A recent change in the partnership team at Jameson + Mackay Solicitors, sees the firm led by an all-female partnership for the first time in its 145 year history. Newly appointed senior partner, Victoria Buchanan, who now heads up the firm alongside fellow partners Debbie Macleod and Lindsay Carr, s
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Russia has passed legislation allowing its central bank and a number of major financial and state institutions to operate their own anti-drone defence systems as Ukrainian long-range strikes continue to test Moscow’s air defences. The law, approved by the State Duma, authorises employees at Ru
Fresh from the UK Supreme Court's Glasgow sitting, president of the court, Lord Reed of Allermuir, spoke to SLN editor Kapil Summan. Upon his appointment as president of the Supreme Court in 2020, Lady Elish Angiolini recalled that in her practising days she once asked Robert Reed to write a p
Academy Award-winning actor Javier Bardem and Children's and Family Emmy Award-nominated actress Yasmin Finney star in a new film, SLAPP Suit, that dramatises the threat of – and resistance to – abusive SLAPP lawsuits, released globally today by Greenpeace International. Strategic
Christy Farrer has been appointed as the first chief operating officer of CMS UK. In this newly created role, Ms Farrer will lead the firm’s operational strategy across its international offices.
Blackadders has been accredited as a platinum employer partner for the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) for the second time. The firm has retained its status as the highest-level partner in the global professional body which includes lawyers, accountants, trustees and other practitio
Humanoid robots are moving closer to everyday life, but the UK lacks the laws and safeguards needed to protect the public, a researcher at Edinburgh Napier University has warned. Dr Carl Strathearn, a lecturer in computer science and researcher in autonomous social robotics at the university, said t
The criminal investigation into the Post Office Horizon scandal could be delayed by up to five years unless millions of pounds is secured, the senior officer leading the inquiry has warned. Commander Stephen Clayman said investigators need to almost double the size of the team working on the case if
Few expressions in criminal justice attract as much scrutiny as this one, and in recent days it has moved to the centre of controversial public debate, writes Cameron Irons. In the wake of widespread reporting on former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s police interview, two words have been dis
Samsung Electronics narrowly averted a strike by making a last-minute deal with its South Korean workers’ union, agreeing to distribute an incredible 40 trillion won (c. £20 billion) in bonuses to its semiconductor workforce. Driven by an AI infrastructure boom that has transformed memor
Summary Sheriff Courts in Scotland have "transformed" the way they in which they manage business, with scheduled trials now at its lowest level since records began, according to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. The roll out of a case management initiative to all sheriff courts in Scotland
Law Society of Scotland director of law reform, Michael Clancy OBE, has been awarded honorary life membership of the International Bar Association in recognition of his contribution to the association’s work for over 20 years. His contribution to the IBA includes chairing the Credentials Commi
Supreme Court justice Lord Stephens of Creevyloughgare has announced that he is to retire from the court on 7 April next year. Lord Stephens has served as a justice of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council since 15 November 2017 and as a justice of the Supreme Court since 1st October 2020.
Digby Brown Solicitors has confirmed four lawyers are to be appointed partner following a year of record-breaking growth. Catherine Hammond earned her promotion following years of compassionate client care while securing results for vulnerable abuse survivors with the firm’s non-accidental tea
Thorntons has advised Hosel, a golf comparison marketplace platform described as “Skyscanner for golf”, on a successful £500,000 fundraising round, led by London-based venture capital firm Ascension Ventures. The transaction was supported by Thorntons’ Ventures and Innovation
