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Men prosecuted for same-sex sexual activity which is now legal can apply to have their convictions erased under the Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) Act 2018. The legislation, previously passed by the Scottish Parliament, is now in force and grants an automatic pardon to every gay

Mark Stewart QC, a member of Compass Chambers, has called to the English bar and is now dual qualified in Scotland and England. Mr Stewart has extensive experience in the High Court, acquired both as an advocate depute and defence counsel, in relation to allegations of commercial fraud or embezzleme

The Faculty of Advocates’ human rights award winner, Salome Nduta, has set herself a daunting challenge of celebrating this year’s International Human Rights Day at the top of a 17,060ft mountain. Ms Nduta, a protection officer with Defenders Coalition-Kenya, and colleagues have vowed to

Lindsays has today announced a merger with Edinburgh-based legal practice Hadden Rankin.  The merger takes effect on 28th October 2019 and will see all Hadden Rankin staff transfer to Lindsays, with no redundancies. Hadden Rankin’s founding partners – Ross Hadden and Dot Rankin &nda

The first steps to a career at the bar have been taken by no fewer than 26 aspiring advocates, the largest number of devils for at least 10 years. The group has made camp in the Mackenzie Building, home of the Faculty of Advocates’ training suite, at the start of the nine-month devilling perio

Increased demand for guidance on boardroom governance has seen financial services adviser Malcolm Wood drafted in to a consultancy role with Burness Paull LLP. Mr Wood recently stepped down as group company secretary of Lloyds Banking Group. Prior to that he successfully led the in-house legal and s

MacRoberts has helped win an £18 million investment for emerging Scottish energy company Together Energy. The deal, which has been secured from Warrington Borough Council, will see the council take a 50 per cent shareholding in the business. The council was attracted to the Glasgow-based compa

The Times has published a full obituary of Roy Martin QC. "Roy Martin was the epitome of the private, self-contained advocate who was at his desk before dawn and one of the few individuals to become a Queen’s Counsel in England and Wales as well as Scotland. Yet he would transmogrify into a ha

New powers of entry and search for police to apprehend a person unlawfully at large from a home detention curfew (HDC) have come into force. A new offence of remaining unlawfully at large has also been introduced through the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019, which was passed by the S

The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, will play host on Friday, 25 October, 2019, to one of the most significant debates in recent years on the role of Christianity in Scottish public life. It will tackle the vital questions of Christianity’s relevance to modern society, the use of Christi

Laura Dunlop QC has been named as the new President of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland. Community safety minister Ash Denham appointed Ms Dunlop to take on the role following a recruitment exercise carried out by the Scottish government.

Brodies LLP has achieved a top 30 ranking in the latest Social Mobility Employer Index. Moving up 25 places to 28 from 53 last year, Brodies is the only independent Scottish law firm to be included in this year’s Index, which recognises UK employers who have taken the most action to improve so

Shepherd and Wedderburn was last night named Diversity Star Performer in the 250-1,000 employees category at The Herald & GenAnalytics Diversity Awards 2019. Now in their fourth year, the awards recognise companies, organisations and individuals, “demonstrating a strong commitment and trac

The Inner House of the Court of Session has delayed a decision on signing a letter seeking an extension to Article 50 if Prime Minister Boris Johnson refuses to do so. Petitioners Dale Vince OBE, Joanna Cherry QC MP and Jolyon Maugham QC had asked judges to enforce legislation passed by MPs aimed at

A replacement for Glasgow's Barlinnie Prison is expected by 2025, the Scottish Parliament’s justice committee has heard. Justice secretary Humza Yousaf and Colin McConnell, chief executive at the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), told the committee yesterday that a deal to buy the land is “