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Ross Caldwell comments on the demotion of floating charge holders that will follow the reinstatement of Crown preference in 2020. Amidst all the hype attending the recent Budget about the £20bn windfall which befell the Exchequer and was thereafter shovelled towards the NHS, one could be forgi

Pictured (L-R): Eric McQueen, Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle, Inverness Provost Helen Carmichael and Jeff Hedley A topping out ceremony was held on the site of Scotland’s first purpose-built justice centre in Inverness yesterday.

A woman who emerged from the settlements of one of Africa’s largest cities to help in the fight to rewrite her country’s constitution has been named the first winner of the Scottish Bar International Human Rights Award. Salome Nduta, 47, from Nairobi, Kenya, “stood out from the cro

Solicitors and advocates providing people with advice and representation through the legal aid scheme in Scotland will receive a three per cent increase in fees. The increase, to take effect next April, was announced as part of the Scottish government’s wider response to Martyn Evans’s i

Ronnie Renucci QC has been elected president of the Scottish Criminal Bar Association, succeeding Claire Mitchell and promising to continue her "excellent" work during his tenure. Mr Renucci, of Black Chambers, told Scottish Legal News: "I am delighted and honoured to have been elected to the p

Law At Work (LAW) has achieved a record 35 per cent increase in group turnover and a significant rise in profits in the last financial year. LAW’s accounts for the year to 31 May 2018 show revenues rose to £3.36m, a 35 per cent year-on-year increase, enabling the firm to post EBITDA

TLT has appointed clean energy specialist Pamela Sealey as an associate in Scotland as part of its UK-wide real estate group and multi-disciplinary clean energy sector team. Ms Sealey joins from the energy and natural resources team at Shepherd & Wedderburn, where she completed a year's sec

Jonathan Brown looks at how Roman concepts in Scots law accommodate modern offences.  ‘Revenge porn’ has captured a lot of media attention in recent years – small wonder, as smartphones now allow anyone to create and share such content quickly and easily.

Brodies LLP has been appointed to the Crown Commercial Service Wider Public Sector Legal Service Panel in recognition of its full service offering to clients. Brodies is allocated to lot 2B – the full service firms for Scotland section of the panel – to provide legal advice and support t

Kirsty McFarlane takes an in-depth look at the role of professional support lawyer. The professional support lawyer (PSL) used to be a lower-profile role than the traditional fee-earning associates or partners. But, in recent years, PSLs have developed a new identity for themselves – one

Dentons has advised Glasgow-based premium spirits company Edrington on the sale of its Cutty Sark whisky brand to French spirits group La Martiniquaise-Bardinet. The completion of the transfer to La Martiniquaise-Bardinet is expected within a month. As part of the deal, Edrington will continue to pr

Simon Di Rollo QC, Clare Connelly, Professor Peter Duff and Murdo Macleod QC An engaged audience at a special Faculty of Advocates/Rape Crisis Scotland event heard informed analysis of the issues surrounding independent legal representation for complainers in rape trials.

Pictured (L-R): Daisy Woolfrey, Jenny Taylor, Ken Tudhope and Adele Hermansen Marathon relays, walking the Water of Leith in the snow and numerous bake sales are just a few of the fundraising activities Law Society of Scotland staff have undertaken to raise a total of £8,669 over the last year

DWF Scotland's head of general insurance Andrew Lothian has been appointed as the Scottish regional representative of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL), succeeding Elena Fry, partner at Brodies LLP. FOIL provides a forum for the exchange of information between lawyers acting for insurance c

Cloch Solicitors has partially succeeded in its application to trademark the phrase "legal engineer" at the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), which threw out the application in five areas but allowed it to proceed in five more, The Herald reports. The firm applied to register the trade mark i