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The Director of Public Prosecutions has apologised after a review found that 47 rape or sexual offence cases were stopped because evidence had not been disclosed to the defence. Outgoing Crown Prosecution Service head, Alison Saunders, told the Commons Justice Committee that disclosure was a “

Bonar Mercer looks at a fresh consultation on proposed reforms to the limited partnerships regime. Scottish Limited Partnership (SLPs) (as well as English Limited Partnerships) are a type of business structure formed under the Limited Partnership Act 1907. Unlike English Limited Partnership, SLPs ha

Pictured (L-R): Fraser Morrison, Michelle Rae, David Beveridge, Laura Forrest and Calum Thornton

TLT has appointed Douglas Gourlay as a partner in its Glasgow office, building on the firm's national strength in banking and finance. Mr Gourlay joins TLT from national firm Weightmans, where he established the Scottish banking team and led the firm’s UK real estate finance practice. His trac

Selling prices for residential property across east central Scotland rose by 8.2 per cent on average over the past three months of March, April and May compared with the same months of spring last year, according to the latest house price report by ESPC, property experts in east central Scotland. Av

A legal battle over a tunnel collapse which halted the operation of a hydro-electric scheme is to go to the Supreme Court. The project at Glendoe was closed in August 2009, mere months after it was opened, and did not resume until August 2012.

A man found guilty of attempting to pervert the course of justice while being held on remand by phoning friends on the outside to bribe a witness not to identify him in an ID parade after he had been accused of attempted murder had his appeal against convicted rejected. The appellant argued that the

The total value of the residential sales market in Scotland from 2007-08 to 2017-18 was £161.3 billion, according to the sixth annual Registers of Scotland’s Property Market Report. Published today, the report details the trends in the Scottish land and property market from the pre-

Pictured (L-R): Carole Russell, John King and Eric Willis Conveyancing and land search specialist, Millar & Bryce, had made two senior technical appointments. 

Ampersand is delighted to confirm the date of our all day Summer Clinical Negligence conference this year will be 18th June 2018, to be held at the Raddison Blu Hotel in Edinburgh. Chaired by Douglas Ross QC the speakers and topics are:

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) is acting for Speymalt Whisky Distributors on their newly announced distillery at Craggan, near Grantown-on-Spey.  This will become the first new malt whisky distillery to be built in the Cairngorms National Park since its creation in 2003. The multi m

An organisation devoted to New York's legal professionals and law students who are Scots-born or simply interested in Scotland is hosting a revival event this week. After a period of dormancy the Scottish Bar Association of New York (SCOTBARNY) will host a revival event on June 7, from 7.00pm, at th

An international law student whose scholarship has not been honoured will be denied the opportunity to gain his LLB and will be sent back to his home country unless he can satisfy his university debts. Raphael Chinwuko was admitted to Durham University in 2016 and was offered a scholarship by a priv

The term ‘spouse’ within the meaning of the provisions of EU law on freedom of residence for EU citizens and their family members includes spouses of the same sex, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. Although the member states have the freedom whether or not to authoris

Students at the University of Aberdeen have produced a video explaining the work of their legal society, which carries out pro-bono legal research and fundraising in promotion of the rule of law.