Two solicitors from the Inverness office of Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) have announced their retirements after over 88 combined years in the legal profession. George MacWilliam and Ian A MacDonald, both Inverness locals, have been with WJM since the firm merged with MacArthur & Co
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The infamous ‘backstop’ is gone, but the new Irish Protocol could lead to the indefinite jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union within the United Kingdom, writes Oliver Garner of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The new Protocol on Ireland/N
Social media giants Google, Facebook and Twitter must take "serious further steps" to tackle disinformation on their platforms by the end of the year, the European Commission has warned. If the platforms fail to improve their record by year-end, the Commission has said it may introduce "regulatory o
Family lawyer Sarah Hay has welcomed the roll-out of a new court form giving children in Scotland as young as five years old a greater say on their own contact and residence rights. Form F9, the controversial court form for intimation to a child, has been replaced in a bid to improve meaningful part
Danielle Stevenson, senior solicitor at Jones Whyte Law, looks at the collaborative approach to divorce. Often when couples are facing separation and divorce, the immediate thought is the rush to court, opposing sides and a battle. However, the reality is more often than not far from that, particula
A prisoner support expert has raised concerns about the function of a law aimed at offering more support to prisoners due for release on a Friday after it emerged only 15 people had benefited from it in three years. Under the Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Act 2015, prisoners due for rele
The family of a British woman who was killed in Syria while fighting against ISIS alongside Kurdish militants has launched a legal bid to have her body returned to the UK. The body of Anna Campbell is in territory now controlled by Turkey and Turkish-backed fighters, and human rights firm McCue &
Professionals working with young offenders are struggling to identify the impact of childhood bereavement because information is not routinely recorded or shared, a new report has found. The new report from the Centre for Youth & Criminal Justice (CYCJ) sets out the findings of a small-scale sco
A new five-track EP has brought together celebrated Scottish songwriters and people with experience of the criminal justice system. Oblivion and Beyond has been released as part of the Distant Voices project, a collaboration between Vox Liminis, the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research and
Richard McMeeken, partner at Morton Fraser, reflects on the benefits of the commercial courts system following its 25th anniversary earlier this year. Specialist courts in Scotland are nothing new. In 1994 Lord Penrose established a commercial court in order to respond to the demands of the business
Proposed legislation should avoid forcing parties to attend mediation information sessions, writes Malcolm Gunnyeon. As litigants increasingly look for quicker and more cost-effective alternatives to the courts, mediation has become well known as a means of resolving disputes.
Stephen Vallance discusses a law fair initiative that showcases the opportunities at high street firms.
CMS has awarded two school pupils scholarships to help them achieve their ambition of completing a law degree. S6 pupils Nikita Stevenson from Carluke and Regan Brown from Irvine were the lucky recipients of the scholarships, worth £2,500 per year.
A leading property lawyer has been appointed head of Pinsent Masons’ Scottish and Northern Irish operations. Katharine Hardie takes over the role of chair of Scotland and Northern Ireland from Richard Masters, 29 years to the day since she joined the firm as a trainee lawyer in 1990. She will
Terra Firma Chambers has been recognised in the latest edition of the Legal 500 for its strength and expertise across its core practice areas of property, planning, commercial and administrative law. In the new rankings, released today, members of Terra Firma were ranked as leading practitioners for
