Shoosmiths has announced Kirsten Hewson as its new chair. She will take over from longstanding chair Peter Duff on 1 April 2024.
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Blackadders LLP has started 2024 by welcoming two new senior recruits to its team in Glasgow. New partner Donna Brennan has joined the private client team and Julie Niven has joined the firm as the head of people and culture and will work across Blackadders’ offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aber
A Perth sheriff has ruled that a clause in a will allowing one of a deceased’s four daughters to reside indefinitely in her home, ownership of which was split equally between all her daughters, was not ineffective after the clause was disputed by two of her sisters. Valerie Scott-May and Maure
Cultural institutions are censoring research, learning and creativity because of the way they police the reuse of digital copies of out-of-copyright artworks and artefacts, a new study has warned. Cultural institutions have created a “mess” by claiming and enforcing new rights over the r
A family law expert at Lindsays is among the first in Scotland to qualify in child inclusive mediation. Children in Scotland whose parents are separating are being given greater voice in legal discussions over their future.
Lawyers have warned MSPs of the unacceptable risk posed by the proposal for juryless trials in rape cases. Law Society president Sheila Webster appeared before the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee to provide evidence on the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
A community campaigner has won the 2024 Robert Burns Humanitarian Award (RBHA). Gail Penfold won the award during an online ceremony which took place on 25 January to celebrate Burns Night.
Clear legal rules outlining the use of the sperm and eggs of those who are incapacitated must remain in place to protect the vulnerable from being involved in fertility treatment without their consent, a new study says. There are strict laws in England and Wales involving the use of reproductive mat
Changes to what constitutes a high-net-worth individual (HNWI) are likely to have the unintended consequence of negatively impacting on women investors and women-founded businesses in Scotland, investment specialists have said. From 31 January 2024, new regulations under the Financial Promotions Ord
The UK National Preventive Mechanism has warned in its annual report that governments across the UK have repeatedly failed to take meaningful action to alleviate human rights concerns in places of detention. Systemic issues continue in detention settings across the UK, which include prisons, police
Scottish government plans for a new trans law which could see parents jailed for stopping their children changing gender have been condemned as “jellyfish legislation" because they are "impossible to grasp" and have "a sting in the tail” in a legal opinion by double silk Aidan O'Neill KC
The Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill was passed at the Scottish Parliament on 20 December 2023 and received Royal Assent on 30 January. Stewart Dunbar looks at two aspects of the Act that impact the individual who created (or plans to create) the trust, known as the truster. It is essential tha
The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is fundamentally incompatible with the UK’s human rights obligations, Westminster's Joint Committee on Human Rights has warned. Following scrutiny of the bill to assess its human rights implications, the committee has published a report highli
Moray Council’s chief executive Roddy Burns is to step down from his role later this year. The local authority’s top official told the council leader of his intention to retire at a date to be confirmed in 2024, after 42 years of public service, 12 of those as chief executive.
Professor Kenneth Norrie responds to a piece published earlier this week in Scottish Legal News, which he characterises as "mendacious". Monday’s Scottish Legal News carried a piece with the shockingly misleading heading “Plans for new trans law…”.