For someone who decided to become a lawyer partly because it’s what his parents wanted him to do, John Scott QC has carved out a long and illustrious career in the profession. He has been involved in some of Scotland’s most high-profile inquiries and cases since starting out as a trainee
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The destruction of unsold, durable goods could be banned as part of new Scottish government plans to reduce waste. Proposals for a ban will be put forward in a consultation on a new Circular Economy Bill to be published in May, Circular Economy Minister Lorna Slater announced.
The Scottish government is still proposing a change in the devolved settlement as a possible route to bringing landmark children's rights legislation within its devolved competence despite a knock-back from the UK government. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (
Two prisoners who had their petition for review of a prison authority decision to prohibit them from making inter-prison phone calls to each other refused have been denied permission to make a further appeal against the decision to the UK Supreme Court. Charles O’Neill and William Lauchl
Thorntons Solicitors has announced a merger with Edinburgh-based Stuart & Stuart WS, creating an expanded business with a headcount of 564, including 71 partners. The merger, which takes effect from 1 April 2022, brings together two historic firms, with Stuart & Stuart WS tracing its origins
Brodies LLP partners Lucy McCann and Elaine Petterson have launched a Scottish network of the International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC). The IWIRC Scotland Network, which became IWIRC's 51st network last month, will hold in-person events in Edinburgh and Glasgow to con
The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with CIOT and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar on ‘Making Tax Digital’ at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh on Thursday 17th March 2022. At this event, Govinder Saimbhi of HM Revenue & Customs will consider:
Six more alleged sex abuse victims have sought to join a group proceedings case against Celtic FC, lawyers have said. A judge in the Outer House last week granted permission for 22 former Celtic Boys Club players to make a compensation claim against Celtic FC, which denies a close connection with th
Craig Kennedy of Dentons examines coming changes to property ownership transparency in the UK. Recent events in Ukraine have resulted in a revival of the UK's Economic Crime Bill, which aims to make it much harder for overseas entities to hide wealth in UK property. The Bill made rapid progress thro
Jenny Dickson of Morton Fraser discusses how the high-profile beaver protection case involved the use of crowdfunding and a protective expenses order to fund the litigation. One Scottish case which captured the headlines in 2021 was the battle to save the beavers. An environmental charity, Trees For
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has offered a formal apology to people accused of witchcraft between the 16th and 18th centuries. She told MSPs at Holyrood that it could legislate to pardon those who were convicted and in many cases executed.
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that a Scottish man wanted to stand trial in the USA for securities fraud is entitled to a new extradition hearing after the High Court of Justiciary ruled his extradition would not be incompatible with his ECHR rights. It had been argued by counsel for the appellant,
The appointment of Ian Duddy as the new chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission is to be endorsed by the Scottish Parliament this week. The Scottish Human Rights Commission’s role is to promote widespread awareness, understanding of, and respect for human rights.
Harper Macleod is partnering with social enterprise Dechomai to support the ongoing creation of diverse new businesses. Dechomai is a social enterprise which seeks to empower ethnic minority women with leadership and enterprise skills. It delivers courses, one-to-one advice, and a community for ethn
DLA Piper is celebrating International Women’s Day with an online event designed to #BreakTheBias around climate change and gender. The event will be held in conjunction with the firm's gender balance network Leadership Alliance for Women (LAW) on Thursday. Salla Tuominen, a partner in DLA Pip
