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With the last echoes of the bells drifting into the distance, 2020 is firmly with us and it is time to get down to work. That might sound as though it is just another change of the calendar, but, for Scotland’s legal profession, this has the promise to be very much a year to remember. I know t

Hamish Hubert Carlton, a commercial lawyer, has passed away peacefully at the age of 84, The Courier reports. He was born in Dundee in 1936, the younger son of the Honourable Sheriff Hugh Carlton and Peggy (Lawson) Carlton.

The Scottish government is hosting a series of engagement events across the country to seek views from the legal profession, third sector, and people with experience of the justice system, on the findings and any implications its jury research may have for future criminal justice reforms. The Scotti

Clyde & Co has launched a new dispute resolution agency service in Scotland. The new service aims to allow Scottish law firms that do not have their own litigation or dispute resolution offering to provide their clients with these services, using Clyde & Co’s dispute resolution capabil

A mystery disappearance, a secret guarded for 16 years, a murder trial in search of answers – this is the story of the murder of Margaret Fleming.

Two lawyers are hoping to make Scotland a more competitive forum for intellectual property litigation. Ampersand Advocates' Usman Tariq and Burness Paull partner Colin Hulme are devising reforms that would allow the Court of Session to compete with England and Wales' Intellectual

A terrified couple who thought they were being burgled were left red-faced after the intruder turned out to be a Roomba. Thomas and Elisa Milam called the police after they heard noises in their house at night, not realising it was the robotic vacuum cleaner they had bought for Christmas.

A new initiative gets underway today in three sheriff courts, Dundee, Hamilton and Paisley, piloting a new approach to summary criminal cases. The pilot will change the way in which the court manages those cases and, in doing so, test the benefits of stronger judicial case management and earlier eng

Balfour and Manson has revamped its management structure after a successful year. The firm has a new senior management team of three partners: Ann Logan, Robert Holland and Alan Gilfillan.

Ledingham Chalmers has seen an increase in turnover and profits over the last financial year. Turnover for the year ending March 2019 was just over £11.6 million, compared with around £10.6m the year before; while profits were up from £3.2m to £3.47m.

The new offices of Aberdeen-based Lefevre Litigation open today following a fire that destroyed the firm's former premises before Christmas. The blaze at Carden Place destroyed the building which also houses restaurant Valentino’s.

Harper Macleod has been appointed to the panel of legal advisers for five local authorities including The City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) following a recent competitive tender. The firm, which has offices at CityPoint in Haymarket, will provide specialist legal advisory support to the in-house legal

The Herald has published a full obituary of JAM Inglis. "James Alistair Macfarlane Inglis (known as Alistair), who has died aged 90, was professor of conveyancing at Glasgow University from 1978 until 1993.

A former procurator fiscal has brought an unfair dismissal claim against the Crown Office. Laura Malone raised the proceedings after claiming bosses placed “excessive and continued demands” on her.

The law governing gratuitous alienations is less certain that it was following a decision of the Supreme Court, writes James Lloyd. On 4 December, the Supreme Court handed down its judgement in the case of Macdonald & Another v Carnbroe Estates Limited. The judgment reframes the remedies availab