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Blackadders Solicitors have announced the promotion of eight members of the legal team. Simon Allison (pictured), partner in employment law, has been appointed as head of employment, taking over from Sandy Meiklejohn.

People in England and Wales who upload sexually explicit media to the internet without consent could be jailed for up to two years from today. The new law south of the border is included in the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 and will affect Scots who carry out “revenge porn” offences in th

A community council has been granted a protected expenses order limiting its liability for the costs of a legal action challenging a decision of a local authority. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that it would “fair and just” to limit the community council’s liability to £1,000 as they

Survivors of historical child abuse in institutions including schools and places run by religious organisations are calling for compensation to be included in a forthcoming inquiry. The education secretary Angela Constance (pictured) will announce the scope of the inquiry at the end of April after h

One of the men jailed for the murder of a boy in Glasgow 11 years ago has been given a further jail term after he lied in an attempt to free an accomplice. Daanish Zahid, 31, gave evidence in 2011 at Imran Shahid’s appeal against conviction for the murder of Kriss Donald, 15, in 2004.

In an independent report by Experian, DWF has been ranked the second most active legal adviser in the UK and Ireland M&A market in the first quarter of the year. Following the completion of 21 deals, the firm’s 60-strong national corporate team has climbed three places from last year’s first

Alan Miller Human rights are not a “red card” to be played by landowning interests to obstruct debate on land reform. You may be forgiven for thinking that when reading headlines about the Scottish Government’s land reform plans allegedly costing taxpayers £600 million in compensation bills.

The Scottish Law Commission is hosting a major international law reform conference in Edinburgh on 11-12 April 2015 - the Conference of the Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies (CALRAs). This is the first time the conference has been held in Scotland.

Divorce laws should be reformed to allow for “no-fault” divorce the deputy president of the UK Supreme Court has said. Lady Hale (pictured) said she would like to see the acrimony removed from matrimonial disputes with divorces being granted without either party being held at fault.

The University of Strathclyde Mooting Society held the semi-finals of its mooting competition in the High Court of Justiciary in Glasgow, with the two fixtures judged by Sheriff Miller and Sheriff Mackie. The two winning teams of Angus Brown and Andrew Park, and Paul Cannon and Andrew MacQueen will

A corporate executor is not entitled to appoint an attorney, a sheriff has ruled, as the “fiduciary duties of an executor-nominate are personal to the holder of the office”. Sheriff John McCormick at Glasgow held that it was not competent for an executor-nominate which is a company - in this cas

Lawyers for victims of a disease outbreak which resulted in four deaths have called for an inquiry after the Crown said there will be no prosecutions over the deaths. An investigation into the 2012 outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease failed to find the source of the bacteria and the Crown Office and

A senior law officer is to oversee the fatal accident inquiry into the bin lorry crash in Glasgow last December. The solicitor general Lesley Thomson (pictured) will present the Crown’s case the hearing.

Gillespie Macandrew has announced major changes to its leadership team, with Murray Shaw becoming chairman and Chris West (pictured right) taking over as chief executive from Ian Turnbull. Mr Turnbull will step down from his role as managing partner at the end of the month.

From left: Yasmin Harvey, Daniel McLenan, Jennifer Young, Wendy Anderson, Katie Spearman, Lois Craig