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A lawyer who hurled his shoe at India's chief justice – and missed – was removed from court and suspended from practice. Rakesh Kishore took offence after Chief Justice BR Gavai dismissed a petition demanding the restoration of a seven-foot statue of the Hindu deity Vishnu as "purely pub

Solicitor Moira Sibbald has been appointed as the new chair of Places for People's board. Ms Sibbald joined the PfP Scotland board in February 2021 and brings a wealth of experience across multiple sectors to her new leadership role.

Harper Macleod has been appointed as sole legal adviser to Shire Housing Association (SHA) following a competitive tender process. The appointment will see Harper Macleod’s public sector real estate and housing team provide legal support across a range of areas as SHA continues to grow its org

Proposed legislation which aims to recognise digital assets as property in law will be scrutinised by a Holyrood committee. The Scottish Parliament’s Economy and Fair Work Committee has launched a call for views on the Scottish government’s Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill.

More than 40 lawyers from across the globe traded boardrooms for wellies this week, teaming up with Morton Fraser MacRoberts (MFMac) and the Water of Leith Conservation Trust (WOLCT) for a morning of hands-on volunteering. Volunteers split into teams to carry out a range of task to look after

A new bill to regulate some of the most commonly performed non-surgical procedures has been published by Holyrood. If passed, the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill will regulate the provision of certain non-surgical cosmetic and wellbeing procedures to ensure

The Law Society of Scotland has added its voice to calls from humanitarian organisations and legal communities across the globe, declaring unequivocal opposition to capital punishment today, on World Day against the Death Penalty. Patricia Thom, president of the Law Society of Scotland, said: &ldquo

The Upper Tribunal (UT) has found in favour of the UK information commissioner in an appeal against a First-tier Tribunal (FTT) decision over a company that was processing the personal information of UK residents. In May 2022, the commissioner fined US-based company Clearview £7.5 million and

Up to 1,200 Italians born in Rome appear to have misidentified themselves as Roma in Scotland's latest census, according to statisticians. The 2022 census marked the first time that "Roma" was included as an ethnicity option in the Scottish census, instead of just "Gypsy/Traveller" as in 2011.

McKee Campbell Morrison (MCM) Solicitors has appointed Mairi Kennedy as a senior associate director within the residential property team. Ms Kennedy is a highly experienced residential property specialist who brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the firm. Having worked extensively across Gl

McKinnon Forbes Solicitors has merged operations with Cullen Kilshaw LLP in a move designed to protect the long-term future of clients and staff while expanding access to a wider team of legal and estate agency experts across the south of Scotland. Founders Yvonne McKinnon and Susan Forbes will cont

The Law Society of Scotland has condemned comments from the UK shadow justice secretary and the "increasing prevalence of rhetoric designed to undermine the independence of the judiciary". At the Conservative Party’s annual conference in Manchester this week, Robert Jenrick proposed to restore

PBW Law has announced the promotion of Michael McKitrick to partner. Mr McKitrick began his professional journey with PBW Law in 2019, working part-time while completing his diploma at the University of Strathclyde. 

Former Supreme Court President Baroness Hale delivered a powerful defence of the European Convention on Human Rights in the latest episode of a podcast hosted by Baroness Chakrabarti, warning that leaving it would be “a disaster for Europe” and “wrong in so many ways". Her comments