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The 25th Annual Dundee Sportsman’s Dinner raised £19,000 last year to support sports clubs and organisations across Tayside - and 16 local clubs and sports people recently received their allocation of funds.

Maureen Matheson Macdonald Henderson has promoted Maureen Matheson to the position of director of the firm.

A woman who alleged that she was raped by two professional footballers on the basis that she was incapable of giving “free agreement” because of the effect of alcohol has been awarded £100,000 damages after she was found to have proved her case. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that both S

Ruth Charteris Arnot Manderson Advocates has announced the appointment of Ruth Charteris as second standing junior to the Scottish government an appointment which will run for the next four years.

David Mundell David MundellA review looking at the uses of limited partnerships in the UK has been launched following recent allegations that some businesses registered in Scotland are being used for criminal purposes.

Convictions for domestic abuse were at their second highest level on record last year, while the number of people convicted for sexual crimes reached an all-time high. Official statistics for 2015-16 reveal that 12,374 people were convicted in Scotland’s courts for crimes and offences involving do

James Wolffe QC Following a five month inquiry into the effectiveness and efficiency of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), Holyrood’s Justice Committee is to conclude its investigation by questioning the head of the service.

Growers of a unique potato have applied for EU protected status. Ayrshire earlies, which are harvested months before normal potatoes, were created 160 years ago by two farmers.

Denise Loney and Kay Springham QC have been appointed to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission. Ms Loney (pictured right) is a solicitor in practice with a background in civil litigation. She has served as a member of the Scottish Legal Aid Board and was a convenor of the Scottish Services Cases

Kenny Crawford The latest publication of the UK House Price Index (UK HPI) shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in November 2016 was £143,033 – an increase of 3.3 per cent on the previous year and an increase of one per cent when compared to the previous month. However, Aberdeen

Roddy Maclennan Roddy Maclennan, a Watsonian and a banking and finance partner at MacRoberts, has been appointed chairman of the Governing Council of George Watson’s College.

Shubha Banerjee London Central Employment Tribunal has today upheld the claims of over 200 judges for unlawful age, race and sex discrimination and equal pay against the Lord Chancellor and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in relation to changes made to their pension entitlements.

Three men who claimed that the “blanket ban” that prevents people with unspent criminal convictions which resulted in a custodial sentence or community order from being eligible for redress under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme have had their legal challenge dismissed. The claimants ar

Steven Walker QC New silk Steven Walker QC of Terra Firma Chambers has been ranked band 1 for international arbitration in Singapore in the Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific Guide 2017. He is the only Scottish silk ranked and is only one of four British silks ranked band 1.

Holyrood’s Finance and Constitution Committee is to examine the Air Departure Tax Bill, it has been announced. The bill, introduced to Parliament, will give the Scottish government the power to levy a tax on aircraft operators on the “carriage of passengers on flights that begin in Scotland”.