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Thompsons Solicitors has shown further growth with their announcement of three promotions to associate level. Senior solicitors Kieran Smith, Marina Urie and Natalie Donald have recently taken up their new positions. Mr Smith is based within the firm’s Glasgow office where he works in the lung

The presumption against short sentences has been extended to 12 months, after MSPs voted 83-26 in favour of the change. The Scottish government cliams such sentences often disrupt factors that can help prevent offending, including family relationships, housing, employment and access to healthcare an

The public is being asked to give their views on how to ensure current legal aid provision meets the needs of modern Scotland. Ministers say they want to ensure the system is user-focused, flexible and valued as a public service.

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee is calling on the Scottish and UK governments to release more information about how criminal justice and policing matters will be handled after Brexit, particularly in a no-deal scenario. It has also warned both governments that future frameworks on

Morton Fraser has appointed Alistair Anderson as consultant to its agricultural and rural property team. Mr Anderson, a rural property law specialist, joins Morton Fraser from Gillespie MacAndrew and carries a long and highly respected reputation in the Scottish legal sector. He will be based in the

He’s known for taking the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey, but Ian Hamilton QC also has award-winning playwright high on his CV. The 93-year-old retired QC wrote The Tinkers of the World when Anthony Eden was Prime Minister and Elvis had his first chart hit.

Since opening in May 2017, Womble Bond Dickinson's (WBD) Edinburgh team has achieved significant growth through investment in high quality additions to the team, particularly within the real estate, financial services and energy, power & renewables sectors. The firm's growth strategy has include

Holyrood has passed the Management of Offenders Bill, which aims strengthen powers of recall from home detention curfew (HDC) by introducing a new offence of remaining unlawfully at large and granting police greater powers to help apprehend anyone who absconds. The legislation allows the use of

Blackadders LLP has been appointed as legal adviser to AMC (the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Plc) in Scotland. AMC specialises in finance and loans for farms and rural businesses and has seen steady growth in Scotland, recording record levels of lending this year.

Aberdein Considine and they Scottish Ethnic Minorities Lawyers' Association (SEMLA) are hosting an event which is designed to provide aspiring lawyers with an insight into private practice as part of a drive towards encouraging more individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds to consider a career i

The Law Society of Scotland, the Faculty of Advocates and the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission have welcomed the Scottish government’s response to the Roberton report on legal services regulation. The government has pledged to consult on possible reforms after recognising the main Roberton

Dr Ben Christman looks at the Scottish civil justice system's failures in enabling access to environmental justice. Now more than ever, we appreciate that the health of our environment is critical to the enjoyment of basic human rights.

The average valuation of a corporate finance deal in Scotland is on the rise, PwC has predicted, in spite of economic uncertainty which is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Speaking to business leaders this week, the professional services firm’s head of corporate finance in Scot

DWF partner Naomi Pryde has been named in Management Today's 35 Women Under 35, the annual prestigious list of female business talent. Ms Pryde is a commercial litigation lawyer specialising in complex cross-border cases. She joined law firm DWF as a partner earlier this year, is qualified in three

The newest members of Ampersand Advocates, Shane Dundas and Michael Way, were the winners of an inaugural moot between Scottish devils and Northern Ireland pupil barristers held in Court 9 of the Court of Session on Friday. Organised by the Faculty of Advocates’ director of training, Neil Mack