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Staff at Weightmans are to receive full pay again after the firm made cuts earlier this year, The Lawyer reports. Employees at the firm took, on average, a salary reduction of 11 per cent, which was to be reviewed at the end of this month. Last month, however, it reinstated full pay for staff for fi

A concentration camp guard is facing extradition from the US to Germany in what could be one of the last Nazi war crime trials.

Three University of Dundee law graduates have been awarded funding as a result of a memorial bursary set up by legal firm Blackadders in conjunction with the university. Brogan Smith, Amina Aslam and Molly MacQueen have each received £250 from the Ken Scott Bursary which provides support based

Sarah Lilley discusses the impact of COVID-19 on courts in Scotland, particularly those in more rural areas. The impact of COVID-19 has resulted in us adapting many practices in our daily lives, both personally and professionally. The Scottish courts are no exception. As a busy family lawyer pr

Scottish law clinics and senior lawyers have come together to launch a new online platform to provide free on-demand video training to law students involved in pro bono work across Scotland. The Probonoskills.com (PBS) platform, believed to be the first of its kind, will give pro bono students acces

Lawyers at Aberdein Considine have again been ranked among the best in the UK by one of the world’s most respected legal guides. Family law partner Ruth Aberdein has been named among the Legal 500’s ‘Leading Individuals’, its elite list of the best lawyers practising in Great

Pinsent Masons has appointed Melanie Grimmitt as global head of its energy sector. Ms Grimmitt joined Pinsent Masons in 1999 and has over 20 years' experience advising on high profile infrastructure and energy projects across the globe.

Solicitor advocate Robert More recounts two days in the life of a defence lawyer, highlighting the dire straits in which practitioners find themselves. The pleas of the profession continue to fall on deaf ears as the Scottish government and, in particular, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf, do not

​A group of senior figures from Scotland’s legal profession are to kick start a ‘pass the badge’ to mark World Mental Health Day this month. As part of the Law Society of Scotland’s work to challenge mental health stigma, its president, Amanda Millar, and chief executive, L

Members and staff, and friends of the Faculty of Advocates are being asked to make an extra special effort with this year’s Christmas collection to bring desperately needed cheer to vulnerable families. The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the circumstances of many families, who feared that the

An insurance company that settled an action raised by a car crash victim has failed in its bid to have the pursuer’s expenses modified to nil on the basis that the action was unnecessary. Susan Keenan was in the passenger seat of a car being driven by her daughter when it was struck from