Alan Cassels has joined Burness Paull from Pinsent Masons. He is a leading banking partner with extensive cross-border banking expertise, having developed significant experience in corporate, leveraged and real estate finance.
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Terra Firma Chambers’ Scott Blair will present Judicial Review – The Comprehensive Update, a topical virtual classroom hosted by CLT Scotland at 2pm on Thursday 30th June 2022. The use of judicial review continues to grow in Scotland and public authorities have to be ever more aware that
Solicitor Lyndsey Barber has explained why she is leaving the law in a new video uploaded to YouTube. She discusses the disparity in pay between the defence and prosecution and the incredible pressure placed on defence lawyers for comparatively poor remuneration.
Ampersand's Usman Tariq has been appointed along with 48 other junior counsel to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry legal team. The junior counsel will support Hugo Keith QC, lead counsel to the inquiry, Martin Smith, solicitor to the inquiry, and the 11 recently appointed Queen’s Counsel with the prepar
Seonaid Stevenson-McCabe has been appointed as vice-chair of JUSTICE Scotland, succeeding Catherine Smith QC. JUSTICE has been at the forefront of law reform in the United Kingdom since 1957, aiming to promote a fairer and more accessible justice system for all, carrying out research and generating
Community projects are set to receive up to £20 million over the next three years to continue supporting young people and communities most affected by crime. Since the programme began in 2008, Cashback for Communities has taken funds recovered through the Proceeds of Crime Act and provided cru
Holyrood Secondary School have been hailed as winners of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) national schools public speaking competition held at Parliament House. Mairin Campbell-Thow and Rose Usher, both 13 and in S2 at the Glasgow school, teamed up to triumph in a keenly contes
It has been well publicised that the Scottish Government is currently inviting applications from bidders to introduce the first two Green Freeports to Scotland. Applications from bidders to create Green Freeports opened on 25 March 2022 and the bidding process closes today (20 June). £52 milli
Sometimes a new idea involves recycling an old idea and applying it to something different. This is one of those times. Reduction in paper exchange (RIPE) agreements, in principle, are a great idea. Where a Memorandum of Understanding between subscribing insurers involves entering into an agreement
Scottish solicitor Margaret Gribbon has dealt with many serious employment issues and cases over the years. Her experience dates back to her days of working for the Equal Opportunities Commission, followed by the Citizens Advice Bureau, and as a trade unionist before she qualified as a lawyer in the
Pride marches in Glasgow are well and truly back in all their rainbow splendour. For the LGBTQ+ community, Pride is both a party and a protest. The safe spaces and togetherness that Pride marches bring are unrivalled, giving LGBTQ+ people and their allies an opportunity to be bold and unapologetic.
Keni Carmichael of Harper Macleod considers the challenges for Scotland's forthcoming new defamation law. You would be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn’t come across the Depp vs Heard or Vardy vs Rooney defamation cases. In Scotland, whilst solicitors practising in this area will no doubt
Charity law specialist Sophie Mills has joined the WS Society executive as a solicitor. The move reunites Ms Mills with the Society, where she completed part of her legal training before gaining further experience in commercial litigation and corporate transactional work.
Julian Assange's extradition to the US has been approved by Home Secretary Priti Patel. Mr Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has 14 days to appeal the decision, the Home Office said.
Scotland has pardoned former miners convicted of certain offences related to strike action in the 1980s. The legislation passed by MSPs ensures a collective and automatic pardon for miners involved in strike action which extends to members of a miner’s household and other close family members
