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Harper Macleod has been appointed to all six available lots on Edinburgh Council’s new legal services framework. Following a competitive tender process, the firm was appointed to the two-year framework on all six lots: commercial, property & planning, litigation, employment, major projects

Govan Law Centre (GLC) has accepted instructions in an environmental justice case over the proposed industrialisation of St Fittick’s Park in Torry, Aberdeen. A petition for judicial review of a decision of Aberdeen City Council to lease and develop the park for industrial purposes was lodged

Twelve nautical miles are causing waves for the offshore wind sector which is struggling to recruit staff because complicated visa restrictions are deterring highly skilled foreign workers, writes Maria Gravelle. That’s the distance from the shoreline to the Territorial Sea boundary, wher

A leading barrister, arbitrator and shipping expert will address some of the challenges facing the shipping sector at a special event in Aberdeen. James Turner KC, has decades of experience in energy, shipbuilding, and shipping disputes and has a focus on decommissioning, ship recycling and decarbon

Home Secretary Suella Braverman acted unlawfully by using a statutory instrument to give the police more powers to impose restrictions on protests that cause ‘more than minor’ disruption, human rights organisation Liberty has claimed. Liberty argues that Ms Braverman was not given the po

Addleshaw Goddard has recruited two new partners to its corporate team. Derek McCombe and Iain Sutherland, who join the firm from Dentons, will be based in the firm's Glasgow office, joining existing Glasgow-based corporate partners Murray Jack and Anna Brown.

Minster Law has announced plans to open north of the border with the launch of Glasgow-based Minster Law Scotland. Marina Harper has been appointed as executive director of the new Scottish business. She brings a wealth of knowledge to the role, with over 17 years of experience in personal injury la

Legal technology expert Professor Richard Susskind will be delivering a lecture entitled AI and the Future of Legal Services at Strathclyde Law School later this month. Professor Susskind has been a pioneer in law and technology. He is president of the Society for Computers and Law, and technology a

Following the news that Holyrood is to hold a public inquiry into the alleged malpractices of former neurosurgeon Professor Sam Eljamel at Ninewells Hospital, L&M MediLaw has announced that it will represent over 120 harmed patients. The patients, who claim to have been adversely affected by the

The Scottish Human Rights Commission recommends that careful consideration is given to the legal approach to achieving the new Human Rights Bill, in a consultation response to the Scottish government. The commission has set out its position on the proposed Human Rights Bill in a series of three repo

Dallas McMillan has won the Gold Awards for Glasgow at the British Property Awards 2023. The firm’s conveyancing and estate agency team is headed by Richard Andrew, a partner in the firm, and he is supported by Louise Hardie, Abbey Freer and Taylor Cameron.

CMS has advised Ocean Winds on the sale of a 16.6 per cent stake in the 950 MW Moray East Offshore Wind Farm (Moray East), to Equitix Investment Management Ltd. Located in the Moray Firth, Moray East generates clean energy for more than 1.43 million Scottish households and businesses and has been in

Brodies LLP has added to its growing Highlands and Islands practice with the appointment of Gary Webster as partner. Mr Webster joins Brodies' Inverness office and the firm's rural business practice. With 19 years' legal experience, he acts for landowners and rural business owners, specialising in c

Jails are under severe pressure, with the prison population increasing by almost 10 per cent this year. Justice Secretary Angela Constance said the rise was a “significant challenge” and that a further increase would “seriously impact” on staff and prisoners.

Pinsent Masons has strengthened its financial services offering in Scotland with the appointment of legal director, Caroline Whitten, who has joined from Sainsbury’s Bank. Based in Edinburgh, she will work alongside recently appointed insurance regulatory and commercial legal director, Chris R