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A lawyer has been found guilty of professional misconduct and fined £1,000 for failing to flag up suspicious activity and comply with money laundering rules. Stephen McGuire, of Hennessy Bowie, was censured by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT). He was cashroom manager a

Hundreds of people have volunteered to be locked up in a brand-new prison as part of a test run for the facility. The new prison in Zurich, Switzerland, has capacity for 241 remand prisoners, but authorities decided to test the facility on local volunteers before it opens in April, Swissinfo reports

Eversheds Sutherland, which has an office in Edinburgh, has increased salaries for NQ lawyers in both its London and regional offices. London NQs will see an increase of 15.8 per cent, from £82,000 to £95,000. Lawyers elsewhere will see their pay rise from £50,000 to £62,000,

Anderson Strathern has been re-appointed to the new APUC (Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges) Legal Services Framework. Anderson Strathern’s position as first ranked supplier means universities and colleges in Scotland are required to approach the firm first for direct contract

Burness Paull has completed a letting at BAM TCP Atlantic Square Limited’s 2 Atlantic Square, Glasgow, in the heart of the city’s International Financial Services District. The firm follows engineering and project management consultancy Atkins Limited, which last year became its first oc

Morton Fraser is supporting Action for Children as its charity partner for 2022. Action for Children's vision is that every child and young person has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

An American legal scholar is to lecture on the Biden administration’s effort to restore international law and institutions in the wake of the Trump presidency.

Shared Parenting Scotland is seeking expressions of interest from relevant professionals to become coaches when it introduces the New Ways For Families approach to resolving protracted hostility between parents after divorce or separation. All coaches have a background in family law, mediation, fami

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie has announced a string of appointments and promotions. The firm has welcomed Vicki Provan, a former partner at the firm, who has taken on the role of commercial property consultant. Amen Chaudry has also joined the commercial property team as solicitor. &nb

A Lord Ordinary has resolved a £29 million claim by a cigarette paper company against the manufacturers of ink dispensing machines by finding them to be liable for only £3,000 worth of the damage. It was averred by Benkert UK Ltd that a fire that destroyed their premises in Alva, Clackma

The greatest hits of Barry Manilow have been weaponised against protesters by authorities in New Zealand. Anti-vaxxers have set up camp outside the country's parliament, which has started playing music on a loop through its speakers in a bid to disperse them.

The Scottish Conservatives have called on the Lord Justice General, Lord Carloway, to investigate why a sheriff failed to recuse himself in the Rangers fraud case when he was said to be a shareholder of the club. Russell Findlay, the Scottish Conservative spokesman on community safety, rai

A public inquiry into the wrongful convictions of hundreds of sub-postmasters and mistresses begins today. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 sub-postmasters were convicted of false accounting, theft and fraud due to a fault in the Horizon computer system.

The committee members for the Faculty of Advocates' new Junior Bar Association have been elected. President Antonia Welsh is joined by Cameron Smith as vice president, Amy Donachie as secretary and Emma Boffey as devils' representative. Fergus Whyte, Valentina Mori, Ayla Iridag and Emily Bradbury ha

Last year saw a surge in the number of multi-million-pound homes sold in Scotland, with 419 homes sales registered. According to Rettie & Co, this was an increase of almost 50 per cent on 2020, which itself was the highest recorded level since the 2007 market boom.