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Two Supreme Court judgments will be analysed with a feminist eye in a Faculty of Advocates-hosted event. The Scottish Feminist Judgments Project looks at court decisions and whether the outcome might have been different if the judge had adopted a feminist perspective.

Graham Ogilvy looks at the life of the radical William Davidson. The release last week of Mike Leigh's new film Peterloo telling the story of the notorious 1819 massacre of supporters of parliamentary reform in Manchester brings to mind the intriguing story of William Davidson, a Jamaican-born black

Lawyers have urged Theresa May and MPs to support the People's Vote on Brexit, arguing in a letter that “democratic government is not frozen in time”. Among the signatories is Sir David Edward, a former Senator of the College of Justice and European Court of Justice judge.

Blackadders has bolstered its employment law team with the appointment of Donna Reynolds as a partner. Ms Reynolds, who will be based primarily in the firm’s Edinburgh office, has 15 years' experience and is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in her field. She has advise

Solicitor advocate Euan McSherry has joined Aberdein Considine as a partner, based in Edinburgh. He was previously a partner with DWF LLP where he led the firm’s litigation team in Scotland.

Watermans Legal has appointed Jacquie Sandison as property sales consultant. Ms Sandison will be based in the firm’s Leith office and has over two decades of experience advising on property sales in both Edinburgh and London. In her new role, she will be responsible for enhancing the estate ag

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has today published a new report into models of incorporating international human rights standards into law, authored by Dr Katie Boyle, associate professor of law at the University of Stirling. The report, Models of Incorporation and Justiciability for Economic,

Referring to the upcoming consultation on smacking, a recent newspaper headline declared: “Scots parents will face jail for smacking their children under new laws unveiled at Holyrood.” Somehow I don’t think so.

The Co-op has announced a partnership with McClure Solicitors, which will see the law firm offer Co-op clients fixed fee prices, as well as a guarantee to beat competitor quotes on succession services. Matt Howells, managing director of Co-op’s legal services and life business, said: “I

British broadcaster Paul Gambaccini has reached a confidential settlement with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) over an abandoned investigation into sex abuse allegations against him. Mr Gambaccini was arrested in 2013 as part of Operation Yewtree, the investigation into

This week the Supreme Court handed down a judgement in the case of Dooneen v Mond, upholding the judgments of the Inner House and the Lord Ordinary (the late Lord Jones) before it. The claimants were therefore successful before all three courts. So what was their claim about? Cat Maclean and Fr

The Edinburgh office of Shoosmiths has announced three new appointments within its real estate, litigation and employment teams. With 18 years of legal expertise in real estate and property, including the past eight as a PSL in real estate, Mandy Soppitt has joined Shoosmiths as a PSL for the growin

Iain Young points to the German Mittelstand as a model Scottish business would do well to emulate. The latest economic predictions for the growth of Scotland’s economy sit at around one per cent. This is lower than the rest of the UK and some other European nations, and there are many factors

Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, has instructed and coordinated an International Bar Association study into ombudsman services. The research culminated in a report which was published at IBA Rome earlier this month. The report, written for the IBA by the Bingham

Reforms to the law are required to protect victims from online and social media-based abuse, according to a new report by the Law Commission for England and Wales. In its scoping report assessing the state of the law in this area, the commission raises concerns about the lack of coherence in the cur