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Via UofG Moot: It was an all-Glasgow University final at the Lord Jones Moot Competition 2019 at Dundee University on Saturday – congratulations are due to Dylan and Ryan on their victory, and well done to Jasmine and Alistair for running them close! Kate Scarborough, of the Dundee Mooting Soc

Gillespie Macandrew has expanded in Glasgow with the opening of new premises in the city centre. The new office, at 163 West George Street, more than doubles its footprint in the city and will be headed up by commercial property partner Greg Peebles and construction and dispute resolution partner Is

Blackadders is set to merge with Aberdeen-based solicitors Plenderleath Runcie. Partners at Plenderleath Runcie – John Plenderleath, Colin Runcie and Neil Robb – will become partners at Blackadders under the merger, which is set to be complete in April and will see both compani

Garry Sturrock looks at the effects Scotland's new domestic abuse legislation will have on the law. In a landmark vote in the Scottish Parliament in February 2018, the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill (which promised to offer a tougher approach to the prosecution of domestic abuse in Scotland) was pas

Enhanced information in relation to upcoming appeal cases in the Court of Session is now available on the Scottish Courts and Tribunals website. New case details include summaries of forthcoming appeals and links to first instance decisions, where they are available.

Shepherd and Wedderburn partner Yvonne Brady, specialist insolvency advisor in the firm's corporate & restructuring recovery team, has been elected to the CBI (Confederation of British Industry) Scotland Council. Ms Brady begins a three-year term, during which she will draw on her experience sup

International legal business DWF, with offices in Belfast and Dublin, has confirmed plans to go ahead with an initial public offering in March 2019. The firm first announced plans to list on the London Stock Exchange last month, and submitted necessary documents for approval to the UK's Financial Co

He has moved on 100 years, but murder and an insight by Donald Findlay QC, into one of Scotland’s most notorious cases will again raise funds for charity. Last year, Mr Findlay asked, “Madeleine Smith – did she or did she not?” and his one-man show about the 1857 trial made &

Compensation payments are to be made to the families affected by the baby ashes scandal at crematoria in Fife. Parents were told that their babies were too small for their ashes to be recovered. In reality, however, staff at crematoria in Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy disposed of the ashes anonymously,

Rob Marrs, head of education and Policy at the Law Society of Scotland, explains why it's keen to hear from BAME students, trainees or NQs who have had previous careers prior to studying law. In our recent ‘A blueprint for a more inclusive profession’ we noted that we would: Hold focus g

Pictured (L-R): Caroline Colliston, Suzanne Tanner, Sally Penni, Rachel Roberts DWF Edinburgh has hosted the Scottish launch of Women in the Law UK in a bid to encourage, inspire and support the next generation of Lawyers.

A decision to prosecute a trainee solicitor for fraud even though she blew the whistle on her colleagues has been defended by officials. Emily Scott was struck from the roll by a disciplinary tribunal despite it acknowledging that she had exposed malpractice at the firm in north Lincolnshire and tha

The President of the Supreme Court is to deliver a lecture in Edinburgh next month on the court's role as it celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. Lady Hale will deliver the 2019 Macfadyen Lecture, answering the question 'What is the UK Supreme Cort For'?

Advocate Michael Upton M.C.I.Arb., of Hastie Stable, summarises a recent judgment from the Sheriff Appeal Court on establishing a duty of care for economic loss in a case against an allegedly negligent search firm being pursued for damages by the holder of an inhibition, which the searchers allegedl

Police Scotland has abandoned plans to roll out controversial 'cyber kiosks' which would allow them to harvest data from mobile phones. Concerns were previously raised over their use in Edinburgh and Stirling, where they were tested without any human rights assessment.