Glasgow’s Sheriff Principal Aisha Anwar is to preside over the final of a prestigious student mooting competition. The event at the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow next Wednesday 24 May will see teams from Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) and City of Glasgow College battle it out ag
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The Dundee criminal defence agents met on Wednesday 3 May, and it was a unanimous decision that they will not be taking part in the Scottish government's planned juryless trials pilot scheme. After this meeting I noted numerous Bar Associations and Faculties doing the same thing. On Tuesday 9 May, w
Eligibility for free student tuition support in Scotland will be extended to cover a wider range of immigration statuses following a court ruling. The Scottish government has published its response to a recent consultation on student support residency conditions which was launched following the deci
Thompsons Solicitors has promoted four lawyers to partner and two to associate across its offices. The newly assumed partners are Alan Calderwood who is based in their Edinburgh office accident team and David Adams who is based in the RTA team in Glasgow.
Clowns to the left and jokers to the right: the Scottish electorate is zugzwanged as David J Black sees it. Some weeks ago The Guardian’s Marina Hyde levelled a blast against Labour and its normally hesitant leader. Her headline, 'What was that dreadful thud? The sound of Keir Starmer falling
A man stopped by police while driving a jet ski down an Alabama highway was allowed to continue on his way after they found the vehicle was street-legal. Multiple people called 911 after spotting the bright yellow jet ski with pink stripes making its way down busy Highway 98, local TV station WKRG r
Gilson Gray Financial Management (GGFM) has acquired boutique wealth management firm Wilson Financial, marking its fourth deal in the past year. The St Andrews-based wealth management firm – founded by Gavin Wilson in 2018 as part of the St James Place partner network – expands GGFM&rsqu
Three lawyers from Brodies LLP have been included in The Spears Family Law Index 2023 for the first time. Partners Shaun George, Lisa Girdwood and Sarah Lilley have been recommended in the index, which lists the best family lawyers for high-net-worth individuals in the UK.
Women in Law Scotland is looking for views on its future ahead of a relaunch. The group, established in 2015, is a network aimed at Scots solicitors, advocates, paralegals and others, to promote gender equality in Scottish legal profession.
Defence counsel Tony Lenehan KC writes that juryless trials are being driven by ideology rather than evidence. After reading the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill I was disappointed but not surprised. I am disappointed at the many politicians, lobbyists, academics and
Joanna Cherry KC MP is to take legal action against a comedy club if it fails to apologise to her by next week over its cancellation of an event at this year's Fringe. Lawyers for Ms Cherry have given The Stand until next week to apologise, reinstate the gig and admit that cancelling the In Conversa
The Scottish government is considering reforms to the role of the lord advocate, years after they were originally mooted. The SNP pledged to consider reforms in the wake of the Alex Salmond case and the police investigation into the SNP's finances. A consultation on the matter was promised in the SN
A student who laundered thousands of pounds for a major gangland criminal has been jailed for 18 months. Sums totalling £160,000 were washed through four bank accounts belonging to Xiaotong Huang.
Professor Peter Watson, solicitor advocate at PBW Law, has joined Legal Network International (LNI) which has members in 50 countries and 130 cities. Partner Pamela Rodgers and other staff will also be part of the network. LNI is an alliance of law firms that provides clients with representation on
Credit: RGloucester - CC BY-SA 4.0 Dundonian bakers have responded furiously after the UK government rejected an application for protected status for Dundee cake.
