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Trustpilot, a platform for companies to build trust with consumers, has announced the appointment of Carolyn Jameson as chief legal and policy officer. Ms Jameson will report to Trustpilot founder and CEO Peter Holten Mühlmann and be part of the executive leadership team.

Edinburgh-based private client firm Murray Beith Murray has announced the appointment of Bill Meldrum as a partner. Mr Meldrum, previously an associate with the firm, became a partner in its property group on 5 August.

A judicial review of Glasgow City Council's homelessness strategy is unlikely to result in meaningful change, solicitors have said. Shelter Scotland is preparing to take the city's council to court unless it ends the practice of “unlawfully” denying homeless people temporary accommodatio

International law firm Kennedys has announced the appointment of its first global managing partner. English lawyer Suzanne Liversidge takes up the role and will alongside recently re-elected senior partner Nick Thomas on the strategic and operational management of the firm's 37 offices.

Age Scotland, in partnership with Solicitors for Older People Scotland (SOPS), has launched a new, free accident claim helpline which seeks to give elderly people in Scotland a fairer service when it comes to making a personal injury claim. The new freephone helpline aims to ensure that elderly peop

Law students at Strathclyde University made a presentation on the work of the law clinic to judges from Thailand.

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Taxation and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled “CGT for UK land and the TCGA 1992 Part 1 re-write” on Thursday 19th September 2019 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. The s

A prominent lawyer has admitted his career is over after pleading guilty to bigamy and forgery of divorce documents. James Morton, 59, faked a divorce certificate in order to marry an employee of his firm – while secretly carrying on a relationship with both women.

A motorist found guilty of “dangerous driving” after overtaking a camper van before slamming on the brakes and forcing the other driver to perform an “emergency stop” has failed in an appeal against his conviction. Mark McLaughlin claimed that the sheriff had erred in ho

The steps needed to bring land back into productive use and prevent future sites from being abandoned have been published in a new report. The Vacant and Derelict Land Taskforce, set up last year by the Scottish Land Commission and SEPA, has today published a statement of intent and the measures req

Police Scotland has recorded more than 400 crimes since a new domestic abuse law was introduced. Under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act, "coercive and controlling behaviours" is a criminal offence.

Brodies LLP has appointed Elaine McIlroy as partner in its employment and immigration team. With more than 17 years’ experience, she joins Brodies from Weightmans LLP, where she led its UK immigration team and Scottish employment practice.

Shelter Scotland is preparing to take Glasgow City Council to court unless it ends the practice of "unlawfully" denying homeless people temporary accommodation. The charity has outlined its intention to seek a judicial review in a solicitor's letter delivered today. The letter was hand-delivered by

The ‘Brexit means Brexit’ refrain from those supporting the UK’s departure from the European Union has become rather well-worn – especially when those that state this are seemingly prepared to overlook a more important point: the law is the law, writes Elaine Motion. On 6 Sep

Defence solicitor and author Willie McIntyre has featured in an episode of BBC Scotland's Crimes Files. The series sees leading criminologist Professor David Wilson and guests reinvestigate Scotland’s most notorious miscarriages of justice.