A reader responds to the news that the use of wigs, gowns and robes will be further reduced in Scotland's courts. Professor John Cairns is right. Tinkering with important parts of our heritage for politically correct reasons may be an error of judgment.
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Laura Dunlop QC has been named as the new President of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland. Community safety minister Ash Denham appointed Ms Dunlop to take on the role following a recruitment exercise carried out by the Scottish government.
Scottish Legal News yesterday reached 13,005 subscribers to its daily newsletter, underlining its primacy as the leading daily news service for Scotland’s dynamic and fast-changing legal community. Since its launch in June 2008, Scottish Legal News has grown to become a par
Gillespie Macandrew has announced the appointment of Isla Fern, Conner McConnell, Katie McCormack, Nicola Whyte and Rachael Church as solicitors following their completion of the firm's trainee programme.
A Greatest Showman-themed fundraising night hosted by Gilson Gray has generated vital funding for two of the nation’s best-loved children’s charities.
Burges Salmon has appointed Stuart McMillan as a partner in its banking team in Edinburgh. Prior to joining Burges Salmon, Mr McMillan was a partner at DLA Piper in Scotland, based in its Edinburgh office. He advises a wide range of banks and borrowers in project finance (including PFI/PPP and renew
The Law Society of Scotland is hosting a debate to mark its 70th anniversary and 100 years of women in law. The legal profession is invited attend the free event next Thursday at the Law Society's offices in Edinburgh, where the following motion will be debated: 'This house believes positive di
T-shirts bearing a design inspired by Lady Hale's fashion sense have gone on sale – with a third of profits going to charity. The President of the Supreme Court delivered the unanimous judgment of 11 justices yesterday in two major constitutional cases, with the court finding that Prime Minist
MSPs on Holyrood's Economy Committee have backed plans to limit ministers' access to statistics. At present, ministers and their staff can see market-sensitive data a day before it becomes public while they can see less sensitive publications five days before the public.
Gilson Gray has expanded with the takeover of Coulters Lettings. This acquisition sees experts Sam Paulo and Marcus DiRollo, the founders of Coulters Lettings, join Gilson Gray along with their entire staff.
A Supreme Court justice has suggested laws could be introduced forcing companies to appoint a “designated board member for environmental impact issues” to make directors pay more attention to climate issues. Lord Sales made the comments in a speech entitled "Directors’ duties and c
Personal injury law practice Friends Legal has expanded, opening a new Edinburgh office in Leith’s Bonnington Bond. The Edinburgh team will be led by head of office Val Roberts, one of Scotland’s best-known personal injury experts with significant experience in high-value, complex claims
An aggrieved beekeeper enlisted the bears who stole thousands of pounds worth of honey from his beehives in an unwitting experiment which has revealed their expensive tastes. Ibrahim Sedef, who produces honey on Turkey's Black Sea coast, set up three bowls for the repeat offenders to see what kind o
Scotland’s property market has soared to an 11-year high ahead of Brexit, according to new research. Aberdein Considine’s quarterly Property Monitor recorded transactions worth more than £8 billion between January and June this year – the best since 2008 thanks to a bumper se
Three unmarried adults in a polyamorous relationship have been legally recognised as the parents of a child. The mother of the child did not know which of the two men was the biological father, a court in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador was told.
