6 days ago · Edinburgh-based solicitor and estate agent Ralph Sayer has promoted Robyn Donaldson to partner in the firm. At 31, she becomes one of the youngest to hold such a senior position in the sector in Scotland, making the major career move less than eight years after gaining her legal diploma from Edinbur

May 18, 2023 · The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill has been introduced as a private member’s bill by Liam McArthur, the Liberal Democrat MSP for the Orkney Islands.. Mr McArthur last year said the “current prohibition on such assistance is unjust and causes needless suffering for many dying people and their families across Scotland”.. The renewed push to legalise assisted dying ...

Jun 2, 2023 · After 18 years in practice together Mark Thorley and Jim Stephenson have decided to begin the process of closing down their well respected firm of Thorley Stephenson. Both Mark and Jim have practised in their respective areas of legal aid for over 30 years, representing many clients who simply could

Feb 14, 2024 · Police Scotland is investigating potential fraud at a failed law firm. McClure Solicitors, which was founded in Greenock in 1853, went into administration about three years ago. The work of the firm, which also operated in the …

Feb 9, 2016 · Brian Cameron, sitting at Glasgow Sheriff Court, is a graduate of the University of Strathclyde and was admitted as a solicitor in 1987. He was a partner in the commercial litigation division at Morton Fraser and has served as a part-time sheriff since 2011. Mr Cameron is the past Dean of the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow and a …

Mar 19, 2024 · Carruthers Gemmill, a family-based law firm with a legacy spanning more than 150 years, will become part of BTO Solicitors LLP next month. Under the new arrangement, senior partner Tommy Gemmill, the fifth generation of the Gemmill family, and partner Stephen Watt, will join BTO as consultants in BT

May 9, 2023 · The Scottish government is considering reforms to the role of the lord advocate, years after they were originally mooted. The SNP pledged to consider reforms in the wake of the Alex Salmond case and the police investigation into the SNP's finances. A consultation on the matter was promised in the SN

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Sep 20, 2024 · The Glasgow Conveyancers Forum is to host a seminar on the new Scottish Standard Clauses Edition 6. It will be presented by speaker Struan Ferguson Thursday 26 September at 5.30 pm at the RFPG Hall. Mr Ferguson is the chair of the Scottish Conveyancers Forum, which is responsible for updating the SS

Nov 1, 2024 · This week's de recenti judgment marks a significant change to the longstanding rules around corroboration in criminal cases that will likely have far-reaching consequences, the Law Society of Scotland has said. A bench of nine judges made the ruling on 30 October 2024 on an appeal from Lord Advocate