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Thompsons Solicitors Scotland, working alongside the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), has secured what is believed to be one of the largest financial settlements for a worker diagnosed with the lung conditions Silicosis and SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus). Both conditions are caused by

Dr Paul Behrens, a member of the Ending Conversion Practices Expert Advisory Group, responds to criticism of its recent report. Reports by experts tend to be read by experts only, then shelved forever. You can certainly not say the same about the report by the Scottish Expert Advisory Group on Endin

It was my first meeting with new colleagues following my law firm’s merger with a larger, international firm. The litigation partners were having an away day to develop a plan for growing the division. Any anxiety about whether the integration would go smoothly was quickly dispelled; they were

All new-build homes in Scotland will soon have to meet the internationally recognised ‘Passivhaus’ standard after the Scottish government agreed to progress legislation proposed by Scottish Labour MSP Alex Rowley. The Proposed Domestic Building Environmental Standards (Scotland) Bil

Police are no longer interested in catching scammers and con artists, a top fraud lawyer has claimed. Clare Montgomery KC, of Matrix Chambers, said she did not believe police “have any interest in prosecuting fraud anywhere”.

Paul Young has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a partner in the infrastructure team, bringing to the firm and its clients over 10 years’ expertise, with a particular focus on the energy, infrastructure and real estate sectors. Mr Young, who trained at Shepherd and Wedderburn and spent a numb

Inksters Solicitors has started the year with two major announcements. The firm has appointed Adam Johnson as its chief operating officer (COO) in Glasgow; in Dunkeld, Katherine Paulin joins the firm as a consultant solicitor.

Local authorities have fined a man for “praying for [his] son, who is deceased” near an abortion facility in Bournemouth. Adam Smith-Connor stood still and silent on the public street for a few minutes before being approached by “community safety accredited officers”.

Plexus Law has announced the appointment of Bobby Murray to the casualty & personal injury team. Mr Murray, who brings 10 years’ experience in Scottish casualty litigation, will join as an associate partner in the Edinburgh office.

Dallas McMillan Solicitors has announced their two charity partners for 2023. All members of staff were asked for their nominations for charity partners and the clear winners were Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) and Homeless Project Scotland.

Blackadders LLP has grown its private client team with a number of new appointments across the firm's Glasgow and Edinburgh offices. Five new lawyers have joined the team in the past two months. Karen Phillips joined the firm as a partner in the Edinburgh office in December with a task to build the

Lord Kitchin is to retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the legal year, 29 September 2023. He became a Supreme Court Justice in October 2018, making him the fifth longest serving of the current justices.

Children with experience of surrogacy are "in favour of legal reforms", according to a new study led by the University of Leicester. Using a combination of age-appropriate methods, including a "unique set of playing cards", researchers have drawn out their views on topics that included how the legal

The Scottish government’s current consultation on restrictions around alcohol advertising and sponsorship has attracted considerable attention. I have myself described it as a “prohibitionists charter”. The consultation was launched on 17 November 2022 and closes on 9 March 2023. I

Law firms’ commitment to pro bono work remained strong in 2022, despite the global crisis, according to a new report from the Thomson Reuters Foundation. The 2022 TrustLaw Index of Pro Bono is the fifth edition of the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s survey mapping the global scale and trend