Vice-Dean of Faculty, Tony Lenehan KC, responds to the latest endorsement by the Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian, of her plan for a pilot of juryless trials and points out that – experimental or not – the casualties will be real. I read with dismay the article in Saturday’s T
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British restaurateur, author and TV personality Nisha Katona MBE and former first minister, Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale, will be among the guest speakers at CMS Scotland’s business conference next month. Hosted by broadcaster Kirsty Wark, CMS’s annual On Point conference takes place
Four of Shoosmiths’ Kiltwalk participants, including Jen Paton (mini kilt) and Andrew Foyle (kilt) at the Kiltwalk Edinburgh finish. On Sunday 13 fit and hardy lawyers from Shoosmiths' office in Edinburgh donned their hiking boots and kilts to join thousands of others for the annual Edinburgh
Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has instructed a complete reinvestigation of the 2004 murder of Alistair Wilson in Nairn. A new team of prosecutors from the Crown Office and a new team of officers from Police Scotland will work on the full cold-case investigation.
Businesses across sectors have been advised to review their approach to dynamic pricing after the practice drew scrutiny in the context of Oasis’ reunion tour, writes Angelique Bret. A UK and Ireland tour next summer will mark the first time the band’s two most prominent members, br
On 7 September 2024 the profession lost one of its true originals and, for those of us that knew and worked with him, a very special colleague and friend. Richard Alexander Barrie – or “RAB” – died peacefully at home after having carried himself with indefatigable courage sin
A man has been accused of using generative AI to fraudulently obtain more than $10 million in royalties from music streaming services using fake music and fake listeners. New York man Michael Smith, 52, was arrested by the FBI last week in connection with the alleged fraud, which involved hundreds o
An independent inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has been announced by the UK government. Mr Finucane, who co-founded Madden & Finucane Solicitors, was murdered in his home in north Belfast on 12 February 1989 by loyalist paramilitaries who acted in collusion with UK
Hamiltons Law Accountants has appointed two new trainees. Director David Hamilton said: “Following our recent recruitment campaign, it’s a real pleasure to welcome Ciara McKinley and Craig McLennan to Hamiltons Law Accountants.
Jones Whyte has welcomed 12 new first-year trainee solicitors to its 2024 intake. The new cohort completed their first week with the firm with an induction program.
Edinburgh Law School’s Dr Martin David Kelly, lecturer in legal theory, has been elected as a convenor of the Jurisprudence Section of the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS). Dr Kelly will take over the convening of the section with Dr Sahar Shah (University of Bristol), for a three-year term in
The law officers of England and Wales have been called to the Bar of Northern Ireland during a visit to Belfast. Lord Hermer is the Attorney General of England and Wales as well as the advocate general of Northern Ireland and chief legal adviser to the UK government on Northern Ireland law.
Lawyers at Lindsays have sat down with one of Scotland’s leading broadcasters to help talk people through the impact of life-shaping decisions. Insight and advice on how to manage a range of important personal legal moments – including marriage, separation and ensuring your wishes are fo
Solicitor General Ruth Charteris KC has vowed to continue tackling the serious and damaging crime of coercive control in domestic abuse cases. Ms Charteris made the pledge following the publication of data on domestic abuse and stalking charges in Scotland.
Professor Anne-Maree Farrell, chair of medical jurisprudence at Edinburgh Law School, will be welcomed as a fellow to the Academy of Social Sciences this autumn. She is one of 45 social scientists to be selected, joining 1,600 other fellows from academia, the public, private and third sectors.
