Lesley McAra Women are being held back in the legal profession according to a new group aimed at getting women into the top posts The Herald reports.
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Andrew Mackenzie Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre and secretary general of the International Centre for Energy Arbitration(ICEA); the joint energy arbitration project of the centre and CEPMLP at the University of Dundee, has delivered a presentation on a dispute r
Today Scottish Legal News reveals that the 140 day rule, once the "jewel in the crown" of the Scottish criminal justice system because of its guarantee of justice without undue delay, is being routinely ignored and that remand wings in Scotland’s prisons are now bursting with prisoners aw
The Law Society has published guidance for solicitors on good practice in working with transgender employees. Gender reassignment is a protected characteristic under the Equalities Act 2010 and the Law Society's guidance has been prepared to help solicitors fulfil their duties as employers under the
Lord Neuberger Lord Neuberger delivered a speech on science and law at the Royal Society in London in which he discussed the different ways in which lawyers and scientists reason as well as the use of science in the courtroom.
National law firm Shoosmiths crowned a year of success by winning the title of “UK Law Firm of the Year” at Legal Week's British Legal Awards ceremony in London on Friday.
Duncan Fisher Bond Dickinson has been appointed to Taylor Wimpey's legal panel following a review of the housebuilder's legal providers. Taylor Wimpey is one of the UK's largest residential developers, building and selling over 12,500 homes in 2014.
Harper Macleod has continued its strategy of developing its own talent by announcing the promotion of two new associates. Donna Cooper (pictured right), who is based in the firm’s Edinburgh office, has been promoted to associate in the firm’s energy & natural resources team, while Glasgow-ba
James Wolffe QC Advocates are to help young people to gain an insight into human rights, at an event by the Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR).
Earlier this year, the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) took the decision to publish determination decisions and, towards the end of December, it will be publishing decisions made in the quarter July to September 2015. At the same time as publishing its first set of decisions, it will be
Jonathan Smithers Social mobility and the global competitiveness of UK law could be damaged by the removal of current approved routes to qualifying as a solicitor, the Law Society warned today.
SLN assistant editor Kapil Summan looks back at some of the biggest stories in Scots law this year. The past year has been one of reform and change in the Scottish legal profession. In January, the then Lord President, Lord Gill, announced the timetable for the commencement of provisions of the Cour
Residents in Penzance are so sick of an overturned car in a hedge near their homes they set up a Facebook page appealing for it to get World Heritage status. The "Get World Heritage status for the upside down car at Ludgvan Leaze" was created by locals after the car was left in the hedge for months.
Professor Lorne Crerar Harper Macleod has been appointed as external legal adviser to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), its latest competitive tender win under the Scottish Government Legal Services Framework.
Rodney White (left) and Val McDougall