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MacRoberts has announced it has retained five of its trainees as they become NQs on the same day that it welcomes eight first-year trainees and announces a number of internal promotions. Hannah Ward, Rhea MacKenzie, Amy Drew, Rebecca Henderson and Emily Wallace all qualified as solicitors on 1 Septe

Anderson Strathern has announced a new partner appointment in its commercial litigation team together with a raft of senior promotions and trainee retentions following a strong year of growth so far in 2018. Gillian Jamieson, who becomes partner, joined the firm in 2016 and has been instrumental in

Michael McGinley, who has died aged 69, was a well-known solicitor in Dundee where he served as president of the Dundee Criminal Bar Association and became the ‘go-to’ lawyer of Dundee’s labour movement. Born and educated in Helensburgh, Michael attended the University of Aberdeen

In response to requests for information and a perceived need, the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow (RFPG) is considering setting up a Register of Locum Solicitors as an addition to its Jobs Direct service. In order to gauge the demand for such a service the RFPG would welcome any ex

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