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Lord Carloway is to reflect on his tenure as Scotland's most senior judge in an upcoming lecture. Lord Carloway was appointed as lord justice clerk in 2012, and lord president and lord justice general in 2015, holding the position until his retirement this year.

Revolut and Visa have launched legal challenges against the UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), disputing its proposed cap on international digital transaction fees. The companies argue the PSR has exceeded its statutory powers with the plan, which aims to limit interchange fees on cross-border on

Drummond Miller has announced the appointment of four new team members to its residential conveyancing division. Military veteran and former rugby player Wilson Browne, who is returning to the firm, and Jean McAlpine have both joined as partners – bringing decades of combined experience in res

A lawyer has been awarded compensation from a cinema chain after complaining that it showed too many adverts before a film. The 31-year-old lawyer from Bangalore said he missed a work call as a result of the 25 minutes of adverts shown before a screening in 2023.

Balfour and Manson is moving into Glasgow to complete its triangle of offices in Scotland’s three largest cities. The firm will be based in George Square, in the heart of Glasgow, from 1 April, adding to its HQ in Frederick Street, Edinburgh, and its fast-growing office in Albyn Terrace, Aberd

People who are committing livestock offences are going unpunished, an MSP has claimed.  Between April 1, 2024, and January 31, 2025, the Crown Office received 57 charges of livestock worrying. Six cases were prosecuted and two convictions were obtained — representing four per cent of the

Anderson Strathern has stepped up its longstanding support for social mobility within the legal sector by signing up as a corporate sponsor of the Lawscot Foundation. The firm will provide a donation of £2,750 per year, enough to cover the foundation’s annual bursary payment to one Scott

Craig Naylor has been reappointed as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland for an additional three years. Mr Naylor, who first took up the role in 2022, will continue to lead HM Inspectorate of Constabulary Scotland (HMICS) to deliver a programme of independent inspection,

Lawyers have threatened to boycott the Scottish government's new swifter justice scheme unless legal aid fees are increased. Members of the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) will not take part in summary cases heard as part of the new Summary Case Management (SCM) initiative.

A hotly contested debate on the rise of online teaching has sent four schools from across Scotland to the final of this year’s Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament. Pupils from Bearsden Academy, Broxburn Academy, Nairn Academy and Trinity High School saw off competitors in the penultimate

Edinburgh Law School's mooting team won the Stair Society Legal History Moot, which was held at the beginning of March. 

Blackadders LLP has advised the M&D Green Group in its acquisition of nine Scotland-based community pharmacies from Northern Ireland’s largest independent pharmacy operator, Gordons Chemists. The multi-million-pound deal will bring the number of community pharmacies in the family business

A bumbling thief allegedly swallowed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Tiffany jewellery to conceal his crime before admitting he would have been better off throwing them out of a window. Texas man Jaythan Gilder, 32, was invited into the VIP room of a Tiffany & Co. jewellery store after

Aberdein Considine has appointed Nicola Watson as partner in its family law team. Joining from Livingstone Brown, where she was a senior associate, and with 10-plus years’ experience in family law, she will be based in Aberdein Considine’s Glasgow offices.

More than two thirds (68 per cent) of Scottish employers expect costs to rise due to measures in the Employment Rights Bill, with over a fifth (22 per cent) likely to make redundancies as a result, according to research. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is calling on the U