Police pulled over a stolen car only to find it was being driven by the owner's runaway 10-year-old son, accompanied by his 11-year-old sister. The young children decided to abscond after their mother confiscated their electronic devices and were caught hundreds of miles from their Florida home, pol
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Clan Childlaw has secured funding from The Promise Partnership from Corra Foundation on behalf of Scottish government to continue the development of the work of the Lawyers For Children project. For many years Clan Childlaw has taken the lead in the development of child centred and trauma informed l
Digby Brown was named Litigation Team of the Year and won the Community Contribution Award at the Scottish Legal Awards 2023.
The Scotsman has published an obituary of Alan Edward Boyle, who passed away on 14 September at the age of 70. "Professor Alan Boyle was among the most influential international lawyers of his generation. Perhaps best known for his pioneering work on international environmental law, Alan’s int
Following the news that Holyrood is to hold a public inquiry into the alleged malpractices of former neurosurgeon Professor Sam Eljamel at Ninewells Hospital, L&M MediLaw has announced that it will represent over 120 harmed patients. The patients, who claim to have been adversely affected by the
The Scottish legal sector has welcomed 49 new solicitors at an admissions ceremony held at the historic Signet Library in Edinburgh.
Neil Crockatt has been appointed as partner and head of residential property at Blackadders. Mr Crockatt has been a property solicitor for 29 years and has worked at partner and director level for firms in Perth, Glasgow and Dunfermline.
The Law Society of Scotland has underlined its commitment to the mental health of legal professionals with the launch of a new resource to guide workplaces. The Guide to creating a Wellbeing Strategy, which has been launched at this week's Law Society of Scotland Annual Conference, is intended for u
Lawyers Gail Docherty, Michael Hankinson and Callum McInnes have combined to form start-up firm DHM Law in Glasgow. The firm's core areas of expertise so far are residential property, dispute resolution, insolvency, and commercial property. The three lawyers had formerly worked together at Macdonald
An English judge has ruled that a mother who objected to her baby being given routine vaccinations on religious grounds could not have her local authority injuncted from giving him vaccinations while he was placed into care. UPP, the mother of the child, maintained it was not in his best interests t
Humans have as much a right as wild animals to urinate in the sea, a German judge has ruled. In an unusually poetic judgment, a district judge in the northern German city of Lübeck overturned a €60 fine imposed on a man who relieved himself on the beach late at night during a sailing festi
Clyde & Co has been recognised for its breadth of expertise following the publication of new rankings by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and The Times’ Best Law Firms directories. The firm, which has three offices across Scotland, maintained Chambers and Partners rankings across eight cat
A law firm in Dunblane has pledged its support to nine charities by signing up to an annual will-writing campaign. Bartys, a branch of Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM), has been a part of the Will Aid scheme for 27 years, helping raise vital donations every November by writing basic wills
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has appointed Sarah McCormick as a legal counsel, expanding its award-winning legal team to six lawyers and two paralegals. Ms McCormick joins SWA from Brodies LLP and has previously worked for Dentons UK and Middle East LLP.
Britain’s equality watchdog has concluded a legal agreement with the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB), after the public body responsible for administering legal assistance in Scotland improved its equality practices. SLAB entered the agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Ju