Amnesty International has warned Scottish ministers they must be transparent about a review of human rights due diligence processes for awarding public grants to arms companies. Amnesty previously called the process in place at Scottish Enterprise inadequate after it emerged that not one company has
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Sir Gary Hickinbottom has been appointed as chair of the public inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane by loyalist paramilitaries. Today's announcement from Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn is a major step forward for the inquiry announced last September.
Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has called on ministers to rethink land sales proposals in the new Land Reform (Scotland) Bill that will cause "chaos in the countryside". As the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee continues to consider amendments to the bill t
Gillian Donald, a partner in the employment team at Blackadders LLP, has received a Special Recognition Award at the cHeRries Awards for her charity work and commitment to the profession. Ms Donald received her award at the HR professionals’ event from colleague and Blackadders’ head of
A package of reforms to "strengthen the governance, accountability and shared service arrangements of public bodies" supported by the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB), which manages the Parliament, has been set out in a new report. During a six-month inquiry, the SPCB Supported Bodies La
A resolution on the proposed fee for 2025-26 was passed at the Law Society’s annual general meeting yesterday – with the fee confirmed at £832. Law Society of Scotland President Patricia Thom said: “This is a pivotal time and agreement on the increase to the practising certif
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has bolstered its ranks with the appointment of 10 new staff members. Eight of the new starts are fee-earning legal staff, working across WJM’s offices.
The Northern Ireland courts will be asked to rule on the definition of "sex" in equality law after the Equality Commission said there was "significant legal uncertainty" in the wake of a landmark UK Supreme Court ruling with implications for trans rights. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in April
Aimée Doran has joined Compass Chambers after calling to the bar. Ms Doran comes to the bar after nine years as a solicitor in both the private and public sectors. She has a wide range of experience spanning personal injury, clinical negligence, fatal accident inquiries, public inquiries, cri
Holyrood’s Rural Affairs & Islands Committee has endorsed the Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill despite the fact stealing dogs is already a crime. Publishing its stage one report, the committee said that it supports the general principles of the bill but detailed areas for reconsideration and deve
Gaining a diploma in legal practice has required true grit and determination for Abbie Coull, who has battled a brain tumour and radiotherapy in her journey to becoming a trainee solicitor. When Abbie commenced her studies in 2020, she thought her biggest challenge would be adapting to online and so
A report has praised an important protection for legal services consumers provided by the Law Society of Scotland.
The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused a reclaiming motion against a decision that the licensee of several patents owned by a UK company was liable to pay royalties until the end of the licence period, even though the patents themselves had expired three years prior to that date. Lindal
Scottish law firms are approaching the adoption of artificial intelligence with a mixture of caution and curiosity, according to a new survey by Henderson Loggie. While most have yet to implement AI, a clear shift is underway as the sector begins to explore its potential, the accountancy firm found.