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At the High Court in Livingston, Lord Mulholland sentenced Connor Gibson to life in prison, with a minimum period of 22 years in custody, for the sexual assault and murder of his sister Amber Niven. Stephen Corrigan received a prison sentence of nine years for sexual assault and attempting to defeat

The head of a real estate agency which claimed to have sold a flat to a dog has been arrested in Iran. The arrest came after the agency published a video showing a couple signing over their home to a small white dog named Chester, The Jerusalem Post reports.

The Faculty of Advocates has in general welcomed the introduction of the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill, much of which recognises and preserves the independence of the legal profession, writes Dean of Faculty, Roddy Dunlop KC. However, as the Scottish Parliament reconvenes this we

TLT has advised family-owned steel company Alexander (Scotland) & Co Ltd on its sale to an employee ownership trust. Alexander (Scotland) & Co Ltd has been serving customers across Scotland for 75 years. Since it first opened its doors in Stirling, the company has grown to 40 employees with

Osprey Housing has appointed two new ‘apprentice’ board members. Joining as Osprey’s first non-voting boardroom apprentices are Lauren Allan, an assistant technical co-ordinator with Barratt Developments, and University of Aberdeen law graduate Niamh Johnston, a member of Brodies&r

Subscribers to our sister publication Scottish Housing News passed the 11k milestone last month with 225 new readers of the free daily newsletter for Scotland's dynamic social housing sector taking the subscribers' total to 11,050. Daily subscribers have grown by an impressive 23 per cent in the las

MacRoberts has announced a number of promotions across key areas of the business, including banking & finance, corporate finance, commercial dispute resolution, employment and real estate.

Pictured (L-R): Sheila Tulloch, Dawn Dickson, Musab Hemsi, Danielle Edgar, Gillian Murray, Chris Devlin, Caroline Pringle, Sarah Phillips and Neil Fraser Anderson Strathern has promoted seven lawyers to partner and appointed a further two.

A recording of John Kerry’s address at the Signet Library on 24 August 2023 is now available. The recording is divided into chapters:

The Court of Session has refused a complainer’s leave to appeal a decision of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) that his complaint was not eligible for investigation. Commenting on the decision, Gillian Martin, case investigations manager, said: “We’re pleased with th

The UK Supreme Court has received and determined applications for permission to cross-appeal in the following cases, often referred to as the Rwanda appeals: No further applications for permission to appeal are expected to be received.

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TC Young has announced that Karen Fulton has joined the firm as a partner in its residential property team. She was previously a partner at Bird Semple and most recently was head of residential for Scotland at Blackadders. She is now looking to focus on her core areas of Glasgow and the central belt

Motorists were warned to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates containing five million bees onto a road west of Toronto. Constable Ryan Anderson, who was at the scene, said: “Crates were literally on the road and swarms of bees were flying around. The initial beekeeper tha

Murray Beith Murray has appointed Alec Stewart as new partner. Mr Stewart will join Murray Beith Murray partners Ruthven Gemmell, Peter Shand, Andrew Paterson, Sophie Napier and Fraser Scott within the firm’s asset protection group in September.