4 天之前 · Davidson Chalmers Stewart has announced Henrietta Talbot as its latest partner. Based in Moray, she joined the firm in 2022 as a director where she has worked with a broad spectrum of business clients, from land and estates engaging in rural diversification, through to substantial corporate bu

2025年1月27日 · Solicitor Katherine Durie has been appointed as vice chair of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland. Ms Durie, European legal counsel at Baxters Food Group, will work alongside new chair James Macsween, managing director at Macsween of Edinburgh, to support Scotland's food and drink manufactu

4 天之前 · Scotland's news service for lawyers. The Scottish Legal Aid Board's Client Legal Services (CLS) Directorate has welcomed three trainee solicitors who will be the first to undertake a new traineeship in both civil and criminal law.

2025年1月30日 · A school head teacher has been arrested after allegedly hosting a boozy house party for more than 100 under-age drinkers. Police in Cocoa Beach, Florida say they arrived at the home of Roosevelt Elementary School principal Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan to find "over 100 juveniles... many of whom were cons

2025年1月16日 · Scotland’s legal sector has made a strong start to 2025, with 103 new solicitors formally welcomed to the profession in central Edinburgh yesterday. Law Society of Scotland president Susan Murray presented certificates of enrolment at two ceremonies in the Signet Library, with the number close to ...

2025年1月28日 · The High Court of Justiciary has refused appeals by two people convicted of the murder of a 14-year-old girl in 1996 and sentenced to life imprisonment after finding that there was sufficient evidence for convictions on the basis of art and part liability.

2025年1月10日 · As we enter a new year, there has been a key update in the implementation of the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 (MT(S)A). Scottish ministers have passed regulations which will bring the remaining provisions of the MT(S)A into force on 1 April 2025, writes Samir Younes. The MT(S)A will sig

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2025年1月28日 · The Aberdeen Law Project has been shortlisted as a finalist for the ‘University Pro Bono Award’ in the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2025. The new University Pro Bono Award celebrates universities which "have made a significant …

2024年6月17日 · Tony Lenehan KC remains the top earner of legal aid fees, new figures from the Scottish Legal Aid Board show. In 2023-24, Mr Lenehan's fees were £450,000, an increase of £50,000 on the previous year.