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Pinsent Masons partner Alastair Morrison has been appointed as chair of the Centre for the Moving Image (CMI), the parent charity of Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburgh's Filmhouse and Aberdeen's Belmont Filmhouse. Mr Morrison, who will take up the role from 30 August 2021, is partner a

Cat MacLean, partner and head of dispute resolution at MBM Commercial, has been appointed to the Business Banking Resolution Service's (BBRE) SME liaison panel. Ms MacLean joins eight other members, including an English lawyer and business experts, on the panel, which will advise the BBRS on issues

A law firm has warned that young victims of human trafficking are being criminalised in Scotland instead of protected and supported. JustRight Scotland told investigative platform The Ferret that it has seen a rise in referrals from young Vietnamese people charged and sometimes remanded in Scottish

Shepherd and Wedderburn reported 4.1 per cent turnover growth to £59.3 million in the year to 30 April 2021, with profits before partner distributions rising 13 per cent to £25.3 million. In recognition of the resilience shown by staff over the past year, they have received a bonus of fi

As part of a two-page spread by The Sunday Post highlighting the need for a change of strategy in dealing with drug crime, Melissa Rutherford makes a heartfelt plea for radical reform. As a criminal defence solicitor primarily practising at Glasgow Sheriff Court, I see how devastating drug use is to

Carolyn Jackson looks at how the courts have dealt with medical evidence for which there is no record. When weighing up the evidential strength of medical records, lawyers often say that if it wasn’t written down, it didn’t happen. But simply because something has been written down at th

Gavin Buchan, who heads up Lindsays' banking team, has advised Shot Scope in its latest investment securing £1.5 million in funding from Virgin Money to help the Edinburgh-based company scale globally. Shot Scope has been a client of Lindsays for more than two years.

As offices around the country begin to reopen, employers must listen to the concerns of staff, writes Keith Anderson. The responsibility to create a safe environment within the office rests with those who lead the business, and it is incumbent upon them to listen to the concerns of their staff.

Afghan judges who jailed Taliban members should be evacuated to the UK, former Supreme Court president Lady Hale has said. In a letter to The Times, she said that “now that the prisons are being thrown open” the country's judiciary, and female judges in particular, “will be a targe

Gillian Ross has been appointed deputy director of training and education at the Faculty of Advocates. Between 2015 and 2019 she worked as a full-time advocate depute, gaining skills in the preparation and presentation of a wide range of cases.

A Court of Session decision continues the trend of high awards of damages being made by the Scottish courts in fatal claims, writes Robyn Keay. The relatives of a young man who was fatally injured whilst operating a cherry picker have been awarded a total of £315,000 in damages in the Cou

One of Scotland’s most inspirational law lecturers and highly respected sheriffs, Sheriff John Fitzsimons, is being honoured with a scholarship competition at Strathclyde University. Strathclyde Law School’s Centre for Law, Crime & Justice is offering scholarships to talented mature

Plans to improve health and "reduce inequalities for women" in Scotland have been published today by the Scottish government. Scotland is the first country in the UK to have a women’s health plan, which outlines "ambitious improvement" and change in areas including menopause, heart health, men

New criteria will come into effect in Scotland from October encouraging employers to explicitly promote flexible and family friendly practices. The Fair Work First approach is focused on "driving high quality and fair work across the labour market by applying relevant criteria to public sector grant

Although one of the newest law accountancy practices, Hamilton Mullan continues to expand its training programme and is currently recruiting another trainee law accountant based in Stirling. Director David Hamilton and Stewart Mullan developed a structured training plan which includes blended method