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Lawyers have expressed mixed views over the safety of the UK government's new coronavirus contact tracing app. Ross McKenzie, partner at Addleshaw Goddard who specialises in data protection compliance, said the public should have confidence in data protection laws and that they should not become a b

The Scottish Law Agents Society (SLAS) has condemned the spending plans of the SLCC, which has laid its final budget for 2020/21 before the Scottish Parliament. It increases by 3.5 per cent the general levy which must be paid by every practising solicitor.

The Scottish Council of Law Reporting has announced the appointment of four additional law reporters to the Session Cases team. The selection process involved an aptitude assessment as well as interviews conducted remotely by video link.

Thompsons Solicitors is moving to the next stage of its case on behalf of 1,600 Volkswagen owners in the largest class action suit in Scottish legal history. The firm hopes to win millions of pounds in compensation for drivers embroiled in the “Dieselgate” scandal which comes in the wake

SLN's editor reviews Trials of the State: Law and the Decline of Politics by Jonathan Sumption. Though apt to be caricatured as some sort of anti-judge in the post-prorogation world, iconoclast jurist Jonathan Sumption—in this, his first popular legal book—echoes Montesquieu wh

Stacey Cassidy and Michael Spence have joined TLT in Scotland. Ms Cassidy joins the projects, infrastructure and construction team as a partner in Glasgow, bringing transactional construction experience and attracting clients to the firm in line with its strategic growth plan. She previously worked

Members of the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee have launched a call for views on the Scottish government's plans to update hate crime laws. MSPs want to know whether the public, including groups who may be directly impacted by the new law, support the proposals, or whether some parts o

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has been successful in defending a ‘leave to appeal’ case in the Inner House of the Court of Session. The complainer sought leave to appeal against the SLCC’s decision to reject both issues of his complaint against a solicitor as tota

Dear Editor I read your article on the sad passing away of Liz Wilson. Her name seemed familiar and, when I went to my bookshelf, there it was - her short book on Setting up a Law Practice - A Guide. My copy was covered on the front with the scribbles of my then toddlers.

The Equality Network celebrates the work of the late Derek Ogg QC. We are deeply saddened to hear the news that Derek Ogg QC has died.

Thorntons LLP is currently accepting applications for legal traineeships beginning in 2022. Trainees at the firm have the opportunity to work in its offices in Dundee, Perth, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Fife and Angus.

Elizabeth May Wilson has passed away at the age of 73. One of Scotland's youngest ever solicitors, she became a tribunal chairwoman, as well as a tutor at Dundee University and a professional reflexologist.

Following the success of the Tayside Commercial Court, it is set to expand to cover the whole Tayside, Central and Fife Sheriffdom. This will mean the appointment of four further commercial court sheriffs across the region.

Holyrood's Justice Committee is backing Scottish government plans to change the law on deciding parent-child contact in family breakdown cases, but is warning that it may make little practical difference to the lives of children unless it is properly resourced. The Children (Scotland) Bill was intro

In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the Regulatory Committee of Law Society of Scotland has suspended minimum CPD requirements for the 2019/2020 practice year. Instead, the CPD hours should be viewed as indicative figures to be met if possible. Keeping up to date in relevant practice disciplines a