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SCTS chief warns of three-year court delays without more funding

Published 1 year ago

Court wait times could rise to more than three years for the most serious cases, Holyrood has been told.

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Top legal aid earners remain same as last year

Published 1 year ago

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.

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Morton Fraser MacRoberts wins four-year legal contract with MoD

Published 1 year ago

MFMac has been reappointed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide legal services in Scotland.

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Harper Macleod advises on preservation of north west Highlands croft land

Published 1 year ago

Crofting, rural, and community land experts at Harper Macleod have advised a community group on a transaction which will see the protection of nearly 8,000 acres of croft land and common grazings in the north west Highlands.

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Lawyer questions practicality of ‘Right to Live’ demand for rural Scotland

Published 1 year ago

A call for young people to have a legal right to live in the community where they grew up is impractical and could clash with existing legislation, according to Holmes Mackillop director Craig Donnelly.

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Blackadders named top law firm at Courier Business Awards

Published 1 year ago

Blackadders LLP has been crowned the Legal and Property Business of the Year at The Courier Business Awards.

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Shoosmiths Scotland underlines talent pipeline with 15 appointments

Published 1 year ago

Shoosmiths has added 15 new recruits to its Edinburgh and Glasgow offices over the past six months.

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Burnett Legal Services and Peterkins merge

Published 1 year ago

Burnett Legal Services and Peterkins have announced the merging of their legal practices. Operating primarily throughout the north east of Scotland under the name of Peterkins, the firm will offer a wide range of legal and financial services.

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Company fined £215,000 after cherry picker fall in Glasgow

Published 1 year ago

A construction company has been fined £215,000 after a worker was seriously injured when a cherry picker was struck by a bus in Castlemilk.

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UNESCO reveals sharp increase in use of financial laws to silence journalists

Published 1 year ago

There has been an alarming increase over the past three years in accusations of financial wrongdoing made against journalists in an attempt to silence them, according to a new report from UNESCO.

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Student law clinic clears wrongly attributed energy debt for client

Published 1 year ago

The Aberdeen Law Project has successfully cleared a wrongly attributed energy debt for a University of Aberdeen student.

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Terra Firma Chambers’ ‘Four Cities Tour’

Published 1 year ago

Terra Firma Chambers is delighted to announce details of its ‘Four Cities Tour’, encompassing visits to Inverness, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow this November.

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Trainee and NQ salaries at Burges Salmon in Edinburgh rise

Published 1 year ago

Trainees and NQs at Burges Salmon in Edinburgh have received salary boosts.

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New trainees at Dallas McMillan

Published 1 year ago

Three first year trainee solicitors have joined Dallas McMillan in Glasgow. 

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Law Society of Scotland pays tribute to Iain Doran

Published 1 year ago

The Law Society of Scotland has paid tribute to Scottish solicitor Iain Doran who passed away recently.

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