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Macdonald Henderson has achieved a doubling in size since its management buyout in 2009 following the announcement of two new appointments. Victoria Lawson has been appointed as a conveyancing executive in the firm's private client team, while Colm Kerr has been appointed as a trainee solicitor in t

Pictured (l-r): Stephen Clark, Jacqueline Tainsh and George Paschakis Morisons Solicitors has welcomed three new appointments to the firm.

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Pictured (l-r): Annabelle Gow and Gordon Stevenson Aberdeen and north-east legal firm Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace (RCC&W) has announced the appointment of two new solicitors to the firm.

Continuing the firm’s ongoing relationship with IP Inclusive, which is committed to making IP professions more inclusive, Burness Paull is hosting a multi-centre breakfast webinar in the topic of Imposter Syndrome. Many of us suffer from it, even if we didn’t know it had a name. It’s that feel

Campaigners who took legal action over a Home Office decision not to extend a public inquiry on undercover policing to Scotland have been granted permission for a full judicial review.

Attorney General for England and Wales, Jeremy Wright QC The Attorney General for England and Wales, Jeremy Wright QC, has called on judges, solicitors and victims’ groups to submit evidence about the impact of social media on criminal trials.

31st August 2017 marked a special day for graduates of the Specialist Paralegal Qualifications offered by CLT Scotland and accredited by the University of Strathclyde.

Home Office officials are reportedly considering whether to proscribe a far-right group called Scottish Dawn, widely believed to be a direct successor to the banned neo-Nazi group National Action. Last December, National Action became the first far-right group in Britain to be added to the list of p

A survey of Scottish law firms’ finances has shown improving fortunes for smaller law firms. Results from the Law Society of Scotland’s new financial benchmarking survey, published this week has shown that profits per partner (profit before tax and allowances for equity partner salaries) for the

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A man found guilty of raping his partner who claimed that he “reasonably believed” she was consenting has failed in an appeal against his conviction. The appellant argued that the trial judge “misdirected” the jury by advising them that they could use evidence of the complainer’s distress

A Nigerian national with a history of offending who complained about an order deporting him from the UK suffered no violation of his article 8 rights, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. Mr Ndidi, the applicant, arrived with his mother in the UK aged two. He had an escalating history of of

Pictured from back (L-R): Victoria Guild, Vicki Alexander, Stephen O’Hare, Scott Milne (joint managing partner), Colin Graham (chairman), Emily Flett From front (L-R): Katy Williams, Kirsty Waughman, Katie Fulton, George McLaughlin and guide dog Millie.

The introduction of new simple procedure special claims rules is to be delayed until next year, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has announced. Simple Procedure is a court process designed to resolve civil disputes where the cash value is less than £5,000.