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Citizens Advice Scotland has launched a national advice and legal support service for EU citizens resident in Scotland. The service is for EU citizens who would like to apply for settled status but have complex support needs, limited digital access, difficult personal circumstances, language barrier

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace (RCC&W) has announced the appointment of Gordon Wallace as an associate solicitor within the firm's commercial property team. Mr Wallace, a graduate of Aberdeen University, trained with a central belt firm before returning to Aberdeen and continuing his caree

BTO has announced that Marion Davis, a senior associate, has been appointed a member of the Edinburgh International Festival's newly remodelled board of trustees. The board now has a female majority for the first time in the festival's 73-year history.

Tony Bone Legal has moved into a new office located on platform 1, Kilmarnock Railway Station.

A former football club chairman has been found guilty of harassing two lawyers linked to his divorce case. Alan Mackin, 64, who ran East Stirlingshire FC, blamed Grant MacLean, 55, and Ronald Fulton, 65 for “ruining [his] life” after he accrued a £49,000 legal bill, The Times repor

Via the WS Society: Congratulations to Charlotte, Richard and Sarah who concluded their legal research internship with a highly accomplished presentation on the Caster Semenya case.

Solicitor Aamer Anwar is to deliver this year's Jimmy Reid lecture on October 10. Mr Anwar, rector of the University of Glasgow, will give the lecture in the Bute Hall, where Mr Reid delivered his own rectorial address in 1972, entitled Alienation, which became known as the “rat race is for ra

Dentons, which has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, has voted to combine with Lee International, a law firm in South Korea. Lee International has a range of practice areas including intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions, finance, real estate, corporate, litigation/internationa

Two people suspected of stealing the heads of an apostle and an Irish sportsman from the National Wax Museum have been arrested and charged. Michael Murray, 33, and Natasha Rice, 33, were apprehended by police after museum staff chased them down the street, TheJournal.ie reports.

Members of a Christian pro-life campaign group have had a legal challenge against a local authority’s decision to impose a “safe zone” banning protests around an abortion clinic dismissed. It was argued that the council did not have the power to make a “Public Spaces Protecti

Complainers in sex crime cases should be given independent legal representation to allay their "perception" that the adversarial trial system is "weighted in favour of the accused", according to new research. The proposal is among a number of recommendations made in a report published today by the S

A dispute resolution lawyer who began her career with Thorntons as a trainee has been promoted to partner in the firm’s Dundee office. Working in the commercial dispute resolution and claims team, Lauren Rae acts for individual clients and on behalf of businesses on a broad range of commercial

Deborah Carmichael, an associate in the commercial litigation team at Jones Whyte Law, has been made a solicitor advocate. Ms Carmichael, who joined Jones Whyte at the beginning of 2018, has over 12 years' experience as a litigator dealing with contentious matters on behalf of both individuals and b

What do Elton John, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kim Kardashian have in common, aside from being well-known names if you are a follower or fan of celebrity culture? They have all made news headlines with reports of surrogate mothers providing them with their little bundles of joy.

Ayrshire-based Dales Solicitors LLP has announced the addition of two new solicitors to its team. Suzanne McDonald, formerly a partner with Mackinlay & Suttie, Barrhead, joins as a senior solicitor and Robert Cunningham joins as a newly qualified solicitor having completed his traineeship with M