Kirstin MacDonald, associate at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, has been appointed as a director of the Inverness Chamber of Commerce. Ms MacDonald, a specialist in corporate law, will advocate for the Chamber’s 400+ business member organisations as she takes on the leading role for the
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Burness Paull has partnered with sustainability consultancy Thrive to expand its ESG advisory offering in response to growing demand from clients.
A Kirkwall sheriff has varied a contact order to allow an eight-year old boy to have more contact with his father after his mother unilaterally reduced the father’s residential contact arrangements to reduce the number of weekends he spent with his father. Pursuer DM, who sought contact
Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling have announced a planned merger to create Allen Overy Shearman Sterling. A&O Shearman, as the firm will be known, will have about 3,900 lawyers and and some 800 partners across 49 offices. Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling have 250 years
Stirling's new prison, HMP & YOI Stirling, is opening its doors for locals to explore ahead of its official launch. The new facility succeeds HMP & YOI Cornton Vale.
Brodies LLP has launched an international arm: Brodies Middle East LLP, in Abu Dhabi. The firm's Middle East operation will be led by Greg May and Bryan Wilson who have spent 12 and four years respectively in Brodies' UK practice. With their specialist energy and oil and gas expertise, they will con
Morton Fraser has appointed four new partners across its litigation and private client divisions. Nicola Edgar and Emma Wood began their legal careers at Morton Fraser as trainee lawyers. Ms Edgar is a personal injury specialist and becomes a partner within the litigation division, whilst Ms Wood be
DAC Beachcroft’s Claims Solutions Group has promoted four lawyers to associate in its Scottish offices, as part of 36 UK and international associate promotions. The new DAC Beachcroft associates in Scotland are:
Children and young people in the justice system will soon be able to benefit from "coordinated, comprehensive support under one roof" following a £6 million investment in setting up Bairns' Hoose test sites. The creation of Bairns’ Hoose test sites aims to ensure a range of trauma-inform
Becoming a parent is one of the most significant events in many people’s lives and for some they may choose to consider the option of surrogacy. Surrogacy is when a woman carries and gives birth to a baby for another person or couple, known as the “intended parent(s)”. There are tw
Kenny Christine has retired from practice after 23 years at the bar. Kenny called to the bar in 2000 having worked at Thompsons Solicitors before calling. He specialised in personal injury law with a wide range of experience in most aspects of PI wok including RTAs, workplace accidents, workplace st
An appeal by a convicted rapist who raped his partner while she was asleep has been refused by the High Court of Justiciary – despite a Crown concession that the appeal had merit. Appellant LW argued that the trial judge had erred in directing the jury that he could not have had a reasonable b
Scottish Labour MSP Colin Smyth has launched a consultation creating a dedicated commissioner for older people in Scotland. Such a commissioner would "ensure the voices of people in later life are heard, with the power to hold public bodies to account and take up issues on behalf of older people inc
A former employee of a state school in Gloucestershire who was sacked after making social media posts deemed by the school to be potentially homophobic or transphobic has won an appeal against an Employment Tribunal decision dismissing her claims for direct religious discrimination and unlawful hara
Glasgow-headquartered Complete Clarity Solicitors and Simplicity Legal posted annual turnover of £1.5 million in the year to May 2023, up from £1.1 million on the previous year. The firm has now delivered substantial salary increases to all staff in addition to the introduction of a