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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”.

Tim Gee Corporate deals in the UK will continue to drop on last year in the wake of Brexit uncertainty, according to one law firm.

Mady Delvaux-Stehres Members of the European Parliament have agreed to vote on a proposal that would see robots granted legal status as “electronic persons” and have warned laws are needed to ensure machines are held responsible for “acts or omissions”.

in the cartel during that period, the Commission considered that most of the proposed reductions were no longer appropriate for the period 1993-2004. The change in position of the Roullier group explains why it cannot rely on the principle of the protection of legitimate expectations regarding main

David McIlwaine Arbitrators' lack of industry expertise is stifling the use of international arbitration for resolving technology disputes, according to a study by Pinsent Masons and academics.

Maya Foa Human rights group Reprieve has criticised the UK government for failing to take steps to prevent the execution of three men in Bahrain, our sister publication, Irish Legal News, reports.

The step-counters have been dusted off and the resolve to fight festive excess is strong – the Faculty of Advocates’ Pedometer Challenge is back! Last year’s inaugural challenge, introduced as part of a well-being initiative, saw staff clock up an impressive combined 18,278 miles, and those ma

Colin McKay More 124,000 people were detained in the UK on any given day in 2015-16, including more than 2,000 in Scotland in cases of emergency detention a new report has found.

Gordon Hobkirk Aberdeen corporate lawyer, Gordon Hobkirk, has returned to Maclay Murray & Spens LLP (MMS), in a move that coincides with the appointment of Andrew Orr as partner in its growing capital projects practice.