The Next 100 Years, the successor project to the First 100 Years, has launched a new film series – Next 100 Voices – showcasing the next generation of women leaders in the law, kicking off with criminal defence barrister Abimbola Johnson. Ms Johnson, from 25 Bedford Row, was last year ap
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Human rights laws are an impediment to the Scottish government's ability to ban protests outside of abortion clinics, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Ms Sturgeon said progress was being stalled on introducing a 150m buffer zone outside clinics to keep keep anti-abortion campaigners away from women using t
The Scottish government’s new Strategy for Economic Transformation for the next decade has been drawn up. The strategy focuses on the three areas of promoting investment, start-up business ventures and new green industries, and its goal is to see the Scottish economy outperform economic growth
Hamish Lean discusses how farmers in Scotland have been outbid by the forestry industry, as the value of hill land rises. Is productive agricultural land being lost to forestry in the race to meet net-zero? There has been concern within the agricultural industry for some time that this is the case.
Terra Firma Chambers' Robert Skinner is to retire after a career spanning five decades at the Scottish bar. Today marks his last official day in practice before retiring with effect from 1 May.
The Court of Session has ruled that local authorities are under an absolute legal duty to provide suitable temporary accommodation for homeless households in Scotland, that must meet the needs of disabled children. The central issue in the judicial review of X v Glasgow City Council was whether
Thompsons Solicitors will be at the Supreme Court on Thursday to make a case for stronger consumer protection laws. Decisions by English courts over the years, including the Court of Appeal, have created a loophole that allows companies to create and sell dangerous products with impunity.
The proportion of summary criminal cases going from caution to verdict within 26 weeks reached a new low in the first three months of this year. The latest criminal justice monitoring data from the Scottish government show that, in January, the figure was 44 per cent; in February it was 40 per cent
Leading lawyer Gordon Keyden is set to retire from global law firm Clyde & Co after more than 45 years of service to the firm and its clients. Mr Keyden was a consultant at Clyde & Co, having retired from the firm's partnership in April 2020. As a partner at Simpson & Marwick, he was par
Pinsent Masons has significantly increased its rewards package for entry-level lawyers by boosting starting salaries by £16,000. Newly qualified (NQ) lawyers offered positions in the firm’s three Scottish offices will receive salaries of £61,000 – a 35.5 per cent increase on
A Falkirk couple seeking reparation from a fuel company after their oil tank developed a leak have been refused permission to lead secondary evidence as to the tank’s condition. An objection to the evidence was lodged by the defender, Highland Fuels Ltd, on the basis that their case had been p
A new report reveals changes to Scotland's rural land market and values, amid strong timber prices and rising demand in non-farming leisure estates. The report published today by the Scottish Land Commission shows the Scottish rural land market is characterised by exceptionally high demand but conti
The Scottish Conservative 2022 local government manifesto will include support for women's same-sex spaces at council-run venues, the party has announced. Spokeswoman on gender reform Meghan Gallacher MSP said the move was "essential to protect women's rights and safety".
Murgitroyd, the pan-European intellectual property protection (IP) business, has acquired the Glasgow-based IP specialist firm, Creation IP. Creation IP is jointly owned by its founders, Bryn Williams and John Collins, both experienced patent attorneys who started the business in 2012 having previou
CMS has advised Nasdaq-listed Bruker Corporation with its purchase of Optimal Industrial Automation and Technologies. Massachusetts-headquartered Bruker's life science research and diagnostics solutions enable scientists to make discoveries and develop new applications that improve the quality of hu
