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A new group with a strong Faculty of Advocates presence is being assembled to make sure a revered legal tool remains relevant for future generations of lawyers. Angela Grahame QC, Vice-Dean of Faculty, and Dominic Scullion, who is currently one of 26 devils training to become advocates, have been in

Policing priorities to ensure the service responds to future demands over the next six years have been published. The revised strategic police priorities (SPPs), which follow consultation over the summer and autumn, reflect developments and progress in police operations and governance.

The first Supreme Court artwork featuring women from the legal profession has been unveiled, commemorating the centenary of the 1919 Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act, which paved the way for women to practise law.

A lawyer has been found guilty of assault after a bust-up at the opera. Matthew Feargrieve, a solicitor specialising in corporate and investment funds law, punched fashion designer Ulrich Engler "at least once" after he took a seat next to Mr Feargrieve's wife during a performance of The Ring.

A man who was jailed for two years after being found guilty of three instances of sexual assault libelled in a single “omnibus” charge has had his sentence reduced after appealing against his conviction. The appellant argued that only one of the three episodes was corroborated and that t

Former SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed Sheikh has failed in a bid to avoid paying legal expenses to the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal. She had launched proceedings at the Court of Session after the SSDT ordered her to pay expenses in her professional misconduct case.

A lawyer in Aberdeen has been found guilty of sending threatening messages to a beautician after she announced her intention to leave his partner's hair salon and work elsewhere.

Two new members have been appointed to fill vacant positions on the Scottish Sentencing Council. Dr Hannah Graham has been appointed as a lay member of the council, replacing Professor Neil Hutton. Dr Graham is a senior lecturer in criminology at the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research at

Anderson Strathern Asset Management, the financial planning and investment business owned by Anderson Strathern LLP, has hired Graham Clark from Adam & Company as its new chief executive. Mr Clark was a director at Adam & Company and its head of financial planning. Anderson Strathern Asset M

Perthshire law firm Macnabs has announced three appointments. Following a two year traineeship with the firm, Blair MacDonald is now a qualified solicitor and has become part of the family law team where he will be offering clients assistance with the full spectrum of family law, from divorce and se

Dr Nick McKerrell has been promoted to the post of senior lecturer in law at Glasgow Caledonian University. Dr McKerrell teaches mainly in the area of public law, human rights and civil liberties. He also introduces first-year LLB students into the study of law and the Scottish legal system. 

Scottish Legal News now has 10,000 followers on Twitter, underlining its primacy as the leading daily news service for Scotland’s legal community. SLN managing editor Graham Ogilvy said: “Once again, I would like to thank our readers along with Kapil Summan and all of the SLN team for he

A prominent barrister has sold 7,000 bottles of wine from his private collection for £8 million at auction. Ian Mill QC, of Blackstone Chambers, has been collecting wine since 1985, four years after he called to the Bar of England and Wales, The Times reports.

Elves from MacRoberts took time out to spread some Christmas cheer and help Santa deliver presents to kids at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow.

Piglets have been listed as the plaintiffs in an animal rights case filed by campaign group PETA. The lawsuit brought to Germany's top court, the Constitutional Court, aims to end the practice of castrating young male piglets without anaesthetic.