Thompsons Solicitors has announced the appointment of Craig Snee to the role of senior solicitor in its Dundee office. Mr Snee was attracted to Thompsons because of the firm's commitment to social justice, as exemplified by its close work with the trade union movement.
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Compass Chambers has welcomed Carla Fraser to the stable. Ms Fraser called to the bar in 2020 having gained considerable experience as a solicitor and as a solicitor advocate since 2014.
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Rights groups Liberty and StopWatch are taking legal action against Home Secretary Priti Patel over her decision to ditch safeguards designed to limit discrimination in police use of stop and search powers. The groups warned that getting rid of the safeguards risks being unlawful and will result in
Edinburgh Law School bade a fond farewell this week to head of school, Professor Martin Hogg as he left for pastures new at NUI Galway. He joined the law school first as lecturer in 1995 before working his way to chair in the law of obligations in 2013.
An Orkney fish farming company has been unsuccessful in its challenge by judicial review of the decision of the Scottish Ministers to refuse two applications to develop salmon farms off the Orkney coast. The petitioner, Orkney Marine Farms Ltd, argued that the reporters for the respondent had acted
Compass Chambers are delighted to announce that Gavin Anderson has been appointed to the role of Crown counsel by the Lord Advocate. Mr Anderson will commence his role on Monday. Compass practice manager Gavin Herd said: “We are very pleased for Gavin and congratulate him on his appointment as
The 20th annual Pro Bono Week will take place from 1 to 5 November 2021, offering an opportunity to recognise and support the voluntary contribution made by the legal profession across the UK in giving free legal help to those in need. This milestone anniversary will be a pivotal moment to loo
Macleod and MacCallum has welcomed newly qualified solicitors Rory Carson and Gemma Johnston to its residential conveyancing and family law teams. The new starts both gained their law degrees and diplomas in legal practice at Aberdeen University before returning to Inverness, where each secured
With recent studies showing that nine in ten women feel menopause affects their work, many employers are reassessing the needs of their employees and introducing menopause support resources in the workplace. In order to support and educate employers on how best to handle menopause in the workplace,
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD), which has an office in Edinburgh, has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2030. WBD launched this week its Carbon Reduction Plan, which includes a number of engagements and measures to support the firm on its journey towards becoming a net zero business.
Ever-increasing interest in Scotland’s land is opening up the prospects of a win-win that benefits the nation and nature like never before, a major conference will hear today. Natural capital is the headline topic at the virtual three-day Land Connection 2021 conference, which brings experts t
A new system of regulation claiming to promote "accountability, transparency and independence" is being proposed to "meet the needs of the legal sector and consumers". A consultation has been launched today and will run until 24 December to seek views on options to change the way legal services are
DLA Piper is to agree a travel budget with its clients as part of a new series of measures to reduce its carbon footprint in the next two years. The move is part of a wider project of the firm's to commit to targets halving its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to pre-pandemic levels.
English IP court finds no trade mark infringement in dispute between “archangel” holistic therapists
The English Intellectual Property Enterprise Court has rejected a claim for trade mark infringement by a self-described “spiritual and holistic therapist” who claimed that another holistic therapist had been using her mark to market online courses and upheld a counterclaim of passing off
