Optimum Advocates has welcomed Chris Farrell, Eve Gilchrist and Iain Cahill to the stable today. Mr Farrell calls to the bar after 12 years as a solicitor. He practised primarily in criminal litigation. He has extensive experience of trial advocacy in a wide range of matters, including serious viole
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Themis Advocates has welcomed Julie Fisher. Ms Fisher brings a wealth of experience to the Themis reparation team, having practised as a solicitor in private practice for 20 years prior to calling to the bar. Throughout her career, she worked with a number of firms specialising in personal injury an
Ryan Houghton has joined Terra Firma Chambers having called to the bar today. Prior to calling, Mr Houghton worked at Ledingham Chalmers in commercial litigation and rural property. Before turning to the law, he served for seven years in the Royal Air Force and subsequently worked at the House of Co
Compass Chambers has welcomed Ross Fairweather, Carolyn McPhee and Jennifer Martinez Sillars to the stable after they called to the bar today. Prio to calling to the bar, Mr Fairweather worked in Anderson Strathern’s litigation department before joining Clyde & Co, working in their catastr
The Scottish government has launched a consultation on sweeping sentencing and prison reforms aimed at reducing overcrowding in the prison estate, as ministers warn that inmate numbers have reached a critical level and are projected to rise further. Justice Secretary Neil Gray told Holyrood that fur
St John’s High School pupil Fatima Arif is the recipient of the inaugural Edinburgh Angus Club Award for Law. The S6 student, who will begin the LLB at Aberdeen University this year, picked up the prestigious honour at the club’s annual awards ceremony held at Greenfield Academy in Dunde
Students at The Edinburgh Academy have taken part in a mock trial criminal with support from the Faculty of Advocates’ MiniTrials volunteers.
Glasgow-based Senior Solicitor Chloe Imrie, who works in Aberdein Considine’s debt recovery and banking litigation team, has been highly commended in the UK Credit Awards 2026. Ms Imrie went head to head with shortlisted colleagues Katie Macdonald and Sarah Clough in the Rising Star of the Yea
Marianne McJannett: Debate hotting up around working place temperatures – but what does the law say?
“This heat is just unbearable.” “It’s roasting!” “I wish we could just be at home by the (paddling) pool.” These are just some of the things we have been hearing in workplaces around the UK this week, writes Marianne McJannett. Periods of extreme heat are be
Michael Sheridan has been welcomed to andersonbain in a consultancy capacity. Mr Sheridan has spent the past 50 years running his own firm, Sheridans Solicitors. Alongside being secretary of the Scottish Law Agents Society, he is a tribunal judge and has run the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasg
Real Estate:Scotland, the new collective voice of the Scottish real estate industry, was formerly launched at Edinburgh’s W Hotel, part of St James quarter development, following the merger of the Association of Real Estate Funds (AREF), Scottish Property Federation (SPF), and Investment Prope
Lindsays is to merge with Glasgow legal practice Dallas McMillian. The deal, which will take effect on September 1, will see Dallas McMillan partners and staff transfer to Lindsays, with their clients gaining access to the broader range of legal services available across the enlarged firm.
Commercial disputes occasionally turn on points which appear technical in form but have potentially significant financial consequences. One such issue concerns the distinction between delivery of an executed agreement and delivery of the principal signed document itself, writes Ahsan Mustafa. The qu
Govan Law Centre (GLC) welcomed guests and partner agencies to the launch of its pilot Family Rights Project in Glasgow this week.
Burges Salmon has highlighted strong progress in digital enablement across UK organisations, alongside an increasing focus on governance, workforce capability and long-term value. Its new report, Beyond Digital Adoption, based on data collected from research conducted by YouGov, shows that 68 p
