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A group of lawyers in Myanmar was given a first-hand account of how the Scottish criminal justice system has adapted to Covid-19. The Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Ronnie Renucci QC, spoke to more than 50 lawyers in a virtual event, part of the MyJustice programme which aims to improve acce

Shoosmiths has cut 43 roles, including one in Scotland, after finding more efficient ways of working across the business during lockdown. The Scottish post was a business support role.

A legal action by more than 100 Scottish businesses against Clydesdale Bank over loans that were allegedly mis-sold will be heard in the English High Court, with Scots law applied to claims from businesses based in Scotland. The action, which involves some 500 businesses, is being brought against th

New powers and measures to align devolved Scottish law with European Union (EU) legislation after the end of the Brexit transition period have been backed by MSPs. The UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill – which has passed its final stage in the Scottish Par

The Scottish team at Clyde & Co has raised over £10,000 for charities in the final months of 2020, including many significant donations as part of a UK-wide festive giving drive in the run up to Christmas. Clyde & Co’s corporate responsibility and inclusion team organised many ch

Two Scottish judges are among a group that will sit in the Supreme Court and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) this term.

Last week’s hearing in the Court of Session in For Women Scotland’s judicial review of the Scottish government’s Gender Representation on Public Boards Act 2018 put the spotlight on whether trans women should be able to benefit from measures intended to address the under-representa

The Law Society of Scotland is inviting nominations for honorary membership for outstanding service for the public good by a Scottish solicitor. Honorary membership has been awarded to 18 solicitors in its 72-year history. The most recent recipients, Alistair Cockburn, Sheriff Brian Kearney and Dame

There never has been a clearer case made out for the utility of law and lawyers than the so-called Salmond Inquiry in the Scottish Parliament. The "Committee on the Scottish government handling of harassment complaints" to give it its correct title, has thus far failed to unearth the truth about the

Eamon Keane responds to Alistair Bonnington on the Scottish Parliament's Salmond inquiry. I wish to comment upon one matter, related to evidence and procedure, raised in Alistair Bonnington’s opinion piece, in which he is, in my opinion, wholly incorrect. Namely, his assertions about the inte

Dave Penman, general secretary of the FDA trade union, which represents Scottish government civil servants and prosecutors, responds to Alistair Bonnington on the Salmond inquiry. Many of you will have views on the evidence and issues that have been dealt with by the Committee on the Scottish Govern

One of the victims of Scotland's malicious prosecution scandal has described his ordeal at the hands of Scottish police and prosecutors. It is a shocking account that will horrify and appal many of our readers. David Whitehouse, whose promising career was derailed by his arrest and imprisonment, has

David Whitehouse has given a searing account of his ordeal at the hands of Scottish prosecutors and police who subjected him and his colleague Paul Clark to what the authorities now admit was a malicious prosecution. It is a mortifying description of what citizens of rogue states around the world wo

Westwater Advocates’ senior counsel Calum MacNeill QC has successfully resisted appeals to the Court of Session by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) against a decision by the Upper Tribunal ordering the regulator to include two New Lanark trading companies in the register of

Dentons’ Scottish private client team is joining Shepherd and Wedderburn. The arrival of the 20-strong team, led by partners Eleanor Kerr and Alexis Graham, will increase the size of Shepherd and Wedderburn’s private client practice to 46.