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The Franco-British Lawyers Society is inviting practitioners to join its visit to the Court of Justice in Luxembourg, which will take place on 3 and 4 July. The visit will start with a hearing at the General Court, to be preceded by a short introduction to the case from one of the réfé

There will be more support for unaccompanied asylum seeking and trafficked children arriving in Scotland, following the introduction of a new statutory guardianship service. The Scottish government has provided £1 million for the Guardianship Scotland service in 2022-23, and a further £1

John McArthur of Gillespie Macandrew will discuss how to avoid getting the tax position of an executry wrong at CLT Scotland’s Private Client Conference which will take place online on Monday 19 June and will be sponsored by Title Research. The complexities of CGT 60 day reporting, its interac

Former Edinburgh solicitor Paul Cannavan left behind his career in the courts to start a new hospitality venture, The Dell at Glenlivet, in the scenic region of Speyside.

Weightmans has welcomed two new arrivals to its employment, immigration and pensions (EPI) team in Glasgow. Paman Singh and Ben Brown join the firm as principal associate and solicitor respectively. Both join Weightmans from WorkNest.

Gilson Gray is expanding its litigation service and celebrating a record number of promotions following a series of successes. The litigation division – which specialises in commercial litigation and public law – posted a 32 per cent year-on-year increase in revenue, buoyed by its two re

A woman who took abortion pills beyond the 24-week statutory limit has been jailed for 14 months, sparking fresh calls for the decriminalisation of abortion in England and Wales. Carla Foster, a 44-year-old mother-of-three, pleaded guilty to the offence of administering poison with intent to procure

Lord Turnbull has been appointed as chair of the coming statutory inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing. The UK government announced in February that it would launch an inquiry into the preventability of the bombing, which was orchestrated by the Real IRA and led to the deaths of 29 people and two unb

The Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, has pledged to continue the robust prosecution of hate crime, after new figures showed a small fall in charges reported. The annual report on Hate Crime in Scotland, published today, shows a decrease of two per cent in the total number of charges reported to COPFS

A lawyer who admitted to having an affair with a colleague under questioning from a stand-up comedian has gone viral on TikTok. Over 129,000 people have viewed the clip uploaded by comedian Jessica Kirson, which begins with her asking questions of a couple in the front row of her show.

A man convicted in the High Court in Glasgow of two rapes, one of which was committed while he was on bail relating to the first offence, has lost a challenge to a cumulo sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment. Dorel Simion argued that the cumulo sentence was excessive despite the serious nature o

A former lawyer at Gowling WLG has been struck off the roll for engaging in a "fantasised" sexual relationship with an 18-year-old female colleague whilst in a senior role. It is believed to be the first instance of a solicitor being struck off for non-criminal sexual misconduct at work, The Law Soc

New legislation that aims to create the tools to tackle waste and increase reuse and recycling rates has been published. The Circular Economy Bill will give ministers powers to:

The annual Balfour and Manson family law conference is under starter’s orders as the event returns to Perth Racecourse next week. Almost 150 family lawyers will attend the fully booked event, widely regarded as one of the most important and influential conferences of its kind.

Strathclyde Law School’s Malcolm Combe will discuss the recent key case of Gartmore House at CLT Scotland’s Conveyancing Conference which will take place online on Tuesday 20 June and will be sponsored by First Scottish. In his session looking at the statutory right to roam, the author o