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As solicitors come to terms with the new guidance on price transparency which finally came into effect on 31 January 2021, there’s a certain unease about its impact on solicitor estate agents. You see, the guidance requires firms to publish their fees and other costs of carrying out estate age

The Scottish Land Commission’s National Student Award 2021 has opened for entries. Designed to encourage young people to get involved in land reform and contribute to the commission’s work, the single award of £1,000 is open to all students studying at a Scottish academic instituti

Antonia Andison, Catriona Dee, Jamie Grainger, Luigi Mazi and Caitlin Pryde have joined the Aberdeen Law Project’s (ALP) representation team following a competitive application process. 

A Pakistani court has indefinitely delayed the appeal hearing of a Christian couple who have been on death row since 2014. Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel were imprisoned in 2013 and later sentenced to death for allegedly insulting the prophet Muhammad.

A former Syrian official has been convicted in Germany of being an accomplice to crimes against humanity in an unprecedented case. Eyad al-Gharib, 44, was one of two former Syrian intelligence officers charged by German prosecutors last year under the principle of universal jurisdiction. The other w

Armed police on rollerblades will patrol the streets of one of the world's largest cities under a strange new initiative. The new armed rollerblading unit in Karachi, Pakistan has been established to help crack down on street thefts and harassment.

A sheriff in Glasgow has refused a motion calling for his recusal from family proceedings involving a mother who sought to relocate with her child to the USA. The case commenced when the pursuer and father, AB, sought to secure the return of their child from the USA, where they had previously b

Financial services specialist Caroline Stevenson has joined Burness Paull as head of its dedicated FS regulatory team. The firm has recruited Ms Stevenson to take advantage of a market in Scotland that has continued to perform strongly throughout the pandemic, but which is facing a new regulatory la

Harper Macleod recorded a small increase in profits in its last financial year, despite the onset of the pandemic in the final weeks of trading. In its latest accounts filed at Companies House, the firm said it had met all of its strategic aims for the year to March 2020.

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has made two senior promotions. Richard Pike has been made a partner while Fiona McLaughlin has been promoted to senior associate.

If the past few months have taught us anything it is that the right medicine can change everything – so who better than a lawyer with a background in immunology to experiment with a new practice model developed to benefit the community? Blair Melville, 33, is the solicitor behind Teneu Legal,

Rosie Gollan contrasts the reforms north and south of the border that have followed Grenfell. Following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the UK government has been reviewing and taking steps to reform building and fire safety regimes.

The impact of abuse, threats and violence on retail staff will be highlighted in a new awareness-raising campaign. It comes following the passing of the Protection of Workers (Scotland) Bill and findings from the Scottish Grocers Federation, which show a rise in reported attacks on staff in 2020.

DWF partner Iain McLean and his family have raised more than £100,000 for The Duncan McLean Fund, established in memory of his son, who lost his life to a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) brain tumour in February 2016 – aged just 20. Gullane-based Mr McLean set himself the hu

MSPs from across Scotland will recognise the impact of the Citizens Advice network in Scotland in a special members’ business debate at Holyrood today. Lodged by Christine Graham MSP, the debate will recognise the value of the Citizens Advice network.