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Shoosmiths has once again set down its ambitions for Glasgow with the appointment of three more senior lawyers. Corporate lawyer Tom Maxwell is the latest addition, having moved from DWF, along with Jennifer Wright, also from DWF, and Lewis Ritchie, from MacRoberts. It means that Shoosmiths has grow

Sheriff Court jury trials delayed as a result of Covid-19 are set to resume in remote jury centres across Scotland following new government funding. The Scottish government has provided £6.5 million to enable the new remote jury centres to deliver capacity for 18 jury trial courts to operate.

A planned redress scheme for survivors of historical child abuse in care needs to be redrafted to remove an “inherently unfair” restriction, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. Under the current blueprint, applicants to the scheme must sign a waiver abandoning civil proceedings, and

Scottish law clinics and senior lawyers have come together to launch a new online platform to provide free on-demand video training to law students involved in pro bono work across Scotland. The Probonoskills.com (PBS) platform, believed to be the first of its kind, will give pro bono students acces

The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed proposals to clear the Covid-19 courts backlog and called for "urgent, full and frank discussions with all interested parties" to address the problem. Holyrood’s Justice Committee yesterday published a report setting out a “basket of measures&rdqu

It will take up to a decade to get the courts backlog back to pre-pandemic measures unless more measures are taken to increase or speed up court business, MSPs have warned. Holyrood's Justice Committee has called for a "basket of measures" to help clear the backlog exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandem

Peter Shand explores the latest trend of the super-wealthy setting up finance and legal offices to deal with their affairs. Scotland’s financial ecosystem is changing and one of the latest drivers could be the increase in the number of official ‘family offices’ being set up.

Alistair Robertson encourages fellow patent attorneys to "stay ahead of the curve" on emerging technology. Artificial Intelligence is all around us, from recommending what you should purchase next online, to understanding frustrated commands yelled at virtual assistants. It now affects our daily liv

Jury trials will appear on the big screen from next week to help deal with Scotland's backlog of criminal cases. From next week jurors will appear at an Odeon cinema in Edinburgh, the first remote jury centre in the UK.

Elaine Motion, chairman of Balfour and Manson, pays tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death last week at the age of 87. I was immensely saddened to hear the news of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing at t

Two women who accused Scotland's former chief constable, Phil Gormley, of bullying have been awarded an out-of court settlement worth over £1 million, the Scottish Daily Mail reports. Mr Gormley stepped down from his senior police position in February 2018 after being placed on "spec

A second call has been made to implement a system for the appointment of honorary QCs in Scotland. The independent observer of the appointment of Queen’s Counsel in Scotland, Jessica M. Burns, made the comments in her report on the appointment of silks.

The Advocate General for Scotland, Lord Keen of Elie QC, has offered his resignation to Prime Minister Boris Johnson following a debacle arising over a government bill. The UK Internal Market Bill allows ministers to “disapply” rules agreed over the goods that cross between Britain and N

Lawyers in Aberdeen have called for temporary courtrooms to be established to help tackle the increasing backlog of cases caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as sheriff and jury trials have still not resumed. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) recently announced plans to restart High

Pressure is growing in the Advocate General for Scotland, Lord Keen of Elie QC, to refuse to give his consent to the proposed UK Internal Market Bill. The bill allows ministers to “disapply” rules agreed over the goods that cross between Britain and Northern Ireland. Section 45(1) of the