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Burness Paull has reported strong results for its financial year ended 31 March, a shortened eight-month reporting period following the firm’s decision to change its year-end following HMRC’s basis period reforms. Turnover for the eight months was £60.1 million and profit was &poun

Burness Paull’s head of ESG Steven Stewart has been listed amongst the top legal advisers leading the way in providing environmental, social & governance advice. Financier Worldwide’s “Power Players” recognises lawyers who they consider “distinguished advisors&rdquo

Commercial real estate specialist Leanne Hill has joined Blackadders LLP as a partner in Aberdeen. Ms Hill has 18 years’ experience in commercial property in the city and across the central belt of Scotland. She has joined from Pinsent Masons where she was a senior associate.

Police responding to bloodcurdling screams coming from an old barn discovered it was being used by a theatre group to rehearse a production of Frankenstein. The Bradfordians Dramatic Society was interrupted by Wiltshire Police while rehearsing a stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's famous 19th-century

Ampersand has welcomed Louise Jardine, Kirsty Shaw, Amelia Mah and Sean White to the stable, following their call to the bar on Friday. Ms Jardine calls to the bar after working as a solicitor for a large public sector organisation.

Glasgow-headquartered Complete Clarity Solicitors has posted a boost in turnover to £1.9 million, alongside a permanent shift to a four-day working week for all employees. Billy Smith, director of Complete Clarity Solicitors and Simplicity Legal, said: “Our focus in the year has been to

People across Scotland are being invited to have a say on how crofting is reformed. A programme of meetings will take place from 3 July to 15 August, stretching from Oban to Shetland.

Ross Crawford, Donald Mackay and Rebecca Osborne have been welcomed to Compass after all three called to the bar today. Prior to calling to the bar, Mr Crawford worked with Clyde & Co and typically handled an interesting and complex range of matters involving fatalities and complex injuries. He

Optimum Advocates has welcomed four new members to the stable: Martin Lennon, Mairi-Claire McMillan, Linzi McQuade and Iona Young.

A major internet service provider has been accused of deliberately and unlawfully infecting over 600,000 users with malware. South Korean telecom provider KT is said to have acted disproportionately to prevent customers from using a service provided by Webhard which strains KT's network.

A manager who embezzled just over £40,000 from vulnerable residents at a social care charity has been imprisoned for 12 months. Violet Connor, 67, of Glenrothes, stole money from the bank accounts of Sense Scotland users over a three-year period.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Russia tortured and disappeared Ukrainians in Crimea, says human rights court

Terra Firma Chambers has announced that Alan Innes has joined the stable, having called to the bar today. Prior to calling he was a senior associate within the real estate litigation team at Burness Paull. Having worked in real estate litigation since qualifying as a solicitor, he has gained signifi

Morag McEwan has joined Westwater Advocate, having called to the bar. Specialising in family law and child law, she is experienced in litigation arising from the breakdown of relationships and in cases involving high net worth individuals and complex assets including partnerships, trusts and compani

The Law Society of Scotland has bolstered its governing Council with the recruitment of six new non-legal members to provide additional perspective and expertise. The new members, who will provide expertise in areas including finance, technology and strategic planning, are: