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Dr Kasey McCall Smith is a senior lecturer in public international law at Edinburgh University. She first travelled to Guantánamo Bay Naval Station in 2016 and has returned nine times since as part of a project examining the effects of torture on fair trial rights. In 2017 I wrote a piece for

The safekeeping of digital assets by professional custodians remains uncertain territory. Solicitor Benjamin Bestgen provides an overview. With the increasing popularity of digital assets, parties interested in buying, holding and trading them face a common problem: how can assets like cryptocurrenc

The Scottish government has opened a new fund to address prostitution "as a form of gender-based violence". Initiatives aimed at challenging men’s demand for prostitution will also be eligible to apply to the £100,000 fund.

Dear Editor, I see that the Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin has decided that, for most civil court hearings, court dress will no longer be worn. In my view this is regrettable.

Scotland’s most senior judge is set to deliver his judgment on who is top of the legal pops at a charity talent show in March. Lord Carloway will head up a panel of judges at the inaugural LexFactor battle of the bands, helping to raise vital funds for the Lawscot Foundation, which supports yo

The team behind the First 100 Years has launched its latest project, The Next 100 Years, dedicated to achieving equality for women in law. Over the next decade, the project will be taking action to accelerate the pace of change in the legal profession, encouraging collaboration to tackle the inequal

DLA Piper Scotland is marking International Women’s Day by bringing together leading female entrepreneurs to discuss their experiences in running their own businesses, at an evening event in Edinburgh. A panel of experienced legal advisors from DLA Piper will join four entrepreneurs from Edinb

Judicial assistants from the Supreme Court will be visiting Edinburgh this month to talk about the coveted role to prospective applicants. The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) will be welcoming Chris Maile, head of HR at the court; current Scottish JA, Francesca Ruddy; and former JA, barri

A court ruling has created uncertainty over how serious allegations of misconduct against lawyers can be considered if no individual or organisation is prepared to make a complaint, the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has said. Glasgow lawyer Francis Cannon, a solicitor for over 50 years

Members of the public are being invited to give their views on a new sentencing guideline which states that rehabilitation should be a primary consideration when young people are being sentenced. The Scottish Sentencing Council has today launched a 12-week public consultation seeking views on its dr

The Lord Advocate should test the constitutionality of an independence referendum held without the permission of Westminster by referring any enabling legislation to the Supreme Court, Joanna Cherry QC has suggested. Writing in The Times, Ms Cherry said that James Wolffe QC should “proact

Shepherd and Wedderburn’s corporate finance team advised on deals with an aggregate value of £6.03 billion in 2019. The team, which was named Corporate and Commercial Team of the Year at the 2019 Scottish Legal Awards, advised on 85 deals globally in the year to December 2019, including

The Court of Appeal finds that restrictive covenants can be enforced despite the potential for indefinite application, write Innes Clark and Iain Young. Where an employee, agent or director of a business is also a shareholder, termination of their position may trigger compulsory share transfer provi

Services to protect women and girls from gender-based violence will receive an extra £1 million this year with the launch of a £13m fund. The Delivering Equally Safe Fund – which brings together a number of previous funding streams – will support frontline organisations, with

Lynette Purves has been appointed to renewable energy company ERG as its first UK legal counsel. Following an 18-month secondment to ERG from Burges Salmon, Ms Purves takes up the role on a permanent basis in Edinburgh from March.