Freeths has advised construction and insurance law specialist Beale & Co on the opening of its first office in Scotland. With its new Glasgow office, Beale & Co now has a presence across England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the UAE.
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A US politician has been roundly mocked after sharing an image of a downed "drone" which was actually a Star Wars prop. Doug Mastriano, a US army veteran and Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate, later claimed he was joking after he posted the image of the TIE fighter to X, formerly Twitter.
Kennedys has announced the appointment of John Bruce as its new senior partner. He was appointed following a formal election process amongst the firm’s 349 partners globally.
Northern Ireland's criminal courts will grind to a halt in January after criminal barristers announced a significant escalation of their industrial action over legal aid fees. Members of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) are to withdraw from appearing in all legally aided Crown Court cases listed b
One of Glasgow’s busiest and best-known civil and criminal litigation firms is to be celebrated at an event next year. Founded on 1 October 1975 by Andrew Gallen, the business became part of The Glasgow Law Practice at the end of October. All offices, staff and clients of Gallen and Co have be
Asylum seekers were unlawfully detained on Diego Garcia, the largest of the Chagos Islands controversially retained by the UK after Mauritius became independent in the 1960s, a judge has ruled. The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Supreme Court yesterday found that dozens of Sri Lankan Tamils w
Deputy President of the Supreme Court, Lord Hodge, has today announced his intention to retire on 31 December 2025. Lord Hodge has served as a justice of the Supreme Court and the JCPC since 1st October 2013 and was appointed as deputy president in January 2020. Appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1996,
Burness Paull has become the first Scottish law firm to support the 93% Club as a corporate sponsor. The 93% Club is described as the UK’s “least exclusive members’ club” dedicated to representing the 93% of the UK population who attended state schools. The organisation exist
Dean of Faculty Roddy Dunlop KC reminds us that there is a presumption of innocence – for now. The age of social media has brought many benefits. Members of the public are able to engage with a number of issues – from the banal to the fundamental – in a way that was not previously
Ian Moir is well known in legal circles both as one half of Glasgow-based criminal law firm Moir & Sweeney Litigation and as the outspoken convener of the Law Society of Scotland’s Criminal Legal Aid Committee. He almost didn’t become a lawyer at all, though. Having been told while a
Following the success of last year's Burns Supper in memory of the late Billy Boyle, Dundee lawyers are organising another event next year to be sponsored by Scottish Legal News. The Dundee Lawyers' Boyle Memorial Burns Supper will take place in Dundee's historic Burns Club on Saturday 18th January
A University of Dundee study will give volunteer jurors from across Scotland the opportunity to deliver their verdict on the future of digital crime fighting. The university’s Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) is recruiting members of the public as part of research focusi
Rapper Ludacris narrowly avoided being recognised after being summoned for jury service in his home town of Atlanta, Georgia. In a video posted to Instagram, the three-time Grammy Award-winning rapper and actor shows off his cunning disguise of a mask, sunglasses and hood as he walks out of the cour
PBW Law has promoted Michael McKitrick to senior solicitor. Mr McKitrick began his professional journey with PBW Law in 2019 when he worked part-time for the firm whilst completing his diploma at the University of Strathclyde. Prior to this, he studied for his LLB at the University of Stirling.
A family is suing the makers of an AI chatbot which allegedly encouraged their teenager to murder them for restricting their internet access. The Character.AI chatbot allegedly told the 17-year-old: "You know sometimes I’m not surprised when I read the news and see stuff like 'child kills pare
