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A man convicted of murdering a man in Turiff, Aberdeenshire, has had the punishment part of his sentence reduced on appeal to the High Court of Justiciary. Liam Hay, who was 20 years old at the time of the murder and at the time of sentencing,  argued that the sentence was excessive o

New rules have been approved by the Court of Session enabling two or more people with the same, similar, or related claims to raise court proceedings in a single action for the first time. This new approach will be particularly useful in cases where lower value claims are considered too costly for i

DWF is in the early stages of a consultation process on its UK business, which is understood to put between 15 and 18 positions at risk. The redundancies follow cuts made across the company's international outposts to deal with the economic effects of the pandemic.

Solicitor estate agents have accused the Scottish government of creating dangerous uncertainty in the housing market by announcing a proposed change to the property tax threshold without stating when it will be introduced. Finance Secretary Kate Forbes said the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LB

Compass Chambers has announced that Geoff Clarke QC and Steve Love QC have been appointed members of the Scottish Gymnastics Conduct in Sport Panel. They will sit on hearings in connection with the conduct, regulatory and appeals processes under the governance of Scottish Gymnastics and their Conduc

Dundee Law School has made three new appointments. Dr Tarik Olcay has joined the law school as a lecturer. Prior to this, he was lecturer in public law at Aston University.

The majority of lawyers feel their manager is not looking out for them, according to a new report. Authored by The MOSAIC Collective and based on a survey of legal professionals worldwide, the report details how they feel about their work.

The Scottish Tourism Alliance, the representative body for Scotland’s tourism businesses, has partnered with TLT to provide a new, free support line for its members as Scotland’s tourism industry gets geared up to reopen next week. The hotline allows STA members to speak directly to a sp

One of the world’s leading intellectual property guides has named Burness Paull as the leading IP litigation practice in Scotland. The IAM Patent 1000 is regarded as the definitive ‘go-to’ resource for those seeking to identify world-class, private practice patent expertise across

Last month, the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission staff finished off a year of fundraising for Alzheimer Scotland. In total, they raised £7,014, smashing their original target.

The president of the United States is not immune from local criminal investigations, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has ruled in a high-profile case concerning President Donald Trump's financial records. President Trump's lawyers unsuccessfully argued that he had "temporary presiden

When the Supreme Court gave its decision in long-running matrimonial dispute Villiers v Villiers this month it handed a significant victory to Edinburgh law firm SKO Family Law. Led by partner Rachael Kelsey – the K in SKO – the firm represented Mrs Villiers in a matter that had sought t

Opinion pieces in reputable publications that are favourable to the United Arab Emirates have allegedly been penned by non-existent authors. The Daily Beast website claims none of the people purported to have written for publications including The Jerusalem Post and South China Morning Post existed.

A medical practice that took on the staff of a dissolved practice has been unsuccessful in its petition to suspend an Employment Tribunal order requiring it to re-engage a doctor who was employed by the dissolved practice. Levenside Medical Practice, based in Dumbarton, argued that an order could no

The family of a cyclist who was killed when she was hit by a minibus in Edinburgh has succeeded in a civil case against the motor insurers of the vehicle. On 31 May 2017, 23-year-old old medical student Zhi Min Soh was killed when she was run over by the Rabbie’s Tours Mercedes 16-se