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Anderson Strathern been reappointed – for the third successive four-year period – to five ‘lots’ of the Scottish government’s Legal Services Framework. The appointment signals a total of over 16 years’ service by the firm within the Scottish government frameworks

The Irish government has been urged by human rights campaigners and Northern Ireland politicians to bring the UK government to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) over its controversial legacy bill. A last-ditch attempt to amend the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill,

Irwin Mitchell and Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie have merged. Irwin Mitchell Scotland operates out of Glasgow predominantly in banking and finance and complex personal injury work. Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie specialises in corporate, private client, property, and asset management.

The Perthshire Solicitors Property Centre (PSPC) is to close its office in Perth and move entirely online. The city centre premises will shut by the end of this month – with the loss of two jobs. 

Raeburn Christie Clark and Wallace LLP is continuing to support the development of local legal talent with the recruitment of three trainee solicitors.

Blackadders LLP has boosted its rural team by appointing Ian Angus as an associate. He is also a part-time farmer, running his own livestock farm near Huntly, Aberdeenshire.

DAC Beachcroft is pleased to welcome commercial and construction disputes specialist Alistair Dean as a partner in its national professional & commercial risks team in Scotland.  He joins DACB from Anderson Strathern.

A new animation shares young people’s experiences of legal representation and articulates what they want from their lawyers.

A solicitor working for a small firm in Angus has won the Law Society of Scotland’s 2023 Innovation Cup, with a practical tool to assist legal teams working in conveyancing. Now in its sixth year, the Innovation Cup invites legal professionals and law students to share their bright ideas for r

All are welcome to the Women in Law Project exhibition in the Royal Faculty of Procurators of Glasgow from 10-4pm Tuesday 12 September to Sunday 17 September. This exhibition, taking place as part of the Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival 2023, will inform, inspire and may even infuriate.

Gilson Gray has promoted Vanessa Kennedy to the newly established position of director of marketing and business development. The newly created post, which merges leadership of the two functions, will see Ms Kennedy take responsibility for all of Gilson Gray’s marketing and business devel

A pair of construction workers who dug through the Great Wall of China to create a shortcut have been arrested. Police in Youyo County in Shanxi province say a man and a woman used a digger to create a shortcut through the iconic landmark.

Police Scotland officers are to receive a seven per cent increase to pay and allowances backdated to 1 April 2023. The pay deal for 2023/24 means there has been a cumulative 12.35 per cent increase in police officer pay since 1 April 2022, which mirrors wage growth for the fire service and teachers.

Russia's Wagner Group – the private military company whose leader Yevgeny Prigozhin led an abortive rebellion against Vladimir Putin before being killed in a plane crash last month – is to be proscribed in the UK as a terrorist organisation. Home Secretary Suella Braverman has today laid

The Scottish government has been accused of "fumbling" plans to let members of the public upload videos of traffic incidents to be used by Police Scotland to target enforcement efforts. The proposed National Dashcam Safety Portal (NSDP) would allow the public to report poor road user behaviour, supp