Drummond Miller’s Lorna Hale has been recognised as a specialist in medical negligence law by the Law Society of Scotland. She specialises almost exclusively in pursing medical negligence claims for individuals and has experience in a wide range of cases and in litigating in both the Court of
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The proliferation of artificial intelligence tools used in the justice system without proper oversight, particularly by the police, has serious implications for human rights and civil liberties, according to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee. In its report Technology rules? The a
A practical guide to the law in relation to single-sex spaces has been published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) today. The guidance aims to help service providers make lawful decisions about any services they offer to women and men separately, by explaining the permitted sex and
Some 70,000 people in Scotland, including 30,000 children, would be lifted out of poverty by 2024 if UK government welfare reforms introduced since 2015 were reversed, according to the Scottish government. The cost of reversing changes, including the removal of the £20 per week Universal Credi
Pinsent Masons has significantly increased its rewards package for entry-level lawyers by boosting starting salaries by £16,000. Newly qualified (NQ) lawyers offered positions in the firm’s three Scottish offices will receive salaries of £61,000 – a 35.5 per cent increase on
New approaches to protecting and restoring nature are the theme of recent publications by NatureScot and the (UK government) Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, writes Neil Collar. The availability and shortcomings of legal tools are key factors in achieving those objectives.
Security holders exercising a standard security should be subject to a duty to conform to reasonable standards of commercial practice, says the Faculty of Advocates. The Faculty was responding to a Scottish Law Commission Discussion Paper on Heritable Securities: Default and Post Default, which soug
Terra Firma Chambers' Robert Skinner is to retire after a career spanning five decades at the Scottish bar. Today marks his last official day in practice before retiring with effect from 1 May.
Both partners in the family law department of RCCW LLP have obtained specialist accreditation from the Law Society of Scotland. Fiona Coutts and Faye Donald have become accredited specialists in family law, which recognises their specialist knowledge and experience. To become accredited by the Law S
Aberdein Considine has appointed senior corporate and employee benefits expert Katie Mearns. Ms Mearns has joined Aberdein Considine in a newly created corporate benefits adviser role, bringing with her over 10 years’ experience working with a range of clients across the country.
Advocate Robert Hovey, of Themis Advocates, will be taking part in the Cateran Yomp on Saturday 4 June to raise money for Help for Heroes – a charity supporting wounded servicemen and women. The Cateran Yomp is a 54 mile circular walk across rugged terrain including the peaks of Glenshee. In a
Drummond Miller and Peacock Johnston have merged. The 11-strong Peacock Johnston team – six lawyers and five other staff – will join the Glasgow office of Drummond Miller, which has 14 partners and 100 other employees across five offices, including headquarters in Union Street, Edinburgh
New restorative justice services will “put victims at the heart of the justice system and bring huge benefits for years to come”, according to the Scottish government. Justice Secretary Keith Brown has welcomed the launch of two hubs that will pave the way for restorative justice service
Identifying and retaining talent whilst progressing diversity agendas will be a major challenge for Scottish legal firms this year, according to a new report. A result of the shortage of talent has seen significant salary uplifts, with even newly qualified candidates being offered significantly high
A lawyer is raising money for her début at the Edinburgh Fringe.