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Lauren Daly The Living Wage Foundation has announced that Fords Daly Legal (FDL), has today been accredited as a "Living Wage" employer.

Laura Tainsh Laura Tainsh, a partner and waste management specialist at Davidson Chalmers LLP has become the first Scottish solicitor to achieve full membership of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM). As the national body for the waste and resource management industry, the CIWM sup

The special price of £99 plus VAT for Scottish Legal Training’s Criminal Law Masterclass is only available for attendees who book before January 3 2017.

Three English councils have been granted orders by the Court of Session in a landmark ruling which ensures that decisions by the High Court of England and Wales placing four children in secure accommodation north of the border are recognised and enforceable in Scotland. Judges in the Inner House of

The Scottish Parliament has approved legislation that will help ensure next year’s Crofting Commission elections "run smoothly".Governing the election of commissioners to the Crofting Commission – the regulatory body for crofting – the approved legislation covers:

Thomas Ross The president of the Scottish Criminal Bar Association (SCBA) has called the £4 million cut in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) budget by the Scottish government "absolutely astonishing".

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)’s final report on the legal services market study for England and Wales, including imposing a requirement on providers to publish price information. After the completion of a year-long study in

Stephen Gibb Shepherd and Wedderburn has been voted a “best legal adviser” in Legal Week’s Best Legal Adviser Report 2016-17.

Digby Brown has reported a jump in profits from £7.8 million to £8.6m in the year ending March 2016. Revenue rose to £27.3m, up from £24.6m in the previous year, a 10.9 per cent increase.Highlights in 2016 for the firm have included:

Eilidh Wiseman The Law Society of Scotland has expressed concern about the Scottish government’s cut in legal aid funding as part of the budget.

Alison Atack Glasgow solicitor Alison Atack has been confirmed as the Law Society of Scotland’s next vice president today.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) must re-examine whether the three-dimensional shape corresponding to the product “Kit Kat 4 fingers” may be maintained as an EU trade mark because distinctive character acquired through use of the mark must be shown in all the member states

Pictured: Thorntons staff handing over toy donations to Lynda Sword and Alison Carr from Radio Tay Cash for Kids.

The extent of the earnings gap between law graduates of different universities has been revealed in new government data, Times Higher Education reports. Law graduates from the University of Oxford make median earnings of £61,500 five years following graduation, whereas the figure for graduates from

Ben Emmerson QC The barrister formerly in charge of the independent inquiry into child abuse in England and Wales has been cleared of an allegation of sexual assault following an investigation.