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US Chief Justice John Roberts has rebuked President Donald Trump in response to his call for a judge who ruled against the administration to be impeached. "For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decis

Lynn Clark has joined McKee Campbell Morrison’s litigation and insolvency team as a paralegal.  MCM’s head of dispute resolution, Alan McKee, said: "We are delighted to welcome Lynn to the team. Lynn brings with her a wealth of relevant experience in our areas of practice and will b

Bosses at a magic circle law firm have warned that bonuses will only be given to lawyers who work in the office. The warning was made amid concern among City law firm bosses that younger lawyers are missing out on key experience by working remotely.

The Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS) has urged a top UN body to intervene against the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) for breaching the right to public participation in environmental decision-making, which is enshrined in the Aarhus Convention. In October 2021, the governing ins

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie (WJM) is set to join forces with commercial law firm Davidson Chalmers Stewart. The deal will see Davidson Chalmers Stewart’s 70+ staff transferring across to WJM, strengthening key business areas including corporate, real estate and commercial dispute resoluti

Edinburgh Law School's mooting team won the Stair Society Legal History Moot, which was held at the beginning of March. 

A Falkirk sheriff has dismissed an action originally raised by a woman under section 28(2) of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 seeking payment from her former cohabiting partner after finding that her alternative case based on unjustified enrichment had not been made out. Pursuer Leanne McGunnigal

Almira Delibegović-Broome KC reflects on how the Clark Foundation for Legal Education helped her. I applied to the Clark Foundation in 1995, to cover my diploma in legal practice tuition fees at Edinburgh University. At that time, I was still an asylum seeker, having arrived to Scotland in 199

The Trustees of the Clark Foundation for Legal Education have written a short series of articles on the valuable work it has supported over the last 34 years. The first looks at the life of Jean Clark MBE. To begin, it is only fitting that we focus on the Clark Foundation’s founder, Jean Clark

Significant change to the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill is needed if the Scottish government’s policy objectives for land reform are to be met, according to Holyrood’s Net Zero, Energy & Transport Committee. Although the majority of committee members support the general principles of t

There has been widespread condemnation of new Hungarian legislation effectively banning Pride marches in the country. Legislators yesterday passed a bill making it a crime to organise and an offence to attend events that violate an existing law prohibiting the "depiction or promotion" of homosexuali

A former subpostmaster caught in the Horizon scandal is taking legal action against the Post Office and Fujitsu. Lee Castleton is the first person to sue both organisations following the biggest miscarriage of justice in British history.

A former chair of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has been disbarred for sexual misconduct towards an aspiring lawyer. Navjot “Jo” Sidhu KC was found guilty of professional misconduct over an incident in 2018, during which he invited a woman in her 20s – referred to in tribunal

The BBC has commissioned a new Scottish legal drama set and filmed in and around Glasgow.  Counsels comes from producers Balloon Scotland (Clique) and will be broadcast on BBC One.