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The GMB union has called for a “massive” housebuilding programme to get underway “without delay” after a report by the union found that workers on average earnings in Scotland are priced out of the housing market in 21 out of 32 local authority areas. Published yesterday, the report shows cu

Paralympian Samantha 'Sammi' Kinghorn, Scotland's leading wheelchair racer, has signed up as Harper Macleod's Athlete Ambassador for the fourth year in a row. The firm's relationship with Sammi began after the firm became legal advisers to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and they supported the t

Shepherd and Wedderburn have been crowned Scotland’s brainiest business after winning the Marie Curie Glasgow Brain Game.

Graham Ogilvy The UK Government has wisely rowed back on its proposed Foreign Workers’ Directive which was produced with a flourish at last week’s Conservative Party conference by a Home Secretary playing to a xenophobic gallery.

Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire The UK government is planning to work with the Irish government to strengthen the external border of the Common Travel Area (CTA) after Brexit, The Guardian reports.

Justice Secretary Michael Matheson The Campaign Opposing Police Surveillance (COPS) has criticised the Scottish government's decision to ask the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMIC) to carry out a review of secret policing, The Ferret reports.

Lord Sumption Lord Sumption of the UK Supreme Court recently delivered a lecture to an audience of Administrative Appeals Chamber and Immigration and Asylum Chamber judges in London.

Heather Mckendrick Heather Mckendrick explains the work of the newly-launched Lawscot Foundation in supporting the next generation of Scottish lawyers.

Ciaran Dougherty Harper Macleod has continued to expand its Personal Injury & Reparation (PI&R) team by bringing in its fourth new recruit in the past month.

Associate Solicitor Nicola Gray Mackinnons have announced the promotion of Associate Solicitor Nicola Gray to Partner with effect from 1st October.

Mike Polson, managing partner of Ashurst Glasgow Ashurst has announced the launch of a new diversity initiative aimed at creating an inclusive working environment for LGBT people.

A Ukrainian widow seeking leave to remain in the UK with her daughter and son-in-law has successfully challenged a decision by the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) to refuse her claim as “clearly unfounded”. A judge in the Court of Session reduced the decision, which precluded a

Colin Lancaster Projects managed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) aimed at helping people cope with issues including debt, mortgage worries and benefit problems will continue after receiving £6 million of funding.

The Scottish Parliament has agreed to the creation of a Justice Committee Sub-Committee on Policing to consider and report on the operation of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012, as it relates to policing. The committee’s membership is drawn wholly from the current Justice Committee, a

Scottish-based colleagues at the law firm which managed the complex insolvency of a North Sea exploration and production (E&P) company have been recognised for their ground-breaking work by the British Legal Awards. The work carried out for First Oil PLC, led by CMS’s Edinburgh and Aberdeen of