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Terra Firma Chambers is delighted to announce details of its 'Four Cities Tour’, encompassing visits to Inverness, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow this November. As part of TFC’s ongoing commitment to strengthening links with law firms and direct access organisations throughout Scotland,

The Aberdeen Legal Walk, organised by the Grampian Community Law Centre, invited members of the legal profession to join forces on Wednesday 9 October to raise money for The Access to Justice Foundation.

Mackinnons Solicitors LLP has announced two new appointments to the firm. In August, Mackinnons welcomed Grant Mills into its residential property department as an associate. With substantial experience working in the north-east in conveyancing and other property related business, he is a valuable a

The average price of a property in Scotland hit a record £200,000 in August 2024, a 5.4 per cent year-on-year increase, according to the latest UK House Price Index data.

A new English-Ukrainian legal dictionary has been created to remove historic Russian influence from the definition of constitutional legal terminology. The dictionary contains definitions for over 1,000 legal terms and has been created by legal experts from Ukraine’s Constitutional Court, the

The Supreme Court has marked the day its doors were officially opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 15 years ago this week.

Fragomen is inviting senior school pupils and university students in Scotland to take part in its 2024 UK Immigration School. The free online programme, being held for the fifth year in a row, offers an introduction to immigration law and related careers, providing students with insight into the fie

A sheriff has made no recommendations in the fatal accident inquiry into the death of a prisoner. Gordon Fraser, 79, died within his cell at HMP Addiewell, West Lothian, on 5 June 2022 following a period of deteriorating health. 

Burges Salmon has guided Pandox on its financing and acquisition of the DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre, in a deal worth £49 million. The deal grows the international hotel property owner's portfolio in Scotland and adds to its Edinburgh offering where it already owns the Aparthotel

Trainees and NQs at Burges Salmon in Edinburgh have received salary boosts. The changes, which took effect at the beginning of September, mean that first year trainees, who were previously on £34,000 will now receive £40,000.

Scotland has far fewer judges relative to the population compared to other Council of Europe (CoE) countries, according to a new report. The Council of Europe's European judicial systems CEPEJ Evaluation Report looks at key metrics from 2022 covering all 48 member states' legal systems.

Footage of a police officer being swallowed up by a giant inflatable pumpkin has gone viral on social media. The police force in Bay Village, Ohio released the dashcam footage showing one of its officers losing in hand-to-hand combat against the Halloween decoration.

Three first year trainee solicitors have joined Dallas McMillan in Glasgow.  They are Hannah Howden (employment law), Cath Healy (private client) and Emily Sillars (litigation). 

The Law Society of Scotland has paid tribute to Scottish solicitor Iain Doran who passed away recently. President of the Law Society of Scotland, Susan Murray, said: “I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Law Society Committee member Iain Doran.

A convicted drugs trafficker who set himself up as counter-surveillance expert to safeguard gangland criminals from law enforcement agencies has been jailed for two years.  Ian Sweeney, 53, of Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire, charged thousands of pounds to provide equipment and advice on how to sw