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Plans to transform a disused 18th Century Scottish court house into a film set for legal dramas, have been submitted to the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Services to be discussed at their next meeting. The Stonehaven Town Partnership has already appointed an architect, project manager and solicitor f

An enterprising law student has set up a new website --www.brexiles.com -- to help and support young lawyers who are appalled at the Brexit decision and who now want to leave the UK. Tom Phillips, who recently completed the Graduate Diploma in Law at City University, set up the site as a response to

A Largs letting agent has become the first in Scotland to be sanctioned for breaching rules that secure the deposits of their tenants. The landmark ruling against Colvin Houston Ltd at Kilmarnock Sherriff Court – which was triggered by North Ayrshire Council’s Trading Standards team – could no

Brodies LLP has become the latest Scottish firm to report positive results as the economic recovery, now threatened by Brexit, takes hold.

Kirk Murdoch International law firm Pinsent Masons, which employs 550 people in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, has today announced details of its unaudited financial results for 2015-16.

John Thom Two of Miller Hendry's associates have been promoted to partners as the Tayside-based solicitors and estate agents strengthen their team.

Scottish independent law firm BTO Solicitors LLP has announced that two of its associates, Mark McCluskie and Stephen Waclawski, have passed their civil solicitor advocate exams and have been admitted as solicitor advocates. This takes the total number of solicitor advocates in BTO’s ADVantage adv

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Back from left - Chris Gardiner, Vincent Chung; Front, from left - Megan Sweeney, Craig Edward, Craig Nicol (Joint Managing Partner at Thorntons) Thorntons has increased its head count with the appointment of four newly-qualified solicitors.

Stuart McWilliams of Morton Fraser, writes about the effect Brexit will have on EU nationals already residing in the UK. In the lead-up to the EU referendum immigration featured as a key issue, but despite calls to “take back control” of the UK borders there is only speculation about how immigr

Philip Rodney Burness Paull has underscored its commitment to the Highlands region by signing up as a corporate sponsor of the North Coast 500 (NC500), a scenic route through the Scottish Highlands that featured in yesterday's edition of Top Gear and can be seen on BBC iPlayer.

Brian Inkster Crofting law expert Brian Inkster (pictured) has called for an urgent investigation into the operation of the Crofting Commission after it made a U-turn on their stance in respect of Mangersta Common Grazings.

QC Derek Ogg The recent trial of Rachel and Nyomi Fee for the murder of Rachel’s son Liam has brought renewed pleas for support for jurors who serve in traumatic cases.

Donald McNaught A leading figure within Scotland’s accountancy profession has warned that the profession could be about to enter an insolvency crisis as more than half of specialist practitioners north of the border prepare to retire.

The Scottish Government has been found in contempt of court again after prison officers breached, for a second time, an undertaking not to open an inmate’s letters. A judge in the Court of Session described the second breach by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) as an “affront to the authority of