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Successful silk applications have risen from last year's low of 39 per cent to 64 per cent this year amid a call for a "desirable though not essential" criterion that applicants have undertaken public service.

Burness Paull has joined the Global Policyholder Alliance (GPA), the world’s largest global policyholder advocate network. Bringing together 14 international firms, the alliance will collaborate closely to provide coordinated, cross-border advice on major insurance disputes.

It is vital that consumers of legal services, and those that provide them, have the utmost confidence in an effective regulatory system. That is the view of the Lord President, Lord Pentland, as he launched a consultation on the ten objectives for regulators contained in the Regulation of Legal Serv

A Texas police department has been ordered to disband after state officials found it failed to meet minimum standards and could not show it provided a public benefit. The five-member Trinidad police department came under scrutiny after resident Jennifer Combs was arrested over a Facebook post allegi

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace LLP has welcomed trainees Daniel Agnew, Jenny Simpson and Mairi Macdonald to Raeburns, all of whom join the firm from the University of Aberdeen. Managing partner Heather Stephen said: “Welcoming new trainees is always a highlight of our calendar. Many of o

The GMB Scottish Judiciary Branch, which launched in the summer, is inviting judges to join. The branch represents the interests of all judicial office holders in Scotland, both in the tribunals and courts.

Employees who suffer pregnancy loss or the death of a wider range of relatives will gain new statutory rights to time off work from April next year. The entitlement will cover employees who lose a spouse, partner, parent, adult child or sibling, as well as step and half relatives and foster, kinship

Scotland's first local drug-checking service will open in Glasgow next month, giving people who use drugs information about what their drugs contain. Drugs minister Maree Todd said the new service will allow people to submit drugs for rapid checking and receive harm-reduction advice alongside the re

Concerns have been raised about an "increasingly toxic and unpredictable drugs supply" in Scotland and has said the government will continue to prioritise a public health response to drug deaths. It comes as new figures from National Records of Scotland show there were 1,133 drug use deaths in 2025,

Scottish Agritourism, the national sector body representing agritourism in Scotland, has appointed Linda Tinson to its board. Ms Tinson brings over 20 years’ experience advising rural businesses, landowners, and farming families across Scotland. A graduate of the Scottish Enterprise Rural Lead

A woman is due to stand trial after allegedly telling a neighbour’s guest to “get the f*** off my lawn” while standing on her own property. Melissa Harris, from the US state of Wyoming, faces a misdemeanor breach of peace charge and could be sentenced to up to six months in jail if

Watermans has opened a new office in Bonnyrigg, eight miles southeast of Edinburgh.  The newly renovated site, located on the town’s high street, is the second expansion this year for the firm following the opening of its Dunfermline office in March.

Freeths has appointed Heather Gibson as partner in its tax team in Glasgow. She joins from Addleshaw Goddard. Ms Gibson brings nearly 20 years’ experience advising clients on the tax aspects of corporate transactions, private equity investments, management buyouts and cross-border matters. She

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has welcomed nine new trainees across its Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness offices.

TLT has continued to strengthen its position in Edinburgh with the appointment of corporate lawyer Adam Howie as legal director and financial regulatory disputes specialist Jordan Gray as managing associate. The appointments reinforce TLT's ongoing investment in Scotland and further strengthen the f