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Ian Truscott QC Westwater Advocates has announced the return to the bar today of Ian Truscott QC. Widely regarded as one of the foremost employment lawyers in the UK, Mr Truscott has spent the last few years working with an international legal firm but has now decided to return to the Faculty of Adv

A guideline setting out the principles and purposes behind sentencing in Scottish courts has been welcomed by the Faculty of Advocates as a way of demystifying the process for the public. The document has been drafted by the Scottish Sentencing Council, which sought views on it in a consultation.

Pictured: Mary McQueen and Gordon Bathgate

Pictured (L-R): Martin McLellan and Donald Reid

David Flint David Flint and Rebecca Ferguson look at an atypical cartel case.

Kenneth Shand Maclay Murray & Spens has completed its merger with Dentons, which now has offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Milton Keynes and Watford.

An assessor who challenged a decision by a valuation appeal committee to remove a property from a council tax valuation list on the basis that it was no longer a dwelling house has successfully appealed against the determination. The Inner House of the Court of Session allowed an appeal by the Asses

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Mike Kemp Mike Kemp explains his views on why the time-bar should be removed for abuse victims over 18 where there is a power imbalance.

Frank Doran Former Dundee solicitor and Labour MP for Aberdeen Frank Doran has passed away at the age of 68.

George Gretton On 1 December 2017 an all-day conference will be held in Edinburgh to celebrate the career of Professor Emeritus George Gretton. The conference will also mark the publication of A J M Steven, R G Anderson and J MacLeod (eds), Nothing so Practical as a Good Theory: Festschrift for Geor

Andrew Leaitherland DWF has announced it will launch its first office in Italy on 1 November with a team from the Milan office of Italian law firm Pavia e Ansaldo as the business continues to expand its international presence.

Nigel Geddes Boyd Legal has appointed a senior conveyancing solicitor to its Fife branch.

The Faculty of Advocates will be playing Santa again this year to vulnerable families in Fife. Members and staff are being asked to donate presents, treats or cash which will go to the family support charity, Home-Start Glenrothes.