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Perthshire law firm Macnabs has appointed Stewart Baillie as director of property for the firm. Mr Baillie who joined the firm from Andersons in Kinross, has a wealth of legal experience advising clients on all areas including property, court, commercial and private client work.

Five years on from Dundas & Wilson’s combination with CMS, we should not mourn the loss of Scottish law firm brands, writes Allan Wernham. The number of elite Scottish law firm brands have diminished over the last decade, but we should not feel sentimental about the passing of historic nam

A total of 31 members of the Faculty of Advocates have been named on a new panel of counsel in Scotland for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The appointments are for four years, and the commission has also drawn up a list of preferred providers of external legal services in England a

The UK government is appointing an international ambassador for the promotion of human rights. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has appointed Rita French, formerly his principal private secretary, to the role.

TLT has advised Par Equity, a Scotland-headquartered venture capital firm, on a significant investment in Belfast-based data software company, Datactics. Par Equity facilitates investment in smaller companies with high growth potential with a particular focus on innovative companies doing things in

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled “Practical aspects of Employee Share Incentives for Private Companies?” on Thursday 27th June 2019 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. The speaker will be Karen Davi

Belgium's former king will be fined €5,000 a day until he agrees to take part in a court-ordered paternity test. King Albert II, who abdicated in 2013, was ordered last year to submit to a DNA test after a woman claiming to be his daughter took out court proceedings.

A vulnerable woman who was made the subject of a hospital-based care and treatment order has had an application to prevent disclosure of her identity dismissed by appeal judges. The mental health patient, who had lodged an appeal against a decision of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland&nbs

The existing presumption against short prison sentences will be extended from three to 12 months and come into force this summer, subject to the approval of the Scottish Parliament. People released from a custodial sentence of 12 months or less are reconvicted nearly twice as often as those sen

People who help ill relatives die are being spared jail sentences and shown leniency, it has been claimed. Campaigners have identified a number of cases where people who have helped others to end their lives have not been jailed and, in some cases, have not even been prosecuted.

Artisan cheesemakers have dropped legal action against a food watchdog over safety guidelines. Producers, among them Errington Cheese, which defeated South Lanarkshire Council over safety rules and an order preventing the sale of its cheeses, sought judicial review of guidance standards produced by

More than a third of priests in the Anglican church in Scotland have been bullied, a report has found. A survey of Scottish Episcopal Church (SEC) clergy found a “negative atmosphere which can foster bullying and harassment” in the church, The Times reports.

A member of the Faculty of Advocates has hit a six in the world of cricket umpiring. David McLean has been appointed to the ICC Development Panel of International Umpires. He becomes one of three Scotland representatives on the panel.

Ayla Iridag has been elected president of the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association, following the organisation's AGM this week. Ms Iridag is a litigation solicitor at Clyde & Co in Edinburgh and has been a member of the SYLA committee since 2016.

Jodi Gordon calls for swift action on road safety to help tackle pollution and health problems. Last month, Green MP Caroline Lucas invited Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish school girl, to address Westminster ministers after inspiring the school climate strikes movement. She criticised the UK f