyers Payam Derafs

A man who allegedly ran out on dinner dates with women, leaving them to pay the full bill, is facing up to 13 years in prison. Paul Gonzales, 45, allegedly took financial advantage of at least 10 women he met on dating apps or websites.

Proposed legislation to give Scottish courts the power to order damages awards to be paid periodically has been hailed by the Faculty of Advocates as a “long overdue reform”. The Faculty has also welcomed provisions in the Damages (Investment Returns and Periodical Payments) (Scotland) B

The independent review on the impact of policing on affected communities in Scotland during the miners' strike is today launching a call for evidence. John Scott QC, who is leading the review, and his advisory panel, comprising Dennis Canavan, former MP and MSP, Jim Murdoch, professor of public law

One of Scotland’s foremost experts on immigration law and migration policy has joined Burness Paull LLP. Jamie Kerr has worked solely in the field of immigration, asylum and nationality law for over a decade, supporting public and private sector clients on the full suite of business

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP has announced the promotion of Joanne Ockrim and Martin O’Neill to partner. Ms Ockrim graduated from Strathclyde University before joining WJM as a trainee and subsequently advancing through the firm.

Murgitroyd, a global intellectual property attorney firm headquartered in Glasgow, is on track to report profit before taxes of just under £4.1 million. In a trading update, the group said it expects profits for the year to 31 May to be line with market expectations and up from £3.8m in

Forensic expert Professor Dame Sue Black has called for the creation of a national database of sex offenders' penises to help tackle sexual crimes. Professor Black said that suspects can be identified by their penises alone and that it is the practice among many to upload such photos to we

An annual gathering of Catholic lawyers has become the subject of a row because of the church's handling of child abuse, The Times reports. Leading figures from Scotland's legal profession gather annually at St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh for the Red Mass, which ushers in the new legal year.