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Scullion LAW has announced the promotion of Aimee Holmes from administrator to legal clerk in the road traffic and criminal law team.  Kris Buchanan, head of the road traffic and criminal law team, said: "Aimee has shown remarkable dedication and growth since joining our team. Her promotion to

Pinsent Masons has announced its latest round of partner promotions, with 24 set to join its partnership on 1 May. In addition to four Scotland-based lawyers promoted to partner, a further seven have stepped up to legal director.

French legal bodies and government ministers have condemned threats and insults targeting the judge who convicted and sentenced far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Ms Le Pen was found guilty on Monday of embezzlement for her role in a scheme which saw European parliamentary funds used to finance her pol

The head of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has called for the abolition of crown immunity, the legal principle that legislation does not normally apply to the state. Teresa Medhurst said the SPS should be at risk of criminal prosecution over deaths in custody.

Shoosmiths has become the first major law firm to link a firmwide bonus to the use of AI by its workforce.  The firm has set an annual target of one million Microsoft Copilot prompts which, once made, will unlock a £1 million bonus pot for staff in its new financial year.

A new article on the recent English Court of Appeal decision in King Crude Carriers SA v Ridgebury November LLC looks at Scots law's influence south of the border. "As Alexandra Braun has noted, academic consideration of Scots law has tended to focus either on whether the particular hybrid of Roman

TLT has become one of the founding partners of the UK’s first accreditation scheme designed to set new benchmarks for family-friendly workplaces.  The firm has also been awarded the accreditation itself following the certification process.

A groundbreaking research project led by researchers at Ulster University's Centre for Legal Technology is to explore the role of AI in judicial decision-making. Researchers gave been granted £200,000 in funding from the UK's AI Security Institute to examine how AI could be responsibly in

Complainers in rape and attempted rape cases will be able to access free independent legal advice as part of a new Scottish government-funded pilot. Justice Secretary Angela Constance announced the pilot at the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee during stage two scrutiny of the S

The title of this blog is inspired by one of the speakers at the conference on 25 March when the Open University (OU) Law School hosted a conference at the OU office in Edinburgh entitled Vicarious Trauma Education and the Legal Profession Now and in the Future, writes Gillian Mawdsley. The in-perso

A self-employed plasterer who fractured his skull and sustained a brain injury falling from height has lost an appeal in the High Court of England and Wales against a one third deduction from his award of damages for contributory negligence. Charles Lee suffered the injury while working at the prope

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. US slaps sanctions on top Chinese, Hong Kong officials for rights abuses

Aberdein Considine has announced the appointment of Graham Crocket as national estate agency director. Mr Crocket has over 20 years’ experience in the industry and a distinguished track record in leadership.