The Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Act 2026 received royal assent in April this year and will apply to contracts entered into once it comes into force. Although the legislation is rooted in long-standing legal principles, its real significance for businesses lies in how it makes those
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Harper Macleod is hosting its first Natural Futures Summit in September. Taking place on 15 September 2026 at Eden Court in Inverness, with the option to attend in-person or online, the summit will focus on the opportunities, challenges and solutions driving Scotland’s natural capital and ener
City of Glasgow College has beaten Glasgow University to win the 2026 Sheriff Principal's Mooting Competition at the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow (RFPG).
Orkney solicitor and smaller law firm owner Serena Sutherland has begun her term as president of the Law Society of Scotland. Ms Sutherland succeeded Patricia Thom as president at a meeting of the Council of the Law Society in Edinburgh on Friday. She becomes the Law Society’s 63rd president a
Gibson Kerr has secured what is believed to be the first-ever enforcement of a Scottish court order for child aliment in the United Arab Emirates, a result now confirmed as final after the opposing party's appeal to the UAE's highest available court was formally refused. The case concerned a Scottis
Delegates were welcomed to the Judicial Institute in Parliament House for the Joint UK Lands Tribunals Conference. The two-day programme included sessions on compensation matters, infrastructure rights, telecoms valuation, land registration, valuation case studies, easements and servitudes, an
The WS Society welcomed 55 new members across all categories at its May diet of admission, including 17 new Writers to the Signet.
The evolving role of pro bono will be unpacked at a free event in Glasgow next month. The in-person event, “Pro Bono Unpacked: Impact, experience and future direction in Scotland”, is open to legal professionals, civil society organisations, community advocates and others with an interes
Staff at Brodies LLP will take on part of the Camino de Santiago this summer to raise money for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS).
Gilson Gray has announced the acquisition of long-established Perth firm Wyllie & Henderson, marking a significant step in its expansion and strengthening its presence across Tayside. The acquisition, which took effect on 18 May, sees Wyllie & Henderson’s two consultants, Ian Lindsay a
As in many professions characterised by exceptionalism, dynamism in law frequently begets energy in areas outwith the workplace. Laura Irvine is an example. The data protection and Information laws specialist and head of litigation regulatory law at Davidson Chalmers Stewart lined up with colleagues
Fresh from the UK Supreme Court's Glasgow sitting, president of the court, Lord Reed of Allermuir, spoke to SLN editor Kapil Summan. Upon his appointment as president of the Supreme Court in 2020, Lady Elish Angiolini recalled that in her practising days she once asked Robert Reed to write a p
Academy Award-winning actor Javier Bardem and Children's and Family Emmy Award-nominated actress Yasmin Finney star in a new film, SLAPP Suit, that dramatises the threat of – and resistance to – abusive SLAPP lawsuits, released globally today by Greenpeace International. Strategic
Christy Farrer has been appointed as the first chief operating officer of CMS UK. In this newly created role, Ms Farrer will lead the firm’s operational strategy across its international offices.
