Commercial Property lawyer Keith Rawlinson has joined Lindsays. Mr Rawlinson, who lives in Crieff, where Lindsays also has an office, brings with him more than 20 years’ experience of advising in areas including landlord and tenant issues, asset management, and property investment and developm
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Addleshaw Goddard has recruited Fiona Cameron as a new partner in its finance team in Glasgow, where the firm it is set to double its office size in January 2026. Ms Cameron, who joins the firm from Shoosmiths, has a focus on real estate finance among a broad finance practice, which includes corpora
MBM Commercial has appointed Jamie Nellany as the firm’s head of restructuring and insolvency. In this new role for the firm Mr Nellany will deliver advice on a full range of restructuring and insolvency matters to the firm’s corporate and commercial clients. He will be based in the firm
SLN’s Alastair Tibbs visits Govan Law Centre and its inspirational staff.
A recently reported judgment of the Outer House of the Court of Session has underscored the importance of compliance with the duty of full and frank disclosure (often referred to as the duty of candour) in ex parte hearings, write Ross Webb and Charlie MacKay. In May 2025, PE Limited and others (the
The first reported decision in the UK on the central plank of the rules that allocate jurisdiction in divorce cases within the UK was issued by Lady Tait on 22 August, writes Rachael Kelsey. The decision dealt with whether it should be the Scottish or English courts divorcing the couple – and
Casting has been announced for new BBC legal drama Counsels, with filming now underway in Glasgow. A Balloon Entertainment production, the series is co-created by Scottish writers Bryan Elsley (The Crow Road, Skins) and BBC Writers’ Drama Room graduate Gillian McCormack.
Family-owned businesses in Scotland face increased challenges in the coming months, as the clock ticks down to "seismic" tax changes in April 2026. According to figures from BDO LLP, more than three quarters of Scottish businesses (78 per cent) say they will be impacted by changes to Business Relief
The Supreme Court held the inaugural meeting of the UK Association of Black Judges on July 1. Described as a “foundation of change for those who will come after”, the event was attended by Lady Simler, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Sales, Lord Richards, Lord Stevens and the court’s f
Small scale, unsubsidised, borne along on a wave of bookish enthusiasm, the ‘Writing Worth Reading’ cluster of 12 events at the Royal Scots Club can hardly be described as a competitor to the big literary beast which, not long past, was licking its wounds in a venue oddly described as th
The president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been urged to investigate bizarre remarks about Israel attributed by a newspaper to the court's vice-president. Ugandan judge Julia Sebutinde, who has served on the court since 2012 and as vice-president since 2024, is alleged to have spo
Solicitor firms across the UK are being invited to join the 2025 Will Aid campaign, with two new charity partners announced for this year’s fundraising initiative. Shelter and Crisis are set to benefit from this year’s scheme, now in its 37th year, and are appealing to solicitors to volu
Hamiltons Law Accountants has welcomed two new trainee law accountants – Jack Watson and Amy Watson. Both new starts will follow the firm's structured training and development programme, working towards their formal SOLAS qualification.
An unusual bequest is about to be fulfilled 85 years after it was made, following a decision by East Lothian Council to fund six new homes for rent, providing an annual income for Haddington Common Good Fund. The new homes, which are designed for an ageing population, are part of the redevelopment o
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has exposed serious failings in the way complaints are handled in Scotland’s prisons. In a new report it finds that the current system is failing to meet human rights standards, leaving people in prison unable to challenge mistreatment, poor conditions or h
