Four new appointments at Vialex
Vialex has appointed four new lawyers as it prepares for a year of expansion.
Published 17 January 2020
Rooney Nimmo appoints Scott Nelson as partner in Edinburgh and London
International corporate law firm Rooney Nimmo has announced that Scott Nelson has joined the firm as a partner, based in its London and Edinburgh offices.
Published 17 January 2020
England: Proposed reform of judicial review to 'protect' judges from political decision-making
Judges will be kept out of politics under plans to reform judicial review, the Lord Chancellor has said.
Published 17 January 2020
Sarah Gilzean: BBC equal pay case a stark warning to employers without clear pay systems
Samira Ahmed's high profile victory in her equal pay claim against the BBC should be sounding alarm bells for many employers who do not have a clear and transparent system for valuing jobs and setting pay, writes Sarah Gilzean.
Published 17 January 2020
Irish Supreme Court sits with four women judges in landmark moment
The Supreme Court of Ireland sat as a five-judge panel with four women on the bench for the first time in Irish legal history yesterday.
Published 17 January 2020
England: First Chartered Legal Executive becomes Honorary Queen’s Counsel
Millicent Grant has become the first chartered legal executive to be appointed an Honorary Queen’s Counsel.
Published 17 January 2020
iBIC joint investigative interviews masterclass on 24 January 2020
iBIC's Masterclass on joint investigative interviews (JIIs) will take place on 24 January 2020. Places are limited. Book your place by 17 January 2020.
Published 17 January 2020
Our Legal Heritage: Dundee solicitors v Dundee CID
It might be stretching things a bit to describe this football match in 1980 as part of our legal heritage but it does reflect the days when local faculties ran their own football teams – a practice now in decline – although we were pleased yesterday to report that the Glasgow Bar is making efforts to recruit new blood to its team.
Published 17 January 2020
And finally... beefed up
Japan is planning new legislation to protect its prized wagyu beef from being reared in neighbouring China.
Published 17 January 2020
