John Campbell QC has been announced as the new chairman of The Ross Development Trust, the charity working in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver The Quaich Project in West Princes Street Gardens. Mr Campbell, a trustee of the charity for two years, takes on the role as chair f
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Caroline Gillespie looks at proposals to change the laws of surrogacy. “The current law is out of date, unclear and not fit for purpose”. This was one of the conclusions reached last year in a joint consultation document by the Law Commission of England & Wales and the Scottish Law C
A member of the Faculty of Advocates marked International Women’s Day by launching a campaign seeking justice for thousands of people in Scotland who were convicted of witchcraft and executed. Claire Mitchell QC wants a legal pardon for those who fell victim of the Witchcraft Act 1563 and
The woman who was told "over and over" not to go to the bar, yet who ultimately became Scotland's first female judge, has spoken about her path to the bench. In the latest episode of the University of Glasgow Law Podcast, Lady Cosgrove speaks to senior lecturer Maria Fletcher.
Macdonald Henderson has advised Inspire Scotland on the acquisition of Gladstone Childcare. Inspire Scotland is a provider of residential care and Gladstone Childcare provides services to children across Scotland.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has appointed Burges Salmon to its legal services panel to provide advice and advocacy services on corporate and operational matters. SEPA is Scotland's principal environmental regulator and flood risk management, forecasting and warning authority. I
Ampersand’s Aidan O’Neill QC and Laura-Anne van der Westhuizen were in attendance at the Legal 500 UK 2020 Awards winner’s event in London to celebrate their successes in winning “Scottish Bar Senior of the Year” and “Scottish Bar Junior of the Year” respect
A lawyer is going the extra mile to support the foundation set up by sports hero Doddie Weir – by running half-marathons in four different Scottish cities. Diana Mackenzie, a litigation solicitor in Balfour and Manson's Aberdeen office, will tackle the first race in Inverness this weekend
Harper Macleod has revealed that 10 per cent of its people joined the firm through a modern apprenticeship scheme as the firm marked Scottish Apprenticeship Week by celebrating its most recent graduates. The firm was visited by James Kelly MSP as its the latest batch of modern apprentices quali
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor can commence an investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan, judges have ruled. The ICC's appeals chamber today unanimously decided to overturn a 2019 ruling which found that the commencement of an investigation would
Julie Keir looks at the key issues for employers as we face the spread of the coronavirus. So what do employers need to know and do?
TLT has secured a variation to an existing licence on Sauchiehall Street allowing iconic venue Campus to be re-homed. Campus bar, diner and nightclub is a long-established, award-winning operation on Glasgow’s busy Sauchiehall Street. It was suddenly closed in 2018 following devastation c
The Lord President, the Lord Lyon and a constitutional law expert are among the newest fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The 2020 fellows "comprise leading thinkers and experts from Scotland and around the world".
Lord Drummond Young has retired from the bench. He was appointed a judge of the Supreme Courts in 2001 and he was appointed to the Inner House in June 2013.
Following on from the launch of the new First Home Fund, Harper Macleod held a special briefing for solicitors who regularly act for shared-equity scheme purchasers. The First Home Fund is a £150 million national pilot scheme to provide first-time buyers with up to £25,000 towards the pu
