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Richard McMeeken and Robin Mackintosh discuss an important new delict case. On 28 January 2025, Lord Clark issued his opinion in Biffa Waste Services Limited v Scottish Ministers. Biffa contends that the Scottish government owed it (and failed to uphold) a duty of care in respect of its positio

Join Edinburgh Law School’s Professor John Cairns in conversation with fellow Edinburgh alumnus John D. O. Fulton as they discuss Mr Fulton’s new book, Slavery and the Scottish Enlightenment and their current research on the topic. Professor Cairns and Mr Fulton will discuss how the Scot

School pupils gathered in Parliament Hall recently for the finals of the Young Speakers Scotland’s Schools Mace Debating Competition, hosted by the Faculty of Advocates. Young Speakers Scotland is an educational charity that uses debating and public speaking to help young people realise their

Blackadders LLP has advised the M&D Green Group in its acquisition of nine Scotland-based community pharmacies from Northern Ireland’s largest independent pharmacy operator, Gordons Chemists. The multi-million-pound deal will bring the number of community pharmacies in the family business

Gillespie Macandrew LLP has commenced a two-year partnership with local charities Richmond’s Hope and Change Mental Health in support of the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) programme.

Legislation passed yesterday intended to ensure repatriated powers from the EU go to Holyrood upon Brexit means a legal challenge is now “inevitable” unless Scottish ministers repeal the law, according to a constitutional expert. Professor Stephen Tiereny, vice dean of Edinburgh Law Scho

Forty-six new Scottish solicitors have been formally welcomed to the profession at an admissions ceremony held at the Signet Library in Edinburgh.

Join Edinburgh Law School’s Professor John Cairns in conversation with fellow Edinburgh alumnus John D. O. Fulton this evening as they discuss Mr Fulton’s new book, Slavery and the Scottish Enlightenment and their current research on the topic. Professor Cairns and Mr Fulton will discuss

The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) successfully represented a client in a fitness to practise hearing before the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), securing a withdrawal of all allegations of impairment. Lead advisor Samantha Tapak and the ALP team guided the client through the procedure and provi

A new-look digital guide to the Scottish justice system has been launched to help people understand the different processes as well as find up-to-date information. It is part of a collection of free online resources created by Community Justice Scotland (CJS) to help people understand the complexity

SPI Piling, one of Scotland’s most dynamic and innovative specialist civil engineering companies, is the headline sponsor of the Scottish Construction Summit, the inaugural event hosted by SLN's sister publication Scottish Construction Now in Glasgow on September 17. A well-respected firm with

The Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish Association of Law Centres have jointly written to a parliamentary committee examining civil legal aid provision in Scotland to emphasise the urgent need for an increase in legal aid fees. Both legal bodies had previously provided written and verbal evide

Public inquiries are imposing an "escalating and unsustainable burden" on Police Scotland, the Scottish Police Federation (SPF) has claimed, citing a growing financial and operational crisis exacerbated by six major inquiries currently under way. In evidence submitted to Holyrood’s Finance and

Burges Salmon has advised Blackfinch Energy on its acquisition of Muirhall Wind Farm Extension.  The site is surrounded by several other turbines and stands out for its impressive scale and production capacity.

More than 80 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Scotland believe the viability of their business is at risk over the next 12 months, according to new research from Aberdein Considine. The survey, carried out by Censuswide on behalf of the law firm, highlights the mounting econo