Leigh Herd, an associate in Shepherd and Wedderburn’s construction disputes team, has been confirmed as vice chair of the Scottish branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) in a brace of new appointments for the firm’s lawyers. Ms Herd's appointment as vice chair comes as
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Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace LLP (RCCW) has announced two promotions within its commercial property and private client departments, with the elevation of Craig Veitch and Gillian Smith to associate. Mr Veitch joined RCCW in March 2019, having attended Aberdeen Grammar School and graduated fr
Lindsays has welcomed two new team members to its residential conveyancing teams in Edinburgh and Dundee. Alex McNeil has joined as a solicitor in Edinburgh and Natasha Vials has become the newest paralegal in Dundee.
Dentons predicts a surge in activity in the vegan and plant-based food market after the law firm’s Scottish offices advised Bute Island Foods on their sale to Canadian dairy company, Saputo. Bute Island Foods, which employs around 180 staff, makes vegan cheese alternative Sheese, as well as ow
Morton Fraser has been named one of the Top 10 Best Law Firms to Work For in the Best Companies to Work For 2021 lists. The firm, which employs over 250 people across offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, is the only Scottish law firm named in the UK-wide Top 10 list, which aims to celebrate and showcas
Lady Hale has advocated the use of caravan courts to restore local justice and spare participants long journeys. The former Supreme Court justice suggested mobile courts could compensate for the hundreds of court buildings closed by the UK government.
When Sally-Anne Anderson made a comeback at Aberdein Considine in 2016 it was to take up partnership after three years as an associate at Harper Macleod. Having worked at the Aberdeen-headquartered business earlier in her career, the employment specialist decided to return as the time felt right to
Aberdeen firm James & George Collie LLP (incorporating Kinnear & Falconer, Stonehaven) has announced the promotion of Steven Allan to partner. Mr Allan joined the firm in February 2017 having previously worked at a number of other established local firms and has significant experience in a w
Cati Johnstone is joining MacFarlane Young in Paisley. Ms Johnstone will join from McVey & Murricane where she began work as a member of the support staff before becoming a pre-trainee while studying for the LLB at the University of Aberdeen.
Clyde & Co has announced it will pay a universal three per cent bonus to all its employees globally, with a minimum payment of £1,000, in recognition of their exceptional efforts over the past 12 months. The one-off bonus will be paid in the next available pay round and is independent
CMS has opened its annual competition to find its next CMS Law Scholarships students in Scotland. The CMS Law Scholarships Scheme awards £2,500 each year to three high-performing Scottish S5/S6 state school pupils from economically disadvantaged backgrounds while they are completing their law
An employment solicitor is calling for greater recognition of menopause in the workplace. Liam Entwistle, employment law specialist and chairman at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, believes more employers should take steps to introduce menopause policies, in order to acknowledge the
Macnabs has raised over £8,000 for Will Aid this year. The firm has participated in the annual Will Aid Scheme for 10 years now, raising an impressive total of £62,511 to date.
David J Black looks at the shameful treatment of ME/CFS sufferers in the second part of his medico-legal series. Read part one here. Before entering the realms of Fraser v NICE one or two other factors have to be considered. The first was the role of the generality of a UK media which was almost ent
Lawyers have availed themselves of the emergency coronavirus legislation to enable an expert witness to give evidence remotely amid an ongoing debate on whether evidence in High Court cases should be given remotely at all. At a trial in the High Court in Glasgow, the defendant was accused of as
