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Ledingham Chalmers' managing partner Jennifer Young has been named an honorary fellow of the The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). Ms Young, one of four new fellows, is a leader in the field of construction law. She has particular expertise in construction dispute management and

Weightmans has welcomed a new partner to its litigation team in Glasgow. Carolyn Morgan, formerly of Harper Macleod, specialises in litigation work and covers a wide range of commercial and contractual disputes with a particular focus on contested executory estate and real estate litigation. As well

Pinsent Masons has unveiled its 2023/24 year end results, announcing a 7.2 per cent revenue increase to £649.6m. Profit per equity partner at the firm was £793,000. The firm employs more than 3,300 lawyers and support staff in 26 international offices, of which approximately 550 are base

Shepherd and Wedderburn has reported seven per cent turnover growth to £71.4 million in the year to 30 April 2024. Net profits at the firm also saw a significant rise, up 12 per cent to £30.2 million. In recognition of the firm's performance, a bonus of five per cent of annual salary was

Keith Stewart KC (Lord Stewart of Dirleton) has returned to full-time practice at Black Chambers, following four years serving as advocate general for Scotland. His role as one of three Law Officers providing confidential advice to the UK Government on legislation and other legal matters which arose

Lindsays has welcomed one of its biggest intake of trainee lawyers in a number of years. Eight new trainees have now started work, joining various departments at offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Perth.

Irwin Mitchell has passed £300m revenue for the first time and significantly grown profit before tax in the most recent financial year. Group revenue at the firm, which has offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, was up 10 per cent to £304.3 million for the year ending 30 April 2024 (FY23: &po

DWF has reported a 14 per cent increase in net revenue to £435 million in what it has hailed as an "excellent performance" over the past financial year. The global provider of integrated legal and business services today announced its financial results for the year ending 30 April 2024, with a

A Police Scotland database contains the names of more than 500,000 people despite the fact many have never committed a crime, prompting calls for a review. Solicitor Aamer Anwar said that Chief Constable Jo Farrell should explain why so many names are on the database.

In this article, Jenny Nicholson-White considers the Supreme Court decision in Paul & Anr v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust in the context of labour during which a baby dies in utero due to medical negligence and asks: When might a medical professional owe a duty of care to someone who is not a pa

A brand new justice hub, featuring bespoke facilities to support vulnerable witnesses and children in the justice system, has officially opened to serve the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife. The Dundee Justice Hub was opened on Friday by the Lord President, Lord Carloway, Sheriff Principal Gi

Scotland’s cybercrime and fraud experts are urging businesses to be mindful of scams during the Edinburgh Festivals. The Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland is warning businesses that might be looking to book events as a team day activity or treat for clients to be on the lookout for count

BTO has announced the promotion of Michael Cox to partner in the firm’s corporate team in Edinburgh. In his new position, he will continue to focus on all aspects of corporate law with a specialism in M&A.

Global accountancy body ACCA has called on the Scottish government to increase the threshold at which charities have to complete an audit in order to relieve time and cost pressure on them. ACCA highlighted some of the problems facing charities requiring an audit, with smaller ones paying proportion

New PEO rules still fall foul of the Aarhus Convention, writes Ben Christman.  The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) published an amendment to Scotland’s Protective Expenses Order (PEO) rules on 28 June 2024. This amendment followed repeated criticism of the cost of litigation over th