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There is a crucial lack of pace and breadth in Scotland’s land reform strategies according to a new coalition of organisations representing community groups, environmental bodies and land reformers from across the country. As the Parliament returns after summer recess, and with stage three of

The owner of warehouse premises in Glasgow has successfully appealed to the Sheriff Appeal Court over a sheriff’s award of just over £147,700 in damages after he failed to repair the building’s roof under a commercial lease obligation, but only to the extent of reducing the award b

Westwater Advocates' Rachel Shewan has been elevated to the rank and dignity of King’s Counsel. Ms Shewan called to the bar in 2014 following 18 years in private practice as a family law solicitor.

Ask a Justice returns for the 2025/26 academic year, giving schools the opportunity to have a live question and answer session with a Supreme Court justice from their own classroom. The sessions provide a unique insight into the work of the justices and are an excellent opportunity for students with

Perhaps the Baltic states, those around the sea there, in recent decades have not been given as full attention as they ought to have. International politics have now changed everything. The core arguments by Oliver Moody are, first, that these states have been forced to develop the kind of resilienc

The annual Red Mass to mark the beginning of the new legal year in Scotland takes place on Sunday, 21 September at noon. The mass will be celebrated in St Mary’s R.C. Cathedral, Broughton Street, Edinburgh and the principal celebrant will be the Most Reverend Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St Andr

Terence Merck of Westwater Advocates has successfully pursued a direct sex discrimination claim for two police officers in the Employment Tribunal. Two male police constables in the armed response unit were engaged in a friendly and spontaneous public interaction with a female celebrity while on dut

Fourteen new King’s Counsel have been appointed by His Majesty The King on the recommendation of First Minister John Swinney. They are:

Cameron Wong McDermott (lecturer in social change, University of Glasgow) and Nicole Marshall (GO Justice Centre manager) write about the university's collaboration with The Marie Trust.  At the Glasgow Open Justice Centre (GO Justice), part of the University of Glasgow’s School of Law, w

Lady Carmichael is to succeed Lord Justice Singh as president of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. Lady Carmichael has been a member of the tribunal since 2019. She was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Courts in Scotland in May 2016 and was elevated to the Inner House in February 2025. 

Jones Whyte has raised £53,620 for the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity over the past year. The Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity provides crucial support to young patients and their families at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow by funding essential equipment, researc

Pinsent Masons has launched an Armed Forces Network (AFN) to support veterans, reservists and service families, underlining the firm’s reputation as a supportive and inclusive employer, writes Iain Brown. As an army reservist, it is an issue close to my heart and I was delighted a proposal to

Harper Macleod has announced that its chairman and founder, Professor Lorne Crerar CBE KC (Hon) FRSE, has been appointed as as Honorary King's Counsel in Scotland. This award, formalised in Scotland for the first time in 2024, recognises those who have made a major contribution to the legal professi

Freeths has appointed partner Jane Dickers to its Glasgow office, joining the firm’s national commercial dispute resolution team. Bringing with her a wealth of knowledge, Ms Dickers is well-versed in managing cases in the Court of Session and in sheriff courts across Scotland. She also has sig