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Plexus Law has announced the appointment of Calum Mathieson, who will be based in the firm’s Edinburgh office. Mr Mathieson qualified in 1993 and was a partner with Simpson & Marwick before the firm merged with Clyde & Co in 2014. He has over 25 years’ experience of dea

A Wetherspoons recently failed "test purchases" where police sent cadets into pubs to try and play gaming machines, to see if they would be asked for ID. The venue has had its gaming machine permit revoked as a result. This is the latest in a number of recent developments in this area that clearly p

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace (RCC&W) has boosted its residential property team with the promotion of David Smith to associate solicitor. Mr Smith has over 10 years of experience in the property sector and a comprehensive knowledge of the local housing market. He is a graduate of Aberdeen

Julie Scott-Gilroy, an associate at Morton Fraser, has been accredited as a specialist in construction law by the Law Society of Scotland. Ms Scott-Gilroy acts for a variety of clients including employers (private and public), contractors, sub-contractors, consultants and insurers. Her recent w

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.