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After she left her role at Burness Paull to join London media practice Simkins, Fiona McAllister – now a lawyer at Channel 4 – began looking for an extra-curricular activity that would allow her to contribute to society while at the same time not being too closely related to her day job.

Pinsent Masons has appointed Melanie Grimmitt as global head of its energy sector. Ms Grimmitt joined Pinsent Masons in 1999 and has over 20 years' experience advising on high profile infrastructure and energy projects across the globe.

CMS is to hold a free seminar for Scotland’s travel and tourism sector as it navigates its way through the pandemic. The firm’s Rebound and Remodel event, which takes place on Tuesday 27 October at 16:00, will focus on how Scotland’s tourism sector can bounce back from the impact o

Lawyers have condemned "dismissive references" to the legal profession made by Home Secretary Priti Patel and the Prime Minister. The Law Society of Scotland hit out at the use of dismissive references to the legal profession, which politicians said comprises “lefty lawyers”.

Shoosmiths has once again set down its ambitions for Glasgow with the appointment of three more senior lawyers. Corporate lawyer Tom Maxwell is the latest addition, having moved from DWF, along with Jennifer Wright, also from DWF, and Lewis Ritchie, from MacRoberts. It means that Shoosmiths has grow

BLM has promoted Glasgow-based solicitors Lorna Ferguson and Zoe McDonnell to partner and Nicola Buchanan to associate. In total, the firm has promoted 12 of its associates to partner and 23 solicitors to associate, across nine of its 13 locations.

A lawyer has urged directors of Scottish businesses to use the full extent of UK insolvency laws to avoid 'inevitable' business closures in the coming months. Gordon Hollerin, partner at Harper Macleod, was part of the firm's team which successfully helped High Street giant M&Co restructure, the

Social media has become enshrined in society as a means to share and display information about our lives. With the popularity around various social media platforms showing no sign of stopping, the amount of information available online will be ever-increasing. For the most part, it will be ‘fr

Lawyer, pro-democracy campaigner and avid civil rights activist Hina Jilani is the recipient of the 2020 Stockholm Human Rights Award – bestowed annually by the Swedish Bar Association, the International Bar Association (IBA) and the International Legal Assistance Consortium. Ms Jilani grew up

In the third of his articles on free speech, Benjamin Bestgen stresses that freedom of expression must be examined in context. See his last piece here. In many societies worldwide, people need to be cautious with their personal expressions, be it through speech, fashion, lifestyle choices, hobbies o

The reconviction rate for offenders in Scotland has fallen to its lowest level since comparable records began. Officials statistics for the 2017-18 offender cohort show the percentage of offenders who are reconvicted in a year was 26.3 per cent – which is a one percentage point decrease from 2

Research published today by the Scottish Human Rights Commission states that a considerable proportion of people who use social care support at home have experienced either a reduction or complete withdrawal of support during the pandemic. The new monitoring report details how the removal of care pl

RBS solicitor Marliese Perks has been named the In-house Rising Star Award winner for 2020 by the Law Society of Scotland. Law Society president Amanda Millar announced the winner at the In-house Legal Virtual Festival today.