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On 22 January 2021, mediation business Core celebrates the 20th anniversary of its very first event: Communicate to Persuade, which took place in the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Core Founder John Sturrock QC delivered the training day with his good friend and colleague at the bar, the late Mike Jone

A solicitor and part-time sheriff has been found guilty of professional misconduct. Mark Thorley was censured by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) for his behaviour in a dispute between a couple over property.

A survey carried out by the Law Society of Scotland ahead of the 26th UN Conference on Climate Change (COP26) shows that climate change raises a number of issues for the legal profession. This includes practical issues around the conference itself, which is likely to impact on local businesses and t

New legislation which would increase the penalties for dog-owners whose pets chase, attack or kill farmed animals will require significant amendment and clear guidance as to how it will work in practice if it is to meet its aim of reducing incidents of so-called “livestock worrying”, acc

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has developed a new analysis tool to help firms to identify and reduce the common causes of complaint. Law Society of Scotland rules updated earlier this year require firms to maintain a complaint log, including learning outcomes from the complain

Scottish Licensing Law and Practice (SLLP) in association with Hey Legal and with support from Terra Firma Chambers have hosted the first of a series of webinar interviews focusing on the challenges faced by the licensing trade during lockdown. Lockdown Licensing: The Interview Series will feature t

Pinsent Masons trainee Poppy Mulligan has been awarded the Champion Individual Award at the Champions of Justice Awards 2020 for her pro bono work with individuals on death row.

The Lord Justice General has appointed two new members to the Scottish Sentencing Council to fill the current vacancies. Lord Matthews has been appointed as the new senator member and will replace Lord Turnbull following the end of his five-year term on the council, while Summary Sheriff Paul Brown

Shoosmiths has cut 43 roles, including one in Scotland, after finding more efficient ways of working across the business during lockdown. The Scottish post was a business support role.

Two Scottish men involved in creating false invoices as part of a £45,000 tax fraud have been given prison sentences. David Paterson of Scone collaborated with his accountant Kevin Sinclair of Kirkintilloch to reclaim VAT not due to them, an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation revealed

DLA Piper has appointed Lord Tyrie, former chair of the Competition and Markets Authority, as a political consultant. Lord Tyrie will advise clients across a wide range of financial, public policy and corporate governance issues and will work alongside an established team of consultants including Lo

The Judicial Institute briefing paper on restarting solemn trials has been updated. In Chapter 1 under the heading “Procedures”:

A former lawyer detained for more than six months because she reported on the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan has been given a feeding tube so she can be force-fed after going on a hunger strike. Zhang Zhan, 37, was arrested in May and accused of “picking quarrels and stirring up trouble”,

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Human rights groups detail 'war crimes' in Nagorno-Karabakh | The Guardian

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee has said it will support the general principles of the Hate Crime Bill on the condition it is amended in line with recommendations the committee is unanimously making.  These recommendations go further than the commitments already made by the Ju