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A 50-year-old Italian tourist has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment for causing the deaths of five people after drifting into oncoming traffic. Alfredo Ciociola was sentenced at the High Court in Livingston after having been found guilty of causing the deaths of Audrey Appleby, Edward Reid

Martin Sinclair, a partner with Mackinnons Solicitors LLP, has been elected as the new president of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen for the coming year. Founded by Royal Charter in 1774, the society has played an important role in highlighting Aberdeen on the legal map of Scotland.

Dickson Minto has been acquired by US law firm Milbank, The Lawyer reports. The firm's Edinburgh office will remain independent, while the London team will be joining Milbank’s City operations early next year.

Scottish Legal News spoke to Niamh Hargan about her busy life as a media lawyer and novelist. Lawyer by day and writer by night – literally – Niamh Hargan juggles a demanding job in media law while penning novels in her spare time.

Justices of the Supreme Court took part in a virtual exchange with the High Court of Australia this month. The event was part of a series of virtual bilateral meetings with judges globally. Roundtable discussions were led by justices from each delegation on different topics, including the structures

A Russian blogger who shared a bizarre dream involving Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been fined 30,000 rubles (£386). Ivan Losev, a 26-year-old in Siberia, wrote on Instagram about a dream where he was conscripted and then captured with his comrades by Ukrainian forces led by Zel

The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has issued a statement following developments in the investigations into the Lockerbie bombing. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir Al-Marimi, a former Libyan intelligence officer, is in the custody of the United States Department of Justice and faces charges on two crim

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has announced that Anne Gibson will join board on 1 January 2023. The appointment is for five years. Ms Gibson has a professional background in education and community learning and development and has worked in leadership roles across the public, priva

Blackadders LLP has welcomed back Karen Phillips as a partner in its private client team in Edinburgh. Following her graduation from Dundee University in 2003, she joined Blackadders and qualified as a solicitor in 2005.

Aria Grace Law has become the first corporate law firm in the UK to become a community interest company (CIC) to lock in its commitment to donating all profits to charity. The firm, which is attracting an increasing number of lawyers, is underpinned by a commitment to share the wealth between client

Thompsons Solicitors Scotland, working alongside the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), has secured what is believed to be one of the largest financial settlements for a worker diagnosed with the lung conditions Silicosis and SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus). Both conditions are caused by

Scottish solicitors are being asked to share their views on issues affecting the legal profession in a new survey. The Law Society of Scotland’s annual members’ survey aims to provide a better understanding of members current views on a wide range of topics, including where they believe

The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused an appeal by a manufacturer of cigarette papers against a finding that the company that handled the maintenance of their printing machines was only liable for just over £3,000 of an approximately £29 million loss, and assoilzied the def

Those affected by significant changes in their business rate bills will have very little time to react and appeal, Colliers has warned as new legislation is implemented.

Burges Salmon has advised Blackfinch Property (Blackfinch) on a £4.4 million loan to fund the acquisition and restoration of a large area of land in Dumfries and Galloway.