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Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has announced the promotion of Esme Macfarlane to partner. Ms Macfarlane said: "It’s exciting to have my hard work recognised by being promoted to partner and it’s a fitting reflection of the development of the renewables team at WJM over the ye

Sheriff Norrie Stein has been remembered in Arbroath following his death last month at the age of 76, The Courier reports. Arbroath's resident sheriff for 20 years until 2011, he led the creation of a youth project which remains central to the community today.

Scottish Legal News is now on Instagram, bringing the latest news, jobs and events to a new generation of Scottish lawyers and law students. SLN's daily newsletter subscribers rose to 18,329 last month with the addition of 150 new subscribers.

Cameron Wong McDermott, lecturer in social change and clinical legal education at Glasgow University, reflects on his experiences of pro bono work as we celebrate National Pro Bono Week. Let me begin with a story.

The WS Society has announced that Mandy Laurie WS (Burness Paull) is standing down as deputy keeper of the Signet at the end of this year, and current treasurer Jim Cormack KC WS (Pinsent Masons) will succeed her in office from 1 January 2025. A reshuffle of appointments sees current trustees Tony J

The Supreme Court has ruled that a police force could not be held liable for the death of a man who was killed in a head-on collision at the site of a previous accident attended by the police up until 20 minutes before his death. Claimant and appellant Valerie Tindall argued that the Chief Constable

Lord Cubie is to speak at the SSC Society on “Tips, textbooks and tales of woe”. The members' talk in Edinburgh next week will provide pointers in relation to the preparation for and conduct of court proceedings, drawing on the speaker’s experience as a practitioner, judge and auth

Outdated IT systems are hampering justice, a new report has revealed. Crown Office and Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service staff told a survey that they are “drowning in emails” as they attempt to deal with technology that in some cases is more than two decades old.

Along with Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain and Advocate General Catherine Smith, Solicitor General Ruth Charteris is blazing a trail for women at the very top of the Scottish legal profession, but, with no role model for her to look up to during her school days in Cumbernauld, she very nearly didn’

An American cyclist is taking legal action after being struck and injured by an ambulance, which took him to hospital and then sent him a bill for nearly $2,000. William Hoesch, 71, is seeking $997,000 (around €930,000 or £775,000) from Columbia River Fire & Rescue in Oregon in compen

Holmes Mackillop has appointed a trio of solicitors across its commercial property, property and private client teams. Sean Fraser joins the firm’s property team as an associate with expertise in commercial property while Amy Pollock has been recruited as an associate with expertise in all asp

Legislation that will see Scotland move to using five-year carbon budgets to set climate targets has been passed. The Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill amends the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 to introduce limits on the amount of greenhouse gases emitted in Scotland o