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The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has published a report on its review of the time taken by the Law Society of Scotland to investigate conduct complaints remitted to it.

International Women’s Day presents a unique annual opportunity to truly focus on and reflect on the changing face of women in the legal profession. This year is no different and I am choosing to celebrate IWD by recognising the privilege I have as an educated, socially mobile, first generation

Thorntons has grown its wills, trusts and succession, commercial real estate and residential property teams with a number of new appointments in Dundee, Forfar, St Andrews and Perth. Six new solicitors were brought on board in January and February, in response to a strong growth in demand for servic

Misogynistic harassment could become a criminal offence as part of proposals aimed at providing greater protection for women and girls. A consultation has been launched on the draft reforms, which would create five new laws to provide police and prosecutors with new powers to tackle the "corrosive e

Humza Yousaf has promised to decriminalise abortion in Scotland – despite the fact it is not a crime here. Mr Yousaf, who hopes to become Scotland's next leader, said he was supporting campaign group Back Off Scotland's calls for the practice to be fully decriminalised.

New UK government plans to deport asylum seekers who arrive irregularly and exclude them from modern slavery and human rights protections have been sharply criticised by lawyers and human rights campaigners. Home Secretary Suella Braverman KC yesterday introduced the Illegal Migration Bill, which pr

Legal affairs minister Elena Whitham praised Scotland’s legal profession and committed to working constructively in a speech at the Law Society of Scotland’s annual dinner. Law Society president Murray Etherington also addressed the more than 200 guests who attended the function, speakin

A man has taken revenge on his adulterous ex-wife by marrying her lover's wife. In retaliation for his wife eloping with her lover, the mononymous Neeraj, from the Indian state of Bihar, got his own back by marrying the wife of the man with whom she had had a long-running affair.

Jeremy Glen and Erin Findlay take a look at the state of the UK fintech sector and discuss its future potential. The UK fintech sector is the largest in Europe, second only to the United States globally. As the UK government aims to strike a balance between innovation and the maintenance of a secure

TLT has introduced free menopause testing for women as part of a package of new supports for staff members going through menopause. The firm announced the new measures on International Women's Day 2023 and said they would help to reach its ambition of having a 33 per cent female partnership by 2025.

Pictured (L-R): Alastair Lindsay, Lisa Acomb, Sarah Hughes, Ann Scott, and Steve Herkes Gilson Gray Financial Management (GGFM), the financial planning arm of law firm Gilson Gray, has acquired Edinburgh-based bespoke practice, Sarah Hughes Wealth Management.

Watermans has rebranded as 'Waterwomans' for International Women’s day.

Free, independent legal representation is to be provided to sexual offence complainers, where applications are made to lead evidence of their sexual history in court. Currently there are safeguards, known as rape shield laws, which are intended to stop questioning about a complainer's sexual history

Specialist immigration firm Teneu Legal has announced the appointment of Sahar Davachi. Ms Davachi holds a BA in legal theory and anthropology and an LLB from Rhodes University, as well as an LLM from Stellenbosch University. She is well-placed to support clients on issues of immigration, having exp

The Faculty of Advocates will host an online event entitled “Women at the Scottish Bar” on Thursday 18 May. The careers clinic will give participants the chance to have a confidential conversation with a woman who are already at the bar. These conversations will cover, among other t