Matheson Lawson has added solicitor Donna Carson as director to spearhead its new commercial property department. The firm, established earlier this year by Maureen Matheson and Victoria Lawson, was launched with a focus on private client services and residential conveyancing. The expansion into com
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Three leading Palestinian human rights groups have been sanctioned by the Trump administration for having engaged with the International Criminal Court (ICC) as it investigates Israeli war crimes. Al-Haq, which is based in the West Bank, has been targeted alongside the Gaza-based Al Mezan Center for
A legal case against Celtic brought by victims of historical sexual abuse has concluded with settlements totalling more than £1 million. The payout has been shared among 24 former Celtic Boys Club players, while three cases will continue individually. Settlement terms have not been disclosed,
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.
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
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:
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
Chinese fast fashion giant Shein has said it is investigating how a shirt was advertised for sale with a doctored image of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering a healthcare CEO in New York City. The now removed listing showed a smiling Mangione modelling a short-sleeved shirt in what may hav
