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Gilson Gray has appointed Tracy McAlpine as a director in its residential property division to lead a new dedicated team for newbuild conveyancing. Ms McAlpine brings more than two decades of experience to the firm and has spent the last 10 years specialising in newbuild transactions, working closel

During May-July 2023, the average selling price of property across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders held steady in comparison to the same time last year. A marginal increase of 0.4 per cent took the average to £287,820, showing that the property market overall has retained composu

The investigation into the death of an Aberdeen man in police custody almost a decade ago has become Scotland's lengthiest ongoing fatal accident inquiry (FAI), The Press and Journal reports. On June 29 2014, Warren Fenty, 20, suffered a drug overdose and died while in Kittybrewster jail. Sheri

Scottish solicitors are being encouraged to help shape the future of their profession by volunteering to support less-advantaged students through the Lawscot Foundation’s mentor programme.

Elgin’s Procurator Fiscal office is going green to tackle climate change. The premises in South Street will close from Monday, August 14, for up to nine months to allow extensive decarbonisation works to be carried out.

Gillian Wade KC has been installed as the new sheriff principal for Tayside, Central and Fife.

John Kerry is to speak at the Signet Library on 24 August. The event will launch the WS Society's annual joint series of ‘Scottish Global Dialogues’ with Beyond Borders, to feature guests of international standing, held each year during the Edinburgh Festivals.

A fast food restaurant manager has been charged after allegedly inventing a fake employee and pocketing their wages for nearly a year. Linda Johnson, 35, a manager at a Wendy's restaurant in Los Angeles, is accused of creating a "ghost employee" named William Bright and clocking him in and out 128 t

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is seeking the authority to impose unlimited fines on firms when their solicitors are found to have engaged in serious misconduct. SRA board chair Anna Bradley made the request to Justice Secretary Alex Chalk in a letter to Mr Chalk concerning the investigat

HMP Barlinnie is at risk of "catastrophic failure" as it operates at 140 per cent capacity with close to 1,400 prisoners, despite being designed to hold 987. A new facility, intended to replace the 140-year-old prison, was initially scheduled to open in 2025, but this has been delayed until 2027.

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The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has removed advice to barristers against misgendering trans men and women on social media. The BSB withdrew a case study from its guidance to the 17,000 practising barristers in England and Wales. The study detailed a hypothetical online exchange where a transgender wom

Mackinnons Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Alan Simpson as an associate within its private client team at Cults. Mr Simpson deals with a broad spectrum of private client work, including the preparation of wills, power of attorneys, executry work and residential conveyancing.

A former GP practice manager whose crimes forced a surgery to close has been ordered to pay back a total of £41,157 under the Proceeds of Crime Act following a conviction for embezzlement. Jacqueline Rodger, 56, had admitted embezzling £155,012 from Greenhills medical practice in East Ki

Almira Delibegović-Broome KC, advocate and chair of JUSTICE Scotland, will deliver the Opening of the Academic Year Alumni Lecture 2023 at Edinburgh Law School next month. She will speak about migration, the rule of law and the roles of lawyers. This event will be held in the Usha Kasera Lectu