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A lawyer jailed for fraud has been made the subject of a confiscation order for £7,500 at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. Mark Strachan, 56, must pay the order on top of the £11,663.80 he has already paid the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB)

Members of the public and interested organisations are being asked whether they think a bill to create a register of lobbying activity in Scotland is necessary and desirable. The call for views from the Scottish Parliament’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments(SPPA) Committee follows the

Morna Simpkins Cheap drugs could change the lives of those suffering from illnesses such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and breast cancer if the law is changed according to top doctors who have called on Scottish MPs to support a new bill going through Parliament next week.

David Menzies Directors, shareholders and others connected with an insolvent company can now have their proposed pre-pack acquisition of the insolvent business reviewed by an independent pool of experts in a move to improve trust and transparency in UK business rescue.

Jonathan Mitchell QC Arnot Manderson Advocates is delighted to report thirty individual rankings (including thirteen in band 1) across thirteen separate practice areas in the recently announced chambers and partners listings.

Fraser Oliver Digby Brown has announced the opening of an office in Ayr from today.

From left: Sarah Phillips, Stuart Bevan and Lesley Johnston

Sir Crispin Agnew QC Westwater Advocates has been awarded 32 individual recommendations in 10 categories in the newly-published 2016 edition of the Chambers UK Guide.

Brent Haywood (left) and Grant Johnson

A mother whose baby was left with a permanent disability as a result of the way he was delivered by midwifery staff has been awarded £725,000 damages. The woman, who has not been named, raised an action against Lanarkshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust following the birth of her second child at Law Hos

Compass Chambers has been ranked band 1 as a set in each of its core areas of personal injury, clinical negligence and health & safety in the 2016 edition of the Chambers UK Bar Guide.

A self-employed roofer from Falkirk has been fined £8,000 at Falkirk Sheriff Court for health and safety regulatory failings that left an employee severely brain damaged and paralysed from the waist down as a result of a fall. Adam Menzies was found guilty on two charges on indictment contrary to T

James Wolffe QC The Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, James Wolffe QC, has been elected as a Bencher of Middle Temple in London, joining two former Deans.

Two rulings have been issued by European courts in cases concerning state surveillance of lawyers. The Dutch Court of Appeal upheld a decision by a district judge which limited the scope of surveillance of confidential communications between lawyers and clients.

Law firm Lindsays has welcomed associate Carolyn Montgomery and paralegal Jennifer McPhee to its commercial property team in Edinburgh.