Scottish Lawyer Loses License for Overcharging Clients
Summary: A law firm in Scotland has been shut down after it was found the firm was overcharging clients and…
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Closing Public Toilets May Not Have Been a Good Idea
Summary: After the closure of the public toilets, the council chief responsible was caught urinating in the street. South Lanarkshire…
Nationalists Ahead in Polls, Vote for Scottish Independence Will Be September 18
Summary: Nationalists, who wish for Scotland to break away from the United Kingdom, have gained increasing support over the past…
Law Society of Scotland to Cut Employees
The Law Society of Scotland may cut employees, as it faces losing £1 million in revenue. The professional governing body…
Ledingham Chalmers Sees Profits Fall, Will Not Hold Layoffs
Ledingham Chalmers has announced a drop in pre-tax profits of 20%, to £3.3 million ($5.5 million), in the year to…
HBJ Gately Wareing Lays Off Partners — More to Come
HBJ Gately Wareing has laid off two partners, and expects further job cuts. Stephen Webster and Stuart Rennie have been…
Dundas & Wilson Profits Down 12%
Dundas & Wilson, which cut 50 jobs in March, has reported a drop in annual profits of £9 million ($14.8…
Senior Partners at Tods Murray Defect to Anderson Strathern
Two senior partners at Edinburgh law firm Tods Murray have quit to join crosstown rival Anderson Strathern. John Biggar, a…
Maclay Murray & Spens to Keep 4 of 31 Trainees
Maclay Murray & Spens, which in April laid off 38 lawyers and staff, is only keeping on four of its…
McClure Naismith Chooses Trainees by Pulling Names from a Hat
Faced with taking in only half its incoming class this year while cutting costs, Scotland's McClure Naismith pulled the names…
Dundas & Wilson to Cut 50
Edinburgh's Dundas & Wilson, Scotland's largest law firm, will cut up to 50 jobs across its three offices as work…