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Burness Paull has appointed insolvency lawyer Allana Sweeney in response to the continued growth of its restructuring and insolvency practice. Over the past 12 months the firm has taken lead roles in the insolvency/restructuring processes of high-profile businesses such as Premier Oil, Arcadia, Pizz

An Indian citizen serving a long-term prison sentence for an offence under the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 has been unsuccessful in his challenge of a decision of the Scottish Ministers not to release him on licence. Harpreet Singh, who had a live Deportation Order made a

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have said they will use this Thursday’s justice debate to offer Parliament the chance to trigger reform of the fatal accident inquiry system.  The party has called for inquiries to be removed from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service altogether and

The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, has apologised in writing to Charles Green and Imran Ahmad for prosecutions that were taken against them in relation to their roles in matters associated with Rangers Football Club. In his letter to each man, Mr Wolffe said they should not have been prosecuted and

When Nicola Rylatt lost her husband Chris to suicide in 2017 it made her reassess her work priorities. The couple had been married for a year and, having begun her career as an asylum and immigration lawyer before moving to Swiss-based NGO Shelter Centre, Ms Rylatt was working in the Geneva office o

Ongoing emergency coronavirus legislation could be extended for another six months, but it is still unclear whether measures to prevent evictions will be included. The temporary powers were originally introduced in the spring of last year, but are due to expire in September.

A woman who lost her job after she said people cannot change their biological sex has succeeded in an appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Maya Forstater, 47, had tweeted on gender recognition, in consequence of which her contract at the think tank Center for Global Development (CGD) was n

Burges Salmon is celebrating the continued growth of its Edinburgh office with new appointments across its banking and finance and projects teams. The firm recently celebrated the second anniversary of the launch of its base in Edinburgh, reporting a number of significant milestones achieved by the

Karen Stachura writes about the pros and cons of the virtual court system that has emerged over the past year. “Only a crisis - actual or perceived - produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around. That, I believe, is our bas

The total number of charges reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) containing at least one element of hate crime rose to 5,525 in 2020-21, four per cent more than 2019-20, new figures show. A report entitled Hate Crime in Scotland 2020-21 published today brings together f

Pupils from Peebles High School have been crowned Scotland’s best young debaters, after winning the grand final of the Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament 2020/21, organised by the Law Society of Scotland. Thomas Dunmur and Laura Eggleton of Peebles High School in the Borders won the nat

Lindsays partner Alasdair Cummings has spoken to The Herald about the firm's resilience in the face of the pandemic. "Mr Cummings, who has spent the bulk of his 30-year career with Lindsays, reflects with pride on how everyone at the firm has pulled together since the crisis erupted.

The Scottish government has confirmed judges will be forced to register their financial interests. While judges must declare relevant interests in a case before them they are not required to register them before a case arises, unlike the practice in some other jurisdictions.

Dorothy Bain QC is to be Scotland's next Lord Advocate, while Ruth Charteris QC will take up the role of Solicitor General. If the Scottish Parliament approves the nominations, Ms Bain will replace James Wolffe QC who will demit office once Her Majesty The Queen has signed the warrant appointin

An extra £90,000 is being invested by the Scottish government to support women involved in prostitution. The money will help fund services run by Victim Support Scotland, the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre and the Encompass Network.