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RCCW’s charity committee were delighted to handover a cheque for £25,600 to Friends of Roxburghe House following two years of fundraising. RCCW staff tapped into a range of skills and talents to raise funds for the charity. Sporting activities included the Kilt Walk, the Great Aberdeen R

Tuesday 7 February9.45am - 3.30pmRoom 207, No.10 The SquareUniversity of Glasgow An event featuring presentations and panel discussions exploring ideas relating to the influence and impact religion may have on corporate social responsibility is being held next month at Glasgow University.

Gilson Gray has signalled its commitment to the Tayside region with the opening of a new central office at 2 West Marketgait, Dundee. The move will bring together multiple teams across 4,500 sq. ft. of office space in one of the city’s most iconic business locations, close to the waterfront V&

Friday 27th January 1pm – 4pm The Lantern, Annie Lennox Building, Glasgow Caledonian University

The Law Society of Scotland has stepped in to ensure that clients are protected while appropriate managerial arrangements are put in place to cover the absence of a director at Hendrie Legal Limited. The Law Society’s petition for a judicial factor on the client account of the practice was gra

A Glasgow sheriff has dismissed an action by a television production company that sought over £1 million in potential lost profits arising from a TV channel’s decision to cancel a sports magazine show that it produced for it. PLZ Soccer Ltd, which produced 19 episodes of a programme titl

Dear Editor It would be difficult to disagree with Russell Findlay’s obvious concerns about the malicious prosecution scandal and the enormous cost to the public and, I would suggest, damage to the reputation of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.

What is our legal heritage? The question arises from the legal career of one Scot who left Scotland and then succeeded in another legal jurisdiction, writes Dr Robert Shiels. Perhaps another way of considering the question suggested is to ask: whose legal heritage is it anyway? The free movement of

All legal businesses listed on the London Stock Exchange saw their share prices fall last year — with one tumbling by as much as 85 per cent. There are six listed legal services businesses, all of which performed poorly despite the broadly stable overall market, The Times reports.

A couple is set to go to court in defence of a rooster who has racked up thousands in fines for crowing too loudly. Jackie and Drew Tanenbaum, from Maryland, have been fined $4,800 (around £4,000) over Wilbur the rooster's crowing following a neighbour's complaints, local TV channel WTKR News

Compass has welcomed David McNaughtan KC back to practice after a period as a full time advocate depute in Crown Office. During his time as Crown counsel, he prosecuted High Court trials across Scotland in charges of rape, domestic abuse, historic sex abuse and attempted murder.

DWF has announced 15 promotions across its Glasgow and Edinburgh offices. Among those promoted to the Scottish leadership group are commercial litigator Lauren Rae in Edinburgh and personal injury expert Lynne Macfarlane in Glasgow, both of whom are solicitor advocates and have been promoted to part

Politically and economically, 2022 was a tumultuous year. Despite an encouraging start, by the third quarter it was clear that Scotland’s property sector was being impacted by spiralling inflation, soaring energy costs and increasing interest rates, writes Barry McKeown. Yet, let me recall som

Scottish justice has become “contaminated” by the malicious prosecution scandal and should be scrutinised by a judge from another jurisdiction, an MSP has said. Russell Findlay's appeal followed reports by The Times that the Rangers-supporting sheriff, Lindsay Wood, who granted numerous

Two former employees at a residential school have been jailed for a second time for multiple charges of physical and sexual abuse of former pupils. Matthew George, 73, and John Muldoon, 69, both from Ayrshire, were found guilty after a six-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow.