Lord Carloway Four advocates – Roisin Higgins, Dr Kirsty Hood,Shelagh McCall and Dr Joseph Morrow – have taken silk after being approved by Her Majesty for “the rank and dignity” of Queen’s Counsel.
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Graham Scott Scots law firm Morton Fraser has appointed Graham Scott as a partner in the firm's private client team in Edinburgh, bringing the division's number of partners to ten.
Dominic Grieve QC MP The European Convention on Human Rights is "arguably the single most important legal and political instrument for promoting human rights on our planet", former Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP told an audience in Edinburgh yesterday.
Gordon Wyllie Children could lose out under new proposals to change the rules of intestacy, the Law Society of Scotland has said today.
Kenny MacAskill Supermarkets should pay more for the right to sell alcohol according to the former justice minister.
Ian Forrester QC Ian Forrester QC has been appointed as the next UK judge of the General Court of the European Union.
Avril Hepner Public authorities will be required to develop a national British Sign Language (BSL) plan under a new law passed by Holyrood.
Michael Matheson A conference to improve the scrutiny of local policing and ensure communities and councils have a greater say in their local policing priorities will take place in Edinburgh this week.
Professor Hector MacQueen, Scottish Law Commissioner Businesses can suffer serious loss if insurance companies delay paying claims.
David Anderson QC Proposals to ban extremism could cause a backlash among Muslims if they are 'overbroad' according to the independent terrorism watchdog.
Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty The director of a civil rights organisation has accused the government of making a “spiteful and ideological attack” through its Trade Union Bill and proposals to repeal the Human Rights Act.
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney The minister of state for justice has apologised for claiming prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney gets high-profile cases by virtue of her marriage to a Hollywood actor.
Gordon Keyden In the wake of sundry mergers, the demise of Tods Murray and, most recently, McClure Naismith, the announcement that two firms in rude health, Simpson & Marwick and Clyde & Co, will be merging is good news for the Scottish legal market as Clyde & Co gains the smaller firm's
Craig Nicol Thorntons has been named as one of Scotland's top ten performing businesses, climbing 33 places in Scottish Business Insider's SME 300 table.
