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University of Aberdeen law students have triumphed for a third consecutive year in the Scottish finals of an international competition that pits the country’s best budding negotiators against each other. Sulaiman Yusuf, 23, and Lilac Cabbad, 26, battled it out against teams from Edinburgh, Gla
Glasgow University has won the first Scottish Universities Roman Law Moot, which took place at the University of Glasgow on 25 March. The competition was based on a problem set in the time of the Emperor Justinian and was designed to familiarise students with the Roman juristic literature while also
The Law Society of Scotland has today launched the Profile of the Profession, its major census of the Scottish legal profession. Conducted approximately every five years, the survey offers an in-depth view of the make-up of the profession and the experiences of its members on a variety of important
Pupils from Bishopbriggs Academy excelled at the finals of the Bar Mock Trial Competition, where they placed third and were judged the best overall new team. The finals were held at the Royal Courts of Justice in London over the weekend.
Law Society of Scotland president elect Sheila Webster reflects on a visit to Edinburgh Central Mosque. It’s always an honour to be welcomed with hospitality and generosity, and that’s even more the case when it comes to events that hold special significance for your host. So i
Anderson Strathern’s new chair has said the firm is perfectly positioned to continue its trajectory of strong revenue and profit growth, even in what he considers a “challenging time” for the profession and the economy. Fraser Geddes has relinquished his position as head of the fir
A legal job can be stressful in many ways at the best of times. Allan Ker WS, however, had a very difficult time that is unlikely to have been matched by many others in the profession although some of his contemporaries would doubtless understand the difficulties. Allan Ebenezer Ker was born in Edin
Giving someone the middle finger is a "God-given" right which belongs to "every red-blooded Canadian", a judge has ruled. Judge Dennis Galiatsatos said it is "not a crime to give someone the finger" as he dismissed a criminal harassment charge brought against a man in Quebec following complaints fro
Katy Nisbet has been promoted to head of legal policy at Clan Childlaw. She said: “I am delighted to be promoted to head of legal policy for Clan Childlaw. I am looking forward to developing our influencing strategy to ensure that the laws of Scotland fully protect and respect the rights of ch
Scottish Legal News is delighted to wish our sister publication Scottish Construction Now many happy returns as it celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Eversheds Sutherland is taking almost 6,000sq ft of space on the ground floor of BAM Properties’ and Federated Hermes’s Capital Square development in Edinburgh. The firm is the sixth occupier to commit to the building following Anderson Strathern, Pinsent Mason and Brodies, audit and tax
Disabling Barriers Scotland, established in December, last year, is holding its next meeting on 7 March at 17:30. The group, founded by Tom McGovern and Fraser Mackay, is open to support from all who have an interest in making the Scottish legal sector more accessible for those with a disability.
An independent review of new policing technologies, chaired at Edinburgh Napier University, has suggested statutory codes of practice could be considered to provide greater clarity and safeguards around the future use of live facial recognition and certain artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
Helen Dale has written about the UK's latest constitutional furore and Nicola Sturgeon's subsequent resignation in a piece for Law and Liberty. Ms Dale, who has law degrees from Oxford and Edinburgh, writes: "A tongue-tied Sturgeon responded—to the best of her ability—by making the tradi
