Research showing more people are getting treatment for problem substance use has been welcomed by the Scottish government. The Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) standards support the consistent delivery of safe, accessible, high-quality drug treatment.
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Dentons has moved to the Edinburgh's west end after signing a 15-year lease for premium offices in 9 Haymarket Square.
Scottish intellectual property firm Lawrie has reported 12 per cent growth this year and projected total sales of around £3.5 million for the upcoming financial year. Growth areas for the patent and trade mark attorney firm has primarily come from increased trade mark work and patent fili
Academics at Abertay University are working with Police Scotland on a research project that aims to help frontline officers improve how they interact with LGBT and care-experienced young people. Led by Professor Jim Moir of Abertay’s School of Business, Law and Social Sciences, the project inv
Miller Samuel Hill Brown licensing consultant Peter Lawson has been awarded a CBE in the first Birthday Honours list made by King Charles III. The King's Birthday Honours mark the extraordinary contributions and service of people across the UK. The Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Richard Templeton has become the newest member of Compass Chambers. Before calling to the bar, he practised in reparation for 11 years at Clyde & Co. He has experience of high value and complex claims, primarily involving serious life-changing injuries and fatalities.
Gilson Gray has promoted two experienced lawyers to partner. Michael Anderson and Cheryl Edgar previously held legal director positions in the residential property team and are based in the firm’s offices in Edinburgh and East Lothian, respectively.
Brodies LLP has announced its 13th consecutive year of growth – posting record revenue of £106.25 million. With revenue growth for the financial year to 30 April 2023 up eight per cent from £98.5m the previous year, operating profit also increased by six per cent from £46.1m
Aberdeen University law graduate Helena Siebenrock has been recognised with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts – The Diana Award. Established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, the award is given out by the cha
The Scottish Sentencing Council has recently produced a report advocating shorter prison sentences even for some serious offences. There would be more emphasis on community-based disposals, such as community payback orders which used to be called community service orders. The report suggest the poss
A law firm in Glasgow’s Southside is expanding as it acquires a long-established practice in the city. MacDonald Lynch, based in Mount Florida, has announced the acquisition of Archer Coyle, a family firm of solicitors located in the Muirend area of the city.
New research from the Next 100 Years project has found that 67 per cent of women in the legal profession believe their workplace is committed to removing barriers to women’s progress, but less than half (45 per cent) felt current measures being taken were proving effective. The profession&rsqu
In 2019, Gillian Treasurer was on the cusp of moving from Wales to take up the coveted role of Scottish Rugby Union’s legal head when she got news that turned her world upside down. “For about a year I’d been feeling absolutely exhausted and quite ill and the day before I left Wale
There is an aphorism to the effect that history is past politics, and politics is present history. In this study, journalist Phil Tinline considers some of the events, over the first century of mass democracy, when politics lurched from crisis to crisis. The aim is see how this history of political
New UK legislation restricting the right to claim asylum sets a "worrying precedent" which could undermine asylum rights around the world, the UN has warned. The Illegal Migration Bill was given final approval in Parliament on Monday night in spite of sustained criticism from international bodies an