Clíona Kimber SC, who lectured in law at the University of Aberdeen for eight years from 1993 to 2000, has been elected as chair of the Employment Bar Association at the Bar of Ireland. Ms Kimber is a Senior Counsel (equivalent to Queen's Counsel) in Ireland, specialising in litigating in emp
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Legal permission will not be required to end care for patients who are in a long-term vegetative state, the Supreme Court has ruled. The question in this appeal is whether a court order must always be obtained before clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (“CANH”), which is keeping
Aberdein Considine has appointed Kevin Gardiner as mortgage operations director. Mr Gardiner, who brings over 20 years’ experience in financial services, joins the firm from First Mortgage.
Two law students have been given awards for their outstanding performances in their conveyancing exams. Matthew Edwards from Aberdeen and Carys Magee from Greenock have both received the Conveyancing Student Scotland award from Millar and Bryce for receiving the top marks in their respective D
A lawyer’s lifelong passion for helping the careers of others will be commemorated in a scholarship set up to encourage students from less advantaged backgrounds to enter the legal profession. The Kirk Murdoch Memorial Fund will offer financial support, professional mentoring, work placements
Gilson Gray has appointed Jennifer Macrae as its new business development director. Ms Macrae brings with her over 20 years’ experience within business development, having worked for TMP Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi and Semple Fraser LLP.
Jenny Dickson discusses the details of a bill that would give ministers the power to recover certain costs for NHS Scotland that are associated with the treatment of industrial disease-related illnesses. It's an advert we see regularly on daytime TV: “Have you been in an accident or do you hav
Brodies reports that in its financial year to 30 April 2018 revenues grew to £68.59 million, from £66.68 million in 2016/17. Profits before partner distributions also increased, up 3.5 per cent or £1.1 million, to £32.86 million, compared to £31.73 million the previous
Orkney solicitor Serena Sutherland has earned the votes of her Highlands and Islands colleagues to become the newest member of the Law Society of Scotland Council. She won the seat over three of her solicitor colleagues and will represent the views and interests of legal professionals in the Dingwal
After calling for reforms to put consumer protection at the centre of its regulatory framework, the Law Society of Scotland has expressed its support for Scottish government’s plans to establish a single consumer body for Scotland. Business minister Jamie Hepburn MSP announced plans to set up
Shepherd and Wedderburn has reported record revenues and profits on the day it celebrates its 250th anniversary. The firm’s revenues rose six per cent to £53.5 million in its financial year to 30 April 2018, and profits before partner distributions increased ten per cent to £22m ov
Businesses using high-tech optimisation tools to analyse data and prices could inadvertently end up in breach of competition laws by swapping key information with competitors, a lawyer has warned. Michael Dean, a partner in the competition team at Dentons’ Glasgow office, said that this increa
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has launched new French and Irish law versions of the ISDA Master Agreement, adding to the existing English, New York and Japanese law choices ahead of Brexit. The new Master Agreements are intended to provide options for those institutions
No more than five per cent of households in Scotland should be living in fuel poverty by 2040, under a target set out in a new bill introduced to the Scottish Parliament. The Fuel Poverty (Target, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill also sets out a new definition of fuel poverty with innov
Pinsent Masons has been named law firm of the year at an awards ceremony hosted by The Lawyer in London.A panel of in-house general counsel, The Lawyer Hot 100 alumni and managing partners of major international firms recognised the firm’s achievements over the past ye
