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DWF is to move to smaller premises in Glasgow to reflect the working pattern that has emerged over the course of the pandemic, The Lawyer reports. The team will move from 110 Queen Street to the eighth floor of The Sentinel, which has recently been refurbished, but will temporarily be based at 9 Geo

Lesley Larg has become the first female managing partner of Thorntons. Ms Larg, an IP specialist, takes over from Craig Nicol, who served as managing partner for 10 years, six of which were as joint managing partner with Scott Milne.

Anderson Strathern has made a trio of senior appointments, with Gillian Harkness-McKinlay, Chris Devlin and James McMillan taking on director roles at the firm.  Ms Harkness-McKinlay joins from Burness Paull and becomes director, public sector and charities; Mr Devlin joins from Shepherd and We

Burness Paull has appointed insolvency lawyer Allana Sweeney in response to the continued growth of its restructuring and insolvency practice. Over the past 12 months the firm has taken lead roles in the insolvency/restructuring processes of high-profile businesses such as Premier Oil, Arcadia, Pizz

The recommended rates of pay for trainee solicitors will remain the same for the second year in a row, due to the ongoing economic impact of coronavirus, the Law Society of Scotland has said. The society’s governing Council has agreed that the recommended remuneration rates for trainees will b

Digby Brown Solicitors has appointed two new partners and three associates. Trish McFadden and Matt Leckie were promoted to partners in May following a challenging but successful year for the firm amid the backdrop of Covid-19.

Stronachs LLP has announced a number of promotions. David Marshall of the agriculture and rural team has been made a partner in the firm.  

Coca Cola’s legal director for Western Europe is to deliver the opening keynote at the Law Society of Scotland’s In-house Annual Conference later this month. Ingrid Cope, Coca Cola’s in-house legal director for Western Europe, will give the opening keynote address on ‘How in-

Lauren Rae and Ryan McCuaig outline the coming defamation regime and its advantages. The Scottish Parliament recently passed the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill which will introduce the most significant changes to the law of defamation in recent history. The new law has yet to c

New standards for treatment for drug users published by the Drug Deaths Taskforce aim to reinforce a rights-based approach for people who use drugs. They make clear that people must be able to start receiving support on the day that they ask for it and emphasise the importance of allowing people to

David J Black explores the dangers of orthodoxy in the first in a four-part medico-legal series. "Orthodoxy" wrote Bertrand Russell "is the death of intelligence". Before placing this in a medico-legal context with specific reference to the 2009 case Fraser and another v The National Institute of Cl

Two lawyers have been appointed to director posts at the Faculty of Advocates. Astrid Smart QC of Compass Chambers has been made director of quality assurance while Hugh Olson of Arnot Manderson Advocates will take over as director of training and education in July.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have pressed the First Minister over the proposed splitting of the Lord Advocate's role. Justice spokesperson Liam McArthur also mentioned removing the administration of fatal accident inquiries from the Crown Office in order to end the series of “scandalous&rdqu

Jackson Boyd has announced a number of promotions. Laura Macdonald, who has been with the firm for over 12 years, has been made a partner in the employment team, which she currently leads.

The UK has imposed its first asset freezes and travel bans under a new sanctions regime targeted at individuals and entities suspected of corruption and bribery overseas, writes Tom Stocker. The first list of those targeted by the 2021 Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations includes 22 individ