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Brodies LLP has added to its private client disputes practice with the appointment of Richard Pike as partner. Ranked Band 1 in Chambers High Net Worth Guide for Private Wealth Disputes, he has more than 17 years' experience in practice, specialising in private client disputes with English law and c

Thorntons partner Scott Milne has been appointed as a deputy lieutenant for the County of Angus. This role is deputy to the Lord-Lieutenant of Angus, who is the representative of the Crown in Angus.

Israel is defying an International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling ordering it to halt its military offensive in Rafah, the city in the southern Gaza Strip where nearly 1.5 million Palestinians are sheltering. After considering an application from South Africa, the UN's top court on Friday ordered Isr

Bruce Langlands has been appointed as the next director of training and education at the Faculty of Advocates and will take up his new post in July this year. “It is part of the collegiate nature of Faculty that we all seek to help one another,” said Mr Langlands. “My main aim in t

Edinburgh Law School's Professor James Harrison has been appointed as a member of the board of NatureScot. A professor of environmental law, his academic work focuses on the way in which law contributes to promoting a cleaner and healthier environment for all, and he has a particular interest in the

Jen Ang is a firm believer that equality should be at the heart of the law and that, equally, the law should uphold those equalities. That isn’t always the case, though – which is why Ang co-founded social justice legal organisation Just Right Scotland in 2017. Just Right has proved more

The number of commercial property rent disputes between landlords and occupiers rose for the first time since 2016 as more cases had to be referred a third-party for resolution, according to new analysis from Knight Frank. The commercial property consultancy obtained figures from the Royal Instituti

In recent weeks, the Isle of Man and Jersey have moved closer to enacting assisted dying laws. Scotland also proposed a bill for debate. The Netherlands, a country with almost three decades of practical and legal experience in this matter, allowed the assisted suicide of Zoraya ter Beek, a 29 y

Holmes Mackillop has recruited Fraser Pennie to its litigation and dispute resolution team. Mr Pennie trained and qualified with Falkirk firm Russel + Aitken where he gained experience of a variety of civil litigation.

Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week, with its theme being “Movement: moving more for our mental health”, writes Jodi Gordon. It has long been established that physical illness and injury can impact someone’s mental wellbeing. That link has only become clearer for me ove

Lindsays has appointed Doran Mitchell as a director in its private client team. Mr Mitchell said: “Lindsays, through its culture, expertise, reputation for quality advice and independent status, feels like the ideal fit for me. I am delighted to get started.

Davidson Chalmers Stewart has announced the promotion of Jane Dickers to partner. She will be based in the firm’s Glasgow office. Ms Dickers joined Davidson Chalmers Stewart as a director in early 2023, after 12 years as a partner and court practitioner in high street firms in Aberdeen and Abe

National Health Service solicitor Susan Murray has begun her tenure as president of the Law Society of Scotland, bringing her in-house perspective and expertise to the role. Ms Murray – who has worked for the NHS for nearly 40 years and is currently a senior solicitor in the litigation departm

Dunblane firm Bartys Solicitors has raised £4,295 through the annual charity will-writing campaign. Bartys Solicitors, a branch of Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM), has taken part in the Will Aid campaign since 1996, raising a grand total of £64,287, by volunteering their

In this article Neil Beynon considers the legal status of Gibraltar and the British Sovereign base areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia on the Island of Cyprus, drawing some tentative conclusions on their current importance to the UK and what their futures may hold. "Gibraltar is a British overseas territ