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Austin Lafferty has been elected dean of the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow.

When Sally-Anne Anderson made a comeback at Aberdein Considine in 2016 it was to take up partnership after three years as an associate at Harper Macleod. Having worked at the Aberdeen-headquartered business earlier in her career, the employment specialist decided to return as the time felt right to

A student from the Aberdeen Law Project has helped a client whose stepfather died intestate to find an heir. Stepchildren do not inherit on intestacy in Scotland which meant that, as no known relatives could be identified, the Crown had a right to the stepfather’s estate.

Lawyers Janet McIntyre and Colin Brown have been elected president and vice president respectively of the Fife Chamber of Commerce. Ms McIntyre, a commercial property partner at Thorntons, was elected at the group’s AGM yesterday.

A Scottish university student, who is on track to achieve her ambitions of becoming a lawyer after being awarded a Lawscot Foundation bursary, hopes more young people will be given the same opportunity. Chloe Fraser, a second year law student at the University of Edinburgh, shared her story as the L

Back in March 2020, when the world turned upside down, whilst we started panic buying toilet roll, washing our hands singing Happy Birthday, doing Zoom pub quizzes and our daily Joe Wicks workouts, another strange phenomenon materialised: Spaces for People. The Scottish government and Sustrans initi

An 81-year-old retired judge who made history as the first black man appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia has received an apology after being mistaken for a criminal suspect and put in handcuffs. Mr Justice Selwyn Romilly was briefly detained by police officers responding to reports of

Benjamin Bestgen, the author of our jurisprudential primer series, reflects on a year of his articles – from their inception in far-flung New Zealand to their conclusion in besieged Jersey. Following Kapil Summan’s bonus primer, I am taking a look back at one full year of these little ju

Lorna Hale provides a new mum’s perspective on the challenges and opportunities of the last year. Returning from maternity leave can be daunting at the best of times. Before I had my baby, I lost count of the number of times people told me that when I returned nothing would have changed.

Dear Editor, Eilidh Smith's article on Taylor Swift's intellectual property woes misses out a key point: Taylor Swift tried to buy back the intellectual property rights and would likely have had no problem purchasing these rights, except that the owner, Scooter Braun, refused to allow her to buy the

Yet some believe it’s pure gold? I suppose I’ve given my position away early with the title, but let me explain why I consider there to be something quite sinister about Bitcoin. It is an ‘investment’ (Bitcoin simply does not meet the criteria to be considered an asset) I wou

Aamer Anwar has been subjected to racist abuse and death threats from Slavia Prague fans over his representation of Rangers' Glen Kamara. The Glasgow solicitor said the abuse has taken a toll on his mental health and he feels he is a "walking target". 

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced that Caroline Carr, partner and head of the firm’s employment law team, has been accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in employment law for the fifth consecutive time in her career, having first received the accreditation in 2001.  Thi

Last week Sheriff (rtd.) Douglas Cusine contributed an article to Scottish Legal News entitled ‘Not proven’ debate lacks clarity. In it, he said, “For me, a ‘not proven’ verdict reflects what we have all experienced, and that is, ‘I’m just not sure.” S

While many started their traineeships during the pandemic, Anna Reilly was also seconded during it. When I began my traineeship at Morton Fraser, I did not expect to have the opportunity to work directly for the Government Legal Service for Scotland (GLSS), not least in the midst of a pandemic.