Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has announced the promotions of two staff members and the STEP qualifications of three others. Leanne Follan, a member of the firm’s renewables team in Glasgow, and Ben White, who has been working with the CRG team in Edinburgh, have both been promote
Search: https://www.galaxus.ch/en/sector/showdiscussion/snaphack-v3-visit-kunghaccom-q7pa26us-222712
Andy Drane looks at the emerging trend of large corporations partnering with landowners to finance carbon offset projects as part of their efforts to reach net zero emissions, and discusses the opportunities, risks, and considerations involved for the landowners. Most landowners will fully recognise
Black Chambers has announced the return of Michael Meehan KC to defence practice after six years in Crown Office as a full-time senior advocate depute. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2019. Between 2019 and 2023, he was the lead senior advocate depute for health and safety cases.
Brian Inkster, CEO of Inksters Solicitors, is encouraging his fellow solicitors to respond to the call for evidence on the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill. Mr Inkster lodged his response to the Equalities, Human Rights & Civil Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament yesterday.
With the new school year fast approaching, the Burness Paull Foundation joined staff from across the firm for its annual school uniform appeal, donating new school clothing, schoolbags and stationery to three fantastic organisations helping families in our communities. As well as donations of much n
Kennedys has reported record revenue of £313 million for the financial year 2022/23. This represents an 11 per cent increase on the previous financial year and is the first time the firm’s revenue has topped £300m. The most significant growth came in North America and Bermuda, wher
Scottish business insolvencies have increased by 19.7 per cent to 292, compared with the first quarter of 2022-23, according to the latest figures released by the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB). There has also been a 2.9 per cent rise in personal insolvencies in Scotland during Q1 to 2,098. Bankrupt
A valedictory was held for Supreme Court justice Lord Kitchin yesterday, ahead of his retirement in September. Lord Kitchin has been a justice since October 2018. Remarks were made by Lord Reed, Iain Purvis KC, Daniel Alexander KC and Lord Kitchin himself who thanked his family and colleagues for th
The initial tweet of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, which sold for $2.9 million (around £2.26m) as a non-fungible token (NFT) in 2021, is now worth less than $2,000 (around £1,560). Iranian crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi, who purchased the Dorsey NFT, which reads "Just setting up my tw
Paul Macdonald and Aiden Paterson from Harper Macleod have advised a founder of Scotland’s premier supplier of high-quality game meat on an exit and transition towards retirement. Castle Game offers both wholesale and retail services and caters to a wide array of customers. It sells to retail
Life in plastic, may not always be fantastic… The Barbie® brand faces a trademark dispute just as the blockbuster movie of the year is released, writes Amy McSkimming. The makers behind the Barbie® doll filed a notice of opposition to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office challeng
Scottish Legal News is saddened to report the death of the well-known Dundee solicitor William G Boyle who died, aged 71, in the early hours of Sunday morning at Ninewells Hospital where he had been receiving treatment for several weeks. Universally known to his legion of Dundonian clients and colle
Asylum seekers from a “green list” of countries such as Afghanistan and Syria should get the right to work in the UK as soon they make their claim, a think-tank has proposed. Rather than treating all asylum seekers the same from the perspective of their right to work in the UK, the Socia
In July 2018, the Judicial Protocol Regulating Direct Judicial Communications between Scotland, and England and Wales, in Children’s Cases was first published. The 2018 Protocol was accompanied by a helpful and detailed Handbook on family law relating to children in Scotland and in England &am
Rod Hutchison – a corporate law practitioner with over 20 years’ experience – has joined Aberdein Considine as a partner in the firm’s corporate and commercial team in Aberdeen. He specialises in mergers & acquisitions, acting for investee companies on securing equity inv
