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Views on juryless trials made in response to a consultation were mixed, according to a new report. An analysis of the three-month consultation on improving peoples’ experience of the justice system found “support across the board” for giving complainers in sexual offence cases an a

Justices of the Supreme Court took part in a virtual exchange with the High Court of Australia this month. The event was part of a series of virtual bilateral meetings with judges globally. Roundtable discussions were led by justices from each delegation on different topics, including the structures

The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has issued a statement following developments in the investigations into the Lockerbie bombing. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir Al-Marimi, a former Libyan intelligence officer, is in the custody of the United States Department of Justice and faces charges on two crim

Blackadders LLP has welcomed back Karen Phillips as a partner in its private client team in Edinburgh. Following her graduation from Dundee University in 2003, she joined Blackadders and qualified as a solicitor in 2005.

Students at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) will be offered free legal support to progress business ideas as part of a new partnership with Morton Fraser. The partnership between Morton Fraser and SRUC’s Enterprise Academy – which was set up to help students develop enterprising mi

A Libyan man who is accused of making the bomb which destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988 is in US custody. Abu Agila Masud was charged by US authorities two years ago. They allege that he played a key role in the terrorist attack which killed 270 people.

Families of loved ones killed abroad are to receive additional support at a time “when people need help the most”. The Scottish government is providing grant funding to Victim Support Scotland which provides a specialist service offering financial and emotional support to families reside

Burges Salmon has advised the shareholders of Regular Music on their partial sale to German promoter, venue operator and ticketing conglomerate Deutsche Entertainment AG (DEAG). The deal, through DEAG’s UK subsidiary Kilimanjaro Group, sees DEAG continue to increase its international promoter

The Scottish government’s Victim Surcharge Fund has awarded less than £420,000 to organisations, despite previously promising up to £1.2m a year, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said. The government had claimed: “A total of £413,727 has been awarded to organisations

Karen Wylie has re-joined Morton Fraser, where she had previously spent 14 years of her career. Ms Wylie, who joins as a senior associate, advises individuals on a range of family law issues, including separation, high-value divorce, child disputes, pre-nuptial agreements, declarators of parentage,

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has reported complaint numbers rebounding after two years of reductions linked to Covid-19 restrictions. Its annual report also highlights ongoing work to improve customer service, to drive efficiencies and to advocate for reform to modernise the legis

Murgitroyd, has acquired the UK-based IP business TLIP Ltd. TLIP was founded in Glasgow in 2014 and employs 14 people (nine patent attorneys and five support staff) based at its offices in Cambridge, Leeds and Dublin. TLIP employees based in Leeds and Dublin will join their new colleagues in Murgitr

An employment lawyer is advising businesses to consider carefully the implications of new flexible working proposals, which will give employees the right to request flexible working from the first day in a new job and put more onus on employers to discuss options with staff. Chris Phillips, employme

Recently I attended events which got me thinking about the kind of society we are now living in – and the role of the legal profession in it. At the Scottish Mediation conference, Professor Gurchathen Sanghera, a specialist in peace, conflict and violence from the School of International Relat

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD), which has an office in Edinburgh, has featured in the Top 75 employers list in the 2022 Social Mobility Employer Index. This year saw around 150 businesses and public sector organisations enter the index, which assesses employers across seven key areas, including engagem