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A Lord Ordinary has quashed a decision of a tribunal that a sheriff should not be removed from judicial office after he was found to have acted inappropriately towards a female lawyer. A petition challenging the decision that Sheriff John Brown was fit for office was made by the lawyer, X, who argue

Protection for health boards from potential liability of hundreds of millions of pounds will remain in place after legislation was unanimously passed at Holyrood this week. The Coronavirus (Discretionary Compensation for Self-isolation) (Scotland) Bill will ensure health boards continue to have a ch

A lawyer has been found guilty of professional misconduct and fined £1,000 for failing to flag up suspicious activity and comply with money laundering rules. Stephen McGuire, of Hennessy Bowie, was censured by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT). He was cashroom manager a

As of this month, the law on fire alarms in Scotland is changing. Stemming from the Grenfell fire tragedy in 2017, which also saw changes made to the Housing (Scotland) Act, this new law now means that all Scottish homes must have interlinked fire alarms. This is concern among homeowners and landlor

Shoosmiths is to move its Edinburgh office to a new landmark development, marking 10 years of success in Scotland. The firm has been based at Saltire Court, Castle Terrace since 2012 and has expanded its practice significantly in that time. It is now to relocate to the contemporary mixed-use Haymark

A month-long campaign aims to drive forward the message that the public sector has a key role to play in transforming vacant and derelict land across Scotland. Land Reuse Month, hosted by the Scottish Land Commission, will support local authorities in addressing the ‘how to’ of tackling

Ransomware – malicious software used by criminals to encrypt information until a ransom is paid – poses a growing danger to both private and public sector organisations. With the National Cyber Security Centre indicating that three times as many ransomware attacks took place in the first

The Lord President, Lord Carloway, has appointed Sheriff Pino Di Emidio as director of the Judicial Institute for Scotland. Sheriff Di Emidio will take up the post on 1 April 2022 for a period of three years.

Shoosmiths has been appointed to the Lovell Partnerships Limited (Lovell) legal services and plot sales panels in Scotland, England and Wales. Work for the residential development expert commenced in January 2022 for three years. The appointment of Shoosmiths will assist Lovell’s housebuilding

Police officers may refuse to answer questions over the death of Sheku Bayoh if their answers could incriminate them, an inquiry has been told. At a preliminary hearing over the public inquiry into the death of Mr Bayoh in May 2015, lawyers warned there could be “unanswered questions and uncer

Terra Firma Chambers’ Fred Mackintosh QC and Aidan O’Neil QC of Ampersand Advocates have successfully represented the appellant in an appeal before the Supreme Court against the decision of the Scottish ministers to extradite him to the US. The Supreme Court decided that the extradition

Rising remand periods could fall foul of the European Convention on Human Rights, MSPs have heard. The prison population on remand in Scotland has gone from 16 per cent to 27 per cent – an increase described as “unfathomable” by Emma Jardine of Howard League Scotland.

Burges Salmon’s corporate finance team has advised oncology drug discovery accelerator, Cumulus Oncology Limited, on a significant investment fundraise of c. £4.1 million. The investment fundraise follows Cumulus Oncology’s inaugural one of £1.7m, which Burges Salmon advised

Lord Hodge has been appointed Lord High Commissioner to the 2022 General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The Supreme Court justice said he is "delighted and honoured" to have been chosen by Her Majesty The Queen as her personal representative at the annual event.

Strathclyde University's Calum Sanderson and Gabriel Kielty have won this year's Lord Jones Moot Competition. Held at the University of Dundee last month, the Strathclyde team beat the host university's Alex Anderson and Saul McGivney in the final.