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Pictured (l-r): Richard Duffy and David Perdikou Morisons Solicitors has expanded its real estate team with two new appointments.

Dirk van Zyl Smit Professor Dirk van Zyl Smit will explore the appropriateness of life imprisonment in Scotland at a lecture hosted by the Howard League next month.

As part of the Law Society of Scotland's Rules Review Project, regulations on admission as a solicitor are to be revised. Jane MacEachran, convener of the Law Society’s Education and Training Policy committee, said: “In addition to changing the processes on how lawyers from elsewhere in the worl

Students at Strathclyde University were given a glimpse of life at the Bar when a Faculty of Advocates roadshow arrived on campus. As well as hearing from Dean of Faculty, Gordon Jackson QC, and viewing the Faculty's promotional film, the students witnessed advocacy in action when QCs staged a short

Jen Murray Jennifer Murray of Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie (WJM) writes on upcoming submission requirements for Scotland's stamp duty replacement.

A new survey of English barristers has found they are even less satisfied with their working lives than NHS staff, the Law Society Gazette reports. The South Eastern Circuit and Criminal Bar Association (CBA) invited 2,000 members to complete surveys on quality of working life and the courts' flexib

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found that a Lithuanian lawyer convicted of bribery offences had not suffered a violation of his rights. Kęstas Ramanauskas is a Lithuanian national who was born in 1966 and lives in Kaišiadorys. He worked as a lawyer in his own private practice.

A father-of-two found guilty of sexually assaulting his daughter and making and sharing indecent images of her has had an appeal against his conviction refused. The appellant claimed that the trial judge erred in refusing a request by the jury to view a number of the images during their deliberation

A pilot court project dedicated to dealing with people convicted on summary complaint where alcohol has significantly contributed to their offending is being established at Glasgow Sheriff Court. The Alcohol Court, which is to be presided over by Sheriff Iain Fleming, is the latest “problem-solvin

A lawyer has criticised his colleagues for breaking ranks and enlisting in the legal aid police station duty scheme in Angus, The Courier reports. Mike Ferrie, Dean of the Society of Procurators and Solicitors of Angus, said the boycott of the scheme “required total support and trust between Angus

Eric Gilligan Stronachs LLP has been appointed by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) to its panel of legal advisors, with the firm due to highlight the need for charities to prepare for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) at an event this week.

Stephanie Mackenzie Stephanie Mackenzie has joined Davidson Chalmers to become a director in the firm’s housebuilding team, a sector where she has built up significant expertise during her legal career.

Margaret Anne Clark discusses the ways in which HM Courts & Tribunals Service could deal with legacy employment claims following the abolition of fees last year.

Michael Thomson Burness Paull has appointed a rising star to head up its restructuring and insolvency team.

Car dealers have been warned they face criminal sanctions if they fail to disclose that second hand cars they are selling are former business vehicles. New guidance has been issued by trading standard officers to assist dealers in complying with consumer law.