Emma Thomson has been appointed as a director at Gildeas Solicitors. Earlier in her career she spent three years at Kerr Brown and then Irwin Mitchell as a solicitor. Ms Thomson received her diploma in legal practice in 2011 and is a graduate of the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde.
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A law professor at the University of Strathclyde has been appointed as an Honorary King’s Counsel (KC), in recognition of an outstanding career spanning more than 40 years. Emeritus Professor Alan Paterson OBE is one of five new Honorary KCs appointed by His Majesty The King on the recommendat
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has appointed Sophie Airth as a legal counsel, where she will join its team of five lawyers and two paralegals. Ms Airth joins SWA from Brodies LLP, where she was a senior solicitor specialising in real estate litigation.
Shepherd and Wedderburn has been reaccredited as an Investor in People (IIP) at 'Platinum' level and awarded the 'Platinum' accreditation as an Investor in Young People (IIYP). "We are thrilled to be in the unique position within our sector of attaining the 'Platinum' accreditations as an Investor i
Via Davidson Chalmers Stewart: "It was a pleasure to have Aberdeen Commercial Law Prize winner Noah Chapman in the office with us this week. The Commercial Law Prize is open to Aberdeen University LLB students in their second year of study and provides the winner with £500 and a week-long plac
Anderson Strathern has announced the promotion of five new partners and three directors. The move bolsters the company’s rural, private, public and third sector, real estate, employment, private client, and energy teams as it completes a successful year of growth.
Hundreds of frogs known for their illegal use as an aphrodisiac have been seized by police in Peru. Some 390 frogs were recovered by police after they pulled over a truck heading from Lake Titicaca to capital Lima, France24 reports.
Rachel Munro is a senior associate in the real estate team at Shoosmiths in Scotland. She is shortlisted for the Rising Star, Residential category in the Inspiring Women in Property Awards 2024 and for the Real Estate Rising Star of the Year category at the Legal 500 Scotland Awards. Here, she offer
Willie Park reflects on the value of some key legislation. On 1 October it will be 50 years since the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 came into force and it continues to provide a globally-recognised framework for managing health and safety risk – even as that risk evolves with the oper
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has announced a string of promotions. In the Glasgow office, promotees include Carol Baxter, Angus Rutherford and Thomas Fairbairn, who have become solicitors in the private client, commercial property and corporate sectors respectively.
A thief has apologised for stealing a 20kg statue of a gorilla and then texting his friend: "LOL I stole a gorilla, so what?" Australian man Matthew Newbould, 33, said he spontaneously made the "very silly" decision to steal the beloved ornament — named Garry — from the garden of a retir
Arnot Manderson Advocates has welcomed the news that stable members Marie H. Clark and Laura Thomson have been appointed King’s Counsel. This brings the number of senior counsel in the stable to 10. Marie H. Clark called to the bar in 1996 and enjoys an enviable civil litigation practice with
John Sturrock KC will be in conversation with retired colonel, Dr Fred Clark Boli later this month about the remarkable series of meetings which took place in Edinburgh and Moscow at the height of the Cold War in the 1980s involving British, American and Soviet participants. The Conversations,
Benjamin Bestgen pours forth on law and wine. It is fair to say that the British enjoy wine. Not only is the UK the fifth largest wine consumer globally. It is also the home of internationally acclaimed wine education and industry organisations like the Wine and Spirits Education Trust and the Insti
Desmond Cheyne, Colin Edward and Scott McAlpine have been elevated to the rank and dignity of King’s Counsel. Mr Cheyne called to the bar in 1986. He has a wide-ranging practice but is best known for his expertise in financial provision on divorce, cases involving children and criminal cases i
