Shoosmiths has confirmed the opening of a Glasgow hub, building on the success of its Edinburgh office. Barry McKeown, who recently joined Shoosmiths real estate team as a partner, is responsible for further developing the firm’s presence in the west of Scotland.
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Our sister publication Irish Legal News has spoken to lawyer John Finucane, a graduate of Dundee Law School who recently became Lord Mayor of Belfast. Mr Finucane is the son of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane, who was shot and killed in his home on 12 February 1989 by loyalist para
Charles Livingstone and Douglas Waddell look at the recent phenomenon of crowdfunding litigation. Litigation can be expensive, time-consuming and open-ended. As anyone who has ever pursued or defended a court action knows, it’s impossible to guarantee how long the process will take or how much
Russia violated the rights of an auditor charged with organised tax evasion who died in pre-trial detention in November 2009, judges in the European Court of Human Rights have unanimously ruled.
Best-selling Scottish crime writer Val McDermid has backed a major new campaign by Shelter Scotland which aims to secure the legal right to a decent home for everyone in the country. Launched today, the campaign follows research conducted by YouGov for the charity that found that 88 per cent of peop
Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace (RCC&W) has announced the appointment of Gordon Wallace as an associate solicitor within the firm's commercial property team. Mr Wallace, a graduate of Aberdeen University, trained with a central belt firm before returning to Aberdeen and continuing his caree
Police have arrested a man who allegedly performed a botched castration on a willing subject whom he met on the internet. Officers were dispatched to 74-year-old Gary Van Ryswyk's home in Florida after someone at the property phoned 911 and hung up, BuzzFeed News reports.
The Scottish Law Commission (SLC) is keen to hear from family law practitioners about their experiences, and those of their clients, of claims under the cohabitation provisions in the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006. The commission would be grateful if practitioners would take time to compl
A 92-year-old former Nazi is to go on trial in October over charges he helped kill hundreds of people at the Stutthof death camp near the end of the war. Bruno D is accused of being an SS guard at the camp near Gdansk and of having been involved in the killing of 5,230 prisoners between August 1944
The impact of savage cuts in civil legal aid since 2012 has been so devastating that the UK’s most senior judge yesterday felt it necessary to broadcast an appeal for a legal charity. “I know how intimidating the civil and family courts can be for people without legal knowledge of help,&
A team of walkers from Scullion LAW in Hamilton have raised over £2,500 for local charities after completing a 23-mile Kiltwalk in Glasgow.
Shoosmiths today announced its financial results for 2018/19, with revenue up seven per cent year-on-year to £137.6 million and net profit up six per cent to £37.9 million. Commenting on the results, Simon Boss, CEO of Shoosmiths, said: “The market continues to be challenging, both
Via Macleod & MacCallum: Bob Glover of Inverness Food Stuff was delighted to receive a cheque from the firm's Alison Martin. Mac and Mac have chosen Inverness Food Stuff as their nominated charity.
Newly called advocate Megan Dewart, of Axiom Advocates, and her baby son are pictured here in Parliament Hall with Vice Dean of Faculty, Angela Grahame QC, who officiated at the calling ceremony. Ms Grahame said: "We may look old fashioned in our wigs and gowns, but don’t be fo
The flexibility of the British constitution, once thought to be such a strength, has played a large part in destroying the country. In this edited version of a recent lecture delivered in Cambridge, Professor Conor Gearty (LSE) explains why he now believes more than ever that only the experience of
