The dispute resolution and litigation team at Shoosmiths in Scotland has underlined the growing demand for its legal advice across key sectors, revealing a robust growth in financial performance over the last three years. The practice, co-led in Scotland by partners Andrew Foyle and Stuart Clubb, ch
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Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is seeking views from the public on proposals to designate Scotland’s largest and best-known prison as a Category A listed building. Barlinnie, in the northeast of Glasgow, is the most complete surviving example of a 19th century prison in Scotland and is ex
Keoghs Scotland has welcomed two associates and a solicitor to its Glasgow office, as it continues to expand its footprint in Scotland. Natalie McCartney has joined Joanne Farrell, partner who leads the Scottish arm of Keoghs’ specialist healthcare team. Ms McCartney is joining Keoghs as an as
Scullion LAW has announced the promotion of Charmaine Trainor and Ailidh Ballantyne.
Lindsays has welcomed Clair Cranston as a senior associate in its family law team. She has started the new role, which will see her work throughout Tayside and across Perthshire, today.
A judge has blocked a bid by satirical news website The Onion to buy far-right media platform Infowars. Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was forced to give up the platform he founded in 1999 after declaring bankruptcy shortly after a court ordered him to pay $1.5 billion to the families of victim
The UK has temporarily paused the processing of asylum applications from Syrians following the end of Bashar al-Assad's rule over the country. In line with the approach taken by a number of other European countries, the Home Office said it had "temporarily paused decisions on Syrian asylum claims wh
Clan Childlaw and Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights) have been awarded funding from the Independent Human Rights Fund for Scotland, managed by the Corra Foundation. A partnership between the two organisations will allow Clan to apply a legal lens to the information gathered thr
Scottish authorities have transferred a section of the aircraft from the Lockerbie bombing to the US ahead of a Libyan suspect’s trial in Washington DC. The transfer forms part of an evidence-sharing agreement between Scottish law enforcement authorities and American counterparts.
Barriers in accessing justice, including chronic challenges in the legal aid system, are among human rights issues identified by the Scottish Human Rights Commission in a new report presented to the Scottish Parliament. Scotland's human rights watchdog has published its State of the Nation 2024
Irwin Mitchell Scotland has welcomed Izabela Wosiak, Rachel Brown and Emma McCutcheon to its personal injury team. Ms Wosiak, who joins the firm as senior associate solicitor, has 17 years' experience supporting foreign clients injured in Scotland or abroad.
An Edinburgh woman who made an out of catchment placement request for her child after they were bullied at their secondary school has lost a Sheriff Court appeal against the refusal of the request by her local education authority. The pursuer, N, had previously had an appeal heard by the City of Edi
A charity led by Scottish lawyer Mary Sharpe has made submissions to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in a landmark case concerning restrictions on porn in Texas. Texas law HB 1181, signed into law last year, imposes strict age verification requirements on websites containing "sexual
A group of advocates have returned from an intensive 'train the trainers' conference held in the Drakensberg in South Africa. The five-day advocacy training conference aimed to develop new skills among those responsible for training aspiring advocates.
Rights organisations have welcomed the dramatic overthrow of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad as an opportunity to "chart a new future built on justice, accountability, and respect for human rights". Assad is said to have fled to Russia on Sunday as various paramilitary forces reached Damascus less t
