Burges Salmon partner Magnus Miller considers the differences between pensions law in Scotland and in England. With the enactment of the Trust and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024 earlier this year, it is a good time to remind ourselves of the differences between Scots law and English law as they appl
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Solicitor Morag McNeill has been appointed as chair of The Robertson Trust, the largest independent grant-making trust in Scotland. Ms McNeill will chair the board of trustees from the start of January 2025, steering the Trust's work as an independent funder whose mission is to prevent and reduce po
Scullion LAW has expanded its family law team with the appointment of associate director Claire Thomas and paralegal Carly Russell.
Blackadders LLP has moved into its new office space in the heart of Dundee city centre.
Pinsent Masons Vario has announced the appointment of Gary Gray as the first legal director of its Company Secretarial (CoSec) team. He joins Vario in Edinburgh after 18 years with Burness Paull, the last eight of which he spent as the firm’s head of governance and company secretarial.
Tony Lenehan KC remains the top earner of legal aid fees, new figures from the Scottish Legal Aid Board show. In 2023-24, Mr Lenehan's fees were £450,000, an increase of £50,000 on the previous year.
Holmes Mackillop has appointed a trio of solicitors across its commercial property, property and private client teams. Sean Fraser joins the firm’s property team as an associate with expertise in commercial property while Amy Pollock has been recruited as an associate with expertise in all asp
Along with Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain and Advocate General Catherine Smith, Solicitor General Ruth Charteris is blazing a trail for women at the very top of the Scottish legal profession, but, with no role model for her to look up to during her school days in Cumbernauld, she very nearly didn’
Cameron Wong McDermott, lecturer in social change and clinical legal education at Glasgow University, reflects on his experiences of pro bono work as we celebrate National Pro Bono Week. Let me begin with a story.
The WS Society has announced that Mandy Laurie WS (Burness Paull) is standing down as deputy keeper of the Signet at the end of this year, and current treasurer Jim Cormack KC WS (Pinsent Masons) will succeed her in office from 1 January 2025. A reshuffle of appointments sees current trustees Tony J
Macdonald Henderson is the top legal adviser in Scotland with 21 deals, the latest Experian M&A report shows.
Business leaders forecast massive gains from AI but are delaying implementation due to the ‘ambiguity trap’ created by a changing and fragmented legal and regulatory landscape. According to a survey of 450 business leaders carried out by Dentons, including CEOs, COOs and General Counsel
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has announced the promotion of Esme Macfarlane to partner. Ms Macfarlane said: "It’s exciting to have my hard work recognised by being promoted to partner and it’s a fitting reflection of the development of the renewables team at WJM over the ye
The average selling price of property in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders has grown to £288,071 during August-October 2024 – a 5.3 per cent year-on-year increase – according to ESPC. The Borders saw its average rise 9.5 per cent to £229,480, while Edinburgh&rsquo
