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Chiara Pieri has been elected president of the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association following its AGM yesterday. Miss Pieri, a solicitor with Shepherd and Wedderburn, has spent the last two years as vice president of the association.

Lawmakers around the world should include “sunset clauses” in legislation to ensure Covid-19 health status certificates are only used during the pandemic, a new study says. Safeguards should be in place to guarantee against the risks posed to people’s privacy and human rights by ne

A campaign has been launched calling on Edinburgh Council to commission a memorial for Derek Ogg QC, who passed away last May at the age of 65. The petition has been created by Scott Glanville and urges the council to "fund and commission a memorial to honour the memory of Derek Ogg".

Temporary measures to protect people experiencing homelessness from Covid-19 have been extended for three months. The public health measures allow local authorities to use hotels and B&Bs to accommodate people experiencing homelessness and to keep them safe during the pandemic. They were due to

The Scottish Law Commission today has published a discussion paper on updating the mental element in homicide. The crimes of murder and culpable homicide are generally regarded as the most serious of all crimes in Scots law, in terms of gravity and impact on victims and their families.

An eminent Scottish solicitor, who was instrumental in establishing the independence of Malawi, will be awarded honorary life membership of the Law Society of Scotland later today. Colin Cameron graduated in law from the University of Glasgow in 1957 and moved to what was then known as Nyasaland tha

David Coutts has been appointed the head of Simpson & Marwick's new family law department. The Edinburgh-based lawyer joins from Turcan Connell where he was head of their Glasgow team. Before this, he qualified and spent eight years at Anderson Strathern.

A £500,000 fund will help places of worship to take security measures against hate crime. Faith communities can apply for grants from the Hate Crime Security Fund, developed by the Scottish government in partnership with Police Scotland.

Lord Hope of Craighead has expressed concern that a bill to recognise overseas qualifications could affect Scots lawyers – without their input. The Professional Qualifications Bill, currently at committee stage, would treat individuals seeking to practise particular professions in the UK "as i

New research from Amnesty International UK and the Human Rights Consortium Scotland (HRCS) found evidence that the human rights of people in Scotland were frequently overlooked as major public service redesigns took place during the ‘first wave’ of Covid-19 in 2020. The findings further

Shoosmiths has made seven appointments across several teams in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Lauren Miller, who joins from Shepherd and Wedderburn, has been appointed as legal director in the Glasgow-based real estate team. She adds further expertise in the residential/housebuilder and commercial developme

Seven trainees at MacRoberts will remain with the firm and become newly qualified lawyers in September.  Christie Carswell, Calum Lavery, Douglas Leslie, Michael Gallagher, Sarah Milne, Nicola Kelly, Nikita Sandhu and Sarah Milne will be joining the firm’s construction, corporate fin

Really Good Data Protection (RGDP LLP) has capped the recruitment of three new data protection officers during the last quarter of its financial year by announcing changes to its management team. Paul Motion has become the new chairman of RGDP following the retirement of Bill Speirs. A solicitor for

Inksters has grown its consultant solicitor practice during the pandemic and opened a new office on the Isle of Eigg. The firm recently celebrated 22 years in business and now focusses solely on the consultancy model, which sees all of its solicitors benefit financially directly from the fruits of t

Lindsays has welcomed Mike Piggot to its team in Dundee as a solicitor offering dispute resolution and litigation services to businesses and individuals. Mr Piggot studied and trained in the city before entering the profession. He also worked for several years with the Dundee Citizens Advice Bu