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Three law firms in Aberdeen announce their merger today. Burnett & Reid LLP, Gavin Bain & Company and Taggart Meil Mathers are to become one firm this year.

The US is set to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug in a move which is being heralded as a historic shift, but one which is unlikely to impact the criminal justice system. US Attorney General Merrick Garland has formally recommended that cannabis be moved from its current "Schedule I" clas

A large piece of a plane which dramatically fell off mid-flight turned up in the back garden of a lawyer suing the plane's manufacturer over unrelated safety issues. New York attorney Jake Bissell-Linsk, whose firm is suing Boeing in relation to an incident in January where a plane door blew off mid

The head of Blackadders LLP’s business services group has become one of the first lawyers in Scotland to achieve the Law Society's legal technology certification. Kirk Dailly, who also leads the firm’s AI & legal tech group, was among the first cohort to complete a new Law Society of

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP has promoted two of its lawyers to partner and seven to legal director with effect from 1 May. The newly-appointed partners are Kirsty Headden (pensions) and John Townsend (property and infrastructure).

On behalf of the SCTS board, the lord president has announced that Malcolm Graham will be appointed as SCTS chief executive from July 2024, enabling a handover ahead of current chief executive, Eric McQueen’s retirement. The selection panel for the chief executive comprised the Lord President,

The Inner House of the Court of Session has published its opinion in relation to a contempt of court hearing regarding a solicitor who did not comply with a statutory request for information to allow a complaint to be investigated. The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) raised a petition wi

Digby Brown partner Stuart Barton and associate Elizabeth Morrison have received APIL accreditation for both brain and spinal cord injuries. The pair, who litigate within Digby Brown’s serious injury team, were recognised for their track record in delivering industry-leading results in complex

Advocate Michael Upton has been appointed as a director to the board of Scottish Land & Estates. Mr Upton, along with Angus Cheape and Alastair Orr Ewing, were appointed following the rural business organisation’s AGM on Monday evening.

A consultation on replacing the UK government’s Industrial Injuries Scheme in Scotland has been launched. Views are sought on how the Scottish government’s planned Employment Injury Assistance should be delivered and on the next steps for introducing this benefit.

A man has been acquitted of drink-driving following his diagnosis with a rare condition that leads to the production of alcohol in the body. The 40-year-old Belgian man, who has not been named, insisted that he had not been drinking despite failing roadside breath tests on two occasions in 2022, VRT

Ken Dalling, former president of the Law Society of Scotland, has been elected to serve as the new head of the UK delegation to the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE). Mr Dalling won the position with a clear majority of UK delegates voting for him to take up the reins from his prede

The courts have been confronted with the question of whether severe rain that caused a Butlin's camp to close was a storm or a flood. Last September, Butlin's biggest camp, in Somerset, was forced to close following a deluge of rain.

The Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee (FPAC) has agreed the general principles of a bill that will create a new Scottish Aggregates Tax (SAT) – a tax on the commercial exploitation of materials such as rock and gravel used in the construction industry. The

The Court of Session has granted permission to proceed in a judicial review for a client of Govan Law Centre's in Torry, Aberdeen, challenging the decision by Aberdeen City Council (ACC) to possibly industrialise St. Fittick’s Park as part of its Energy Transition Zone (ETZ) plan for the city.