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MBM Commercial has announced several promotions in its Edinburgh office.

Gillespie Macandrew has announced the appointment of former RBS/NatWest group general counsel, Michael Shaw, as its new chair. Mr Shaw brings a wealth of legal, commercial and business expertise to Gillespie Macandrew and replaces Fiona Morton, who retired from the role in early July after five

Brodies' solicitor advocate Tony Jones QC was called to the English bar in a ceremony conducted at Middle Temple last week. Mr Jones is the only QC in Scotland to be accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as an expert in both professional negligence law and construction law. He frequently represe

Blackadders LLP has announced new board appointments to serve alongside newly elected joint managing partners Emma Gray and Ryan McKay.

A 28-year-old man who kept and trained dogs for fighting has been sentenced to 210 days' imprisonment, banned from keeping animals for 15 years and fined £1,800 for firearms offences. Rhys Davies, a former gamekeeper at Millden Estate near Glenesk, was sentenced at Forfar Sheriff Court after p

An application seeking leave to appeal against four applications alleging breaches of the Letting Agents Code of Practice has been refused by the Upper Tribunal for Scotland after it determined that the matters had already been settled. Tonero Ltd had formerly hired Countrywide Residential Lettings

Businessman Craig Whyte is to sue Scottish police and prosecutors for £10 million on the basis he was maliciously prosecuted during the botched probe into Rangers FC. Mr Whyte, 51, bought Rangers for £1 from Sir David Murray in 2011. He was arrested over an allegedly fraudulent buyout of

A man is challenging a parking ticket that he was given after the kerb was repainted red while he was away from his car. Desiree and Jeff Jolly said they have been parking in a space at the corner of Larkin and Union streets in San Francisco for the last 25 years. However, last week they discovered

The Supreme Court has handed down judgment in the Scottish product liability action of Hastings v Finsbury Orthopaedics Limited and Stryker UK Limited, unanimously dismissing the appeal brought by Mr Hastings. This maintains the finding of the lower courts that the appellant failed to prove that the

The next edition of CLT Scotland’s popular Scots Law Series will be taking place live online during October with delegates able to choose from 10 individual conferences. Roy Spiers, CLT Scotland’s Director of Programmes, said: “Practical, statutory and caselaw developments have con

The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain QC will today visit a leading science research centre where the secrets of cold cases are unlocked and new techniques to prosecute crimes of the future are being developed. Ms Bain will meet with scientists at the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science at the

Via LinkedIn: Ledingham Chalmers congratulated its Stirling partner Linda Tinson who has been named one of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland's vice presidents. The firm said: "She comes from a farming background so knows the rural sector inside out, and we know she’ll bri

Burness Paull's trainees have raised more than £2,000 for Circle Scotland, a charity that helps support children and families living within deprived communities break down social injustice barriers and reach their highest potential.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Chinese human rights lawyer Chang Weiping in closed-door trial as family barred from county

Two new members have been appointed to fill vacant positions on the Scottish Sentencing Council. Summary Sheriff Amel Elfallah joins the council as a judicial member, while Louise Arrol takes on the role of advocate member. Both have been appointed for five-year terms by the Lord Justice General, af