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Laura Meldrum, an employment solicitor at Anderson Strathern LLP, has been re-elected president of the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association as the committee for 2017-18 was selected last night. The executive committee now comprises Laura Meldrum as president, Lucy Thornton (Anderson Strathern LLP) as

David Rose Maclay Murray & Spens LLP (MMS) has announced the promotion of 20 lawyers, including two new partners, as it recognises and rewards the exceptional performance of lawyers across all four of the firm's offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and London.

Robin Allen QC

Pictured: John Joyce (left) and Malcolm McPherson

Pictured (l-r): Scott Milne, Morna Coutts, Craig Nicol, Chris Byrne, and Jacqueline Henderson

Keoghs has doubled the partner count at its new Glasgow office by appointing Emily Jeffrey and David Hennessy, who join from Brodies.It follows the arrival of Stefanie Johnston and Douglas Cowan, who spearheaded the UK firm’s expansion into Scotland in April.

A group of leading Scottish journalists have called for a review of the Scottish government's freedom of information practices. In a letter to the Scottish Parliament's selection panel for the appointment of the Scottish Information Commissioner, the journalists say they have "become increasingly co

The number and value of fines handed out by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for breach of UK data protection laws nearly doubled in the last year, The Brief reports. Figures obtained from the ICO show that 35 fines worth £3.2 million were issued in 2016, up from 18 fines worth £2 milli

A planning application for the first new Highland prison in over a century has been lodged with Highland Council.

In its Chamber judgment in the case of Trabajo Rueda v Spain the European Court of Human Rights held, by six votes to one, that there had been: a violation of article 8 (right to respect for private life) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The case concerned the seizure of Mr Trabajo Rueda�

A Holyrood committee has taken evidence on the Disabled Persons’ Parking Places (Scotland) Act 2009 in its penultimate evidence session. The Local Government and Communities Committee has been undertaking post-legislative scrutiny of the act to determine how well it is working.

MacRoberts LLP has embarked upon a new corporate partnership with ENABLE Scotland. Showing its support for the organisation, partners and employees from the firm first took to the streets for the Glasgow Kiltwalk on Sunday 30 April.MacRoberts has chosen to support ENABLE Scotland in a variety of wa

Deborah Miller

According to Advocate General Bot (pictured), a non-EU national may benefit from a right of residence in the member state in which his EU citizen family member resided before acquiring the nationality of that member state and developing a family life there. In order to guarantee the effectiveness of

Scotland risks a “race to the bottom” in the standard of legal representation for people accused of the most serious crimes unless the legal aid system is improved, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. In written evidence to the Independent Review of Legal Aid, the Faculty said criminal legal