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There is no better way to demonstrate a firm's dedication to 'understanding' their clients' business than to literally walk in their shoes. Here, Gemma Hills, a legal director in the corporate team at Addleshaw Goddard, shares her experience of going on secondment with a key client of the firm, and

Former chancellor Alistair Darling has died at the age of 70. Educated at Chinthurst School, in Tadworth, Surrey, then in Kirkcaldy, and at the private Loretto School, in Musselburgh, he obtained an LLB from Aberdeen University and qualified as a solicitor in 1978. He was admitted to Faculty in 1984

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of 30-year-old Gregg Anderson. Mr Anderson died on 26 December 2021 at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. He had been an inmate within HMP Glenochil when he was admitted

Proposals to help the Gaelic and Scots languages prosper in the years ahead have been set out in legislation today, as Scotland marks St Andrew’s Day. One of the proposals in the Scottish Languages Bill is the creation of new Areas of Linguistic Significance, which would give Gaelic communitie

A barrister who raised his hand in a Nazi salute in court has been fined by the Bar Standards Board.

Criminals have been prevented from fraudulently withdrawing around £29 million from bank accounts over the last five years, according to a report into serious organised crime in Scotland. The report by Scotland’s Serious Organised Crime Taskforce (SOCT) updates on the success of the Bank

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, a former Scottish Office minister in the cabinets of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, has passed away at the age of 81. The second son of the 14th Duke of Hamilton, he represented Edinburgh West as an MP from 1974 until 1997, and subsequently served as a list MSP for th

A lord ordinary has found that an electrical contractor could not be held liable for injuries suffered by a solar panel engineer it subcontracted to perform work for it when he fell on a wet metal roof during a solar panel installation. It was agreed by pursuer James Miller and defender JW Wheatley

A report on land trends has brought fresh insights into rural land transactions in Scotland. New research has shown an upswing in the demand for farmland, with Aberdeenshire and Dumfriesshire emerging as prime locations and Argyll, Central, and Southwest Scotland being at the forefront of the demand

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is facing a special review of its 'A status' as a national human rights institution after LGBT+ groups raised concerns about its political independence. The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) agreed to carry out the special

Addleshaw Goddard has announced that Andrew Johnston has been elected managing partner in an uncontested election for a term of four years, taking effect from 1 May 2024. Mr Johnston joined Addleshaw Goddard in 2013, to lead the firm's M&A practice in the Middle East. He has been a board member

A question from a politician gave the Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian, pause for thought, and laughter, at Holyrood yesterday. The judge, along with Lord Ericht, was appearing before the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee, which was taking evidence on the Regulation of Legal Servi

Four out of every five London litigators are now engaged in cases where at least one party is supported by litigation funding, a survey has found. Furthermore, 90 per cent of litigators believe it is time to regulate the third-party finance sector.

Stuart Clubb, partner, solicitor advocate and joint head of the Scottish dispute resolution and litigation team at Shoosmiths in Edinburgh, will take over as chair of the Edinburgh Insolvency Discussion Group (EIDG) on 1 January 2024. Mr Clubb, who specialises in corporate restructuring and insolven

Harper Macleod has advised the shareholders of Dalcross Group on its sale to Skytanking UK Ltd. The Dalcross Group provides ground handling, de-icing, lavatory and water services, transportation, fuel services, catering, cargo, baggage, and freight forwarding services at Aberdeen and Inverness airpo