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BTO has announced the appointment of social housing litigation specialist Stephen Humphreys as a consultant. Mr Humphreys brings to the firm specialist knowledge in housing law, property and construction litigation, contentious insolvency and debt recovery litigation, as well as extensive experience

Thompsons Solicitors Scotland has announced the promotion of mass litigation lawyer Amy Haughton to associate. Ms Haughton, who trained with the firm, has been involved in high-profile cases as part of its mass litigation department, dealing with complex product liability and medical negligence case

Proposals to introduce new orders and notices to protect victims of domestic abuse in Scotland have been put out for consultation by Holyrood's justice committee. The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill would give courts and police extra powers to impose requirements and prohibitions on suspected perpetr

Bryan Shaw considers some of the more common pain points in syndicated deals and shares some suggested strategies to resolve any roadblocks. In the early months of 2020 and during Covid lockdown, access to capital for early-stage and scaling businesses became more difficult as investors’ risk

An Edinburgh academic has proposed a novel framework for establishing when deceptive sex should be considered to have crossed the threshold of criminality. In a new paper, Dr Chloë Kennedy of Edinburgh Law School proposes the use of an "identity nonrecognition" framework, centring the role that

John Sturrock QC is set to chair a conversation on the UK constitution and its future later this month. In association with Core and Collaborative Scotland, Mr Sturrock will be joined in the online event by David Melding CBE MS and former SNP MSP Andrew Wilson.

Residential property specialist Simpson & Marwick has announced the appointment of real estate lawyer Jill Andrew as a director. Ms Andrew was previously part of the private client team at Shoosmiths, which said a review of its business strategy gave her the opportunity to transfer to Simpson &a

Justice will survive the Covid-19 pandemic, Tony Lenehan writes. All lawyers love traditions. Members of the Faculty of Advocates maybe more so. The horsehair wigs, the silken gowns. Advocates have had the same professional home in Parliament House in Edinburgh for 488 years. That’s about 90 y

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Edinburgh-based Red Rock Power Limited on the sale of 50 per cent of the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm development and subsequent joint venture with ESB. Once complete, the wind farm will generate approximately one gigawatt of electricity, powering up

The legal profession must act to ensure there is no "lasting detriment" to young lawyers as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic striking early in their careers, the deputy president of the UK Supreme Court has said. Lord Hodge spoke on the courts' response to the pandemic at the British Irish Commerci

Daniel Wincott, Blackwell professor of law and society at the University of Cardiff, explores the impact of Brexit on devolution across the UK. Brexit has exposed the underdeveloped and fragile aspects of devolution in the UK. Devolved governments’ relationships with London are strained. The a

The Johnny Depp case shows you should never go to court before quantifying the risk, writes Peter Graham. Last week the newspapers reported the judgment in the case of Johnny Depp’s libel action against News Group Newspapers.

Legislation that gives children the same legal protection from assault as adults comes into force on Saturday 7 November. The Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Act 2019 removes the defence of “reasonable chastisement” from the physical assault of children.