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DWF partner Iain McLean and his family have raised more than £100,000 for The Duncan McLean Fund, established in memory of his son, who lost his life to a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) brain tumour in February 2016 – aged just 20. Gullane-based Mr McLean set himself the hu

MSPs from across Scotland will recognise the impact of the Citizens Advice network in Scotland in a special members’ business debate at Holyrood today. Lodged by Christine Graham MSP, the debate will recognise the value of the Citizens Advice network.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has obtained High Court approval to return £3.42 million to compensate victims of a series of unauthorised deposit taking and collective investment schemes. The schemes were run by Samuel and Shantelle Golding and their companies Digital Wealth Limite

DAC Beachcroft (DACB) is automating the identification and verification part of its new client acceptance process through the use of an app. The new app is being piloted in the firm's eight offices in England and Wales but will subsequently be rolled out to its offices across the remainder of the UK

A man who claimed to have been kidnapped by masked men allegedly made it up to get out of work. Police in Coolidge, Arizona found 19-year-old Brandon Soules with his hands bound behind his back and a bandanna stuffed in his mouth.

A sheriff in Glasgow has dismissed part of an action for damages raised by an evangelical Christian organisation against the operators of the SSE Hydro Arena but ordered a proof in respect of quantification of loss concerning a potential breach of the Equality Act 2010. The Billy Graham Ev

A new report into the extent of hate crimes committed in Scotland has highlighted that almost two-thirds of all race-related hate offences had a visible minority ethnic (non-white) victim, a group that makes up around four per cent of the population. The study, which looked at the characteristics of

The terms of reference for an inspection into how the Crown Office handles criminal complaints made against the police have been published. In 2019-20, there were 286 criminal allegations made against the police.

Douglas J. Cusine asks why Scotland's Justice Secretary, Humza Yousaf, has been so quiet about the malicious prosecution scandal.

Three new Senators of the College of Justice were today installed at physically distanced ceremonies held in Parliament House. Lord Sandison, Lady Haldane and Lord Richardson will take up their appointments on 1 March 2021.

Couples who split up often have very different views on how to do things and Covid-19 has magnified this enormously, write Shona Smith and Lynne Mulcahy. We have seen the breakdown of lots of arrangements for shared child care that rubbed along perfectly well until last year.

Gilson Gray has recruited Eddy Winters as business development director.   Mr Winters comes from a professional services background and worked latterly in the Middle East for legal giants Al Tamimi & Company. 

Melanie Sangster has been appointed by the Lord President, Lord Carloway, to the panel of judges of Employment Tribunals (Scotland). ​Ms Sangster qualified as a solicitor in 1998 and has specialised in employment law throughout her career.

A virtual conference is to provide a forum for discussion about how civil business might be conducted after the pandemic. The Lord President, Lord Carloway, has asked the Judicial Institute to organise a conference, to be held virtually, to provide a forum for a discussion amongst interested parties

The UK government has racked up a £5.8 million legal bill in its bid to keep control of the Chagos Islands, which the international community recognises as part of Mauritius. British authorities retained possession of the islands after Mauritius gained independence in 1968 and now refers to th