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Philippa Cunniff Gilson Gray has announced plans to launch a family law division after hiring Philippa Cunniff.

Solicitors and members of the public are being encouraged to submit their views on hate crime legislation in Scotland. Lord Bracadale, who was appointed in January this year by the Scottish government to conduct an independent review of hate crime legislation, has invited members of the legal profes

Sheriff Susan Craig Sheriff Susan Craig has been appointed by the Lord President as the new Deputy Director of the Judicial Institute for Scotland.

Amy Entwistle, Morton Fraser Partner and lead for the project Morton Fraser has won a new tender to provide support to Highlands and Islands Enterprise with the registration of its titles in the Land Register of Scotland over at least the next two years.

Brian Moore, MMS’ lead corporate partner on the deal Maclay Murray & Spens (MMS) has acted for Highland Distillers Limited, a subsidiary of longstanding MMS client Edrington, in its purchase of The Glenrothes Speyside Single Malt Scotch whisky from Berry Bros. & Rudd Limited, Britain’s o

Final-year law students from the University of Dundee will represent Scotland at a prestigious international law moot at The Hague later this month.

Pictured (l-r): Students Nikki Sully, Heather Evans, Rory Milkova, Dan McManus, and Georgia Carey Students from Robert Gordon University Law School had the opportunity to present legal arguments in the highest court in the UK after being given permission to hold their internal Moot Final in the Supr

Glasgow firm Murgitroyd has announced a new £7,500 award to support and further business and social innovation in the UK. The Innovator Launchpad Award includes £5,000 cash and £2,500 of in-kind intellectual property advice.

Staff at Thorntons Law have raised more than £27,000 for charity over the past five years, The Courier reports. The firm has taken part in the Dragons' Glen challenge since 2012, which challenges businesses to create a product and establish a business for just £500, and then generate as much profi

Justice Secretary Michael Matheson New Scottish government figures show an 18 year low in the percentage of offenders reconvicted within a year and the average number of reconvictions per offender.

Caryn Penley, managing director of CMS in Scotland Three Scots-based lawyers at CMS are among 48 partner promotions announced across 26 offices to coincide with the firm's merger with Nabarro and Olswang.

Lord Carloway Paul Arthurson QC has been installed as a Senator of the College of Justice at a ceremony in Parliament House, taking place on the bench with the title Lord Arthurson.

Graham Burnside Graham Burnside, a consultant at Shepherd and Wedderburn, is to speak at a major Zurich conference.

Lord Carloway New appointments to the office of Appeal Sheriff have been made by the Lord President, Lord Carloway.

Scott Blair Licensing advocate Scott Blair of Terra Firma Chambers has secured a notable success in the widely anticipated case of Martin McColl Ltd v West Dunbartonshire Licensing Board, a decision of Sheriff Principal Murray of 19 April 2017.