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This year's annual JUSTICE Scotland Human Rights Lecture is taking place in person at 6:30pm on 4 May 2022, at the Signet Library in Edinburgh. This year's lecture is entitled "A light in the North? Reflections on the work of the Scottish National Taskforce for Human Rights Leadership", and will be

Jan Machielsen, senior lecturer in early modern history at Cardiff University, takes a critical look at Nicola Sturgeon's recent apology to those accused of witchcraft.  On International Women’s Day this year, Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon apologised at Holyrood to

The Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian and Lord Woolman have been elected fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. They are among 80 new fellows, including Annie Lennox OBE.

Macdonald Henderson, led by corporate director Laura McKnight, has advised the shareholders of Ping Network Solutions on the disposal of the company to Luxembourg-based Sword Group.Ping is a systems integrator & managed service provider that was founded in 2010. Having worked in the industry for

The Faculty of Advocates has again voiced its support for ending the tacit relocation of commercial leases in response to a consultation on the draft Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill. The doctrine of tacit relocation was the among issues raised by the Scottish Law Commission in i

Partners at global law firm Clyde & Co and UK-headquartered BLM have voted in favour of merging this July to create a combined entity with a global revenue of over £700 million per year.

The Faculty of Advocates has opposed the removal of the 'not proven' verdict, warning that any attempt to do so could undermine the provision of fair and equitable justice. “It is understood that in some quarters the not proven verdict is seen as a barrier to conviction,” said the Facult

The final part in David J Black's forensic examination of the ME/CFS scandal looks at alleged scientific misconduct and a possible cover-up. Read the last part here. The tragedy of the putative ME/CFS scandal as the revelations following the PACE controversy emerged, was that, for a time, thing

From dealing with the assorted miscreants at the notorious Marine Court in Glasgow to presiding over one of Scotland's oldest and most venerable law firms, Donald Bremner Reid has had a remarkable life at the heart of the UK legal profession. The specialist consultant at, and former chairman of, Gla

The Crown Office has begun an investigation into claims that perjury was committed during the trial of Alex Salmond. Mr Salmond's lawyers have written to prosecutors over concerns that evidence that was given in court ran contrary to statements that were later given to MSPs on an inquiry.

Members of the Glasgow Bar Association (GBA) will no longer accept court appointments in cases where accused persons are not allowed to represent themselves after 90 per cent of member firms voted in favour of action, the body has announced. The GBA represents and promotes the interests of approxima

Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has announced that corporate lawyer Laura Falls will become its newest partner in Scotland as part of the firm's largest ever partner promotion round. She will join the partnership from 1 May, part of a 20-strong promotion round which will bring the firm's total global partner

Solicitors are under pressure to improve safeguards against dirty money after a Russian oligarch claimed his business was based at the headquarters of Burness Paull. Alison Thewliss MP, the SNP’s Treasury spokeswoman, said she is deeply concerned about law firms being used to assist in the lau

The Law Society of Scotland has published new guidance on its Style Success Fee Agreement (SSFA). The new guidance, which comes into effect on 1 May, supports the Law Society’s SSFA and has been developed to help Scottish solicitors who are intending to enter an agreement either by way of a sp

Rosie Walker, head of litigation and partner at Gilson Gray, didn't see law as a particularly accessible career when she was younger, and instead decided to study politics and history at the University of Edinburgh. But while she was a student, she says she realised the importance of law in society