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Denise Loney appointed as managing director of Yuill+Kyle
Specialist debt recovery firm Yuill+Kyle, part of the MacRoberts Group, has appointed Denise Loney as its new managing director.
Published 21 October 2021
Registers of Scotland: House prices up 16 per cent in a year
The latest figures from Registers of Scotland (ROS) show that the average price of a property in Scotland in August 2021 was £180,832, an increase of 16.9 per cent on August 2020.
Published 21 October 2021
Gateway open for British tourists injured abroad to sue through UK courts
British tourists who are injured abroad will be permitted to sue through the UK courts, after a woman succeeded in her Supreme Court case against a hotel chain to establish jurisdiction.
Published 21 October 2021
Vincent Connor
The Scotsman has published an obituary of Pinsent Masons partner Vincent Connor, who passed away on October 5 at the age of 57.
Published 21 October 2021
Officers complain of sexism and racism in Police Scotland
Police Scotland has been urged by a watchdog to take a "strong and bold" position on equality and diversity.
Published 21 October 2021
St. James’s Place named Law Society of Scotland strategic partner
Wealth management business St. James’s Place has joined the Law Society of Scotland’s strategic partnership programme to provide wealth management and financial planning expertise and support for Scottish solicitors and their clients.
Published 21 October 2021
England: Family judge rejects 28 ‘DIY divorce’ applications from unregulated website
A family judge has rejected 28 “DIY divorce” applications after couples who used an unregulated website gave the exact same reasons for wanting to divorce.
Published 21 October 2021
And finally… village idiots
Drunken villagers in India are being locked in cages and taunted by schoolchildren in order to deter them from alcoholism.
Published 21 October 2021
Purported assignee of standard security relying on redacted document ruled to have no title to enforce by Glasgow sheriff
A sheriff has ruled that the purported assignee of a standard security had no title to enforce it against the original granter and was in breach of court rules by not lodging an unredacted version of the assignation it founded upon with the court.
Published 20 October 2021
Lawyers must defend judiciary, senior American judge tells Edinburgh audience
An effective response to attacks on judicial independence should come from the bar, a senior American judge told an audience in Edinburgh last night.
Published 20 October 2021
Family law expert becomes dual accredited
Simpson & Marwick’s David Coutts has become dual accredited in both family and child law by the Law Society of Scotland.
Published 20 October 2021
Burness Paull becomes first law firm to use Pawprint for Business
Burness Paull has become the first law firm to use Pawprint, rolling out Pawprint for Business firmwide as part of it commitment to improving its sustainability and carbon footprint.
Published 20 October 2021
Thorntons welcomes five new solicitors
Thorntons has welcomed five new solicitors in a move that signals its continuing growth and expansion.
Published 20 October 2021
Northern Ireland’s PPS defend Hutchings prosecution
Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service has defended its decision to prosecute Army veteran Dennis Hutchings over a Troubles shooting.
Published 20 October 2021
Poland may be deprived of Covid funds over rule of law dispute with EU
Poland is at loggerheads with the EU again as the rule of law dispute between Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the bloc deepens.
Published 20 October 2021
