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A Scottish solicitor and retired RAF wing commander legal officer is to establish a boutique legal practise dedicated to serving the needs of his former Armed Forces colleagues. ARMS Legal Services WS will be led by Wing Commander Allan R M Steele WS RAF (Retd), who served in the RAF for almost 17 y

Lanarkshire Community Law Centre has expanded its EU Citizens Support Project with the appointment of immigration solicitor Filip Angelov. The EU Citizens Support Project is funded by the Scottish government through Citizens Advice Scotland, and provides legal advice and support to EU citizens secur

Compass Chambers has announced the launch of its new website. The site was produced by Arrival Design and it gives visitors an experience which is clean, uncluttered and easy to navigate regardless of the device it is being viewed on.

An Irish Supreme Court judge is to be investigated amid a furore that has erupted in the country over his attendance at a dinner that fell foul of coronavirus restrictions. An "unprecedented" investigation into the conduct of Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe, who was recently appointed to the Supreme

A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into a helicopter crash in the North Sea is to begin next week, a court has been told. Four offshore workers were killed when a Super Puma helicopter crashed on its approach to Sumburgh Airport in Shetland in August 2013.

In 1884, a lamb skipped its way into Scottish legal history after it entered unfriendly territory. Winans v Macrae [1885] 22 SLR 692 is a leading case on the issue of trespass by animals and affirmed the requirement for actual material damage for a successful interdict claim.

The Liechtenstein government has lodged an application with the European Court of Human Rights against the Czech Republic over a dispute regarding the sovereignty of Liechtenstein and the nationality of its citizens. Liechtenstein, an independent state since 1866, has objected to the Czech Republic'

A man who was found guilty of pursuing two sisters in a car and striking their vehicle with a scythe whilst subject to an undertaking to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court has had his appeal against conviction refused. Alexander Burke Sr, who was charged alongside his son Alexander Burke Jr, argued th

Lady Smith is stepping down from her role as president of the Scottish Tribunals after six years, with Lord Woolman set to replace her. Lady Smith was assigned as the first president of the Scottish Tribunals in 2014 by the then Lord President, Lord Gill.

Reforms to criminal disclosure rules will reduce the length of time that many convictions need to be disclosed by most job applicants. The reforms will take effect from 30 November this year.

Kennedys has announced that its annual global salary increases will go ahead in November. The salary increases are performance-based and apply to all eligible fee-earning and business services staff.

The Scottish Road Works Commissioner has issued penalties totalling £94,000 to six utility organisations for failing to comply with their statutory obligations when placing cables and pipes in roads. These failings were identified by the latest Scottish National Coring Programme in which cores

Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham will stand down as MSP at the next Holyrood election. Ms Cunningham, who joined the Faculty of Advocates in 1990 and became a non-practising member in 2002, has served as an MP and later MSP in Perth and Kinross since 1995. She has held three cabinet positio

A reader writes in response to our article from the Friday 21 August edition of Scottish Legal News: Our Legal Heritage: The adulterous judge who had his troublesome wife kidnapped and exiled to St Kilda. Following the harrowing tale of Rachel Chiesley's (Lady Grange) assault, abduction and imp

Duncan Milne warns employers over claims arising from the pandemic. An increase in whistleblowing claims over the coming months is inevitable. There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the furlough fraud reports are now sitting at around 8,000. This fi