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Pinsent Masons has appointed Gillian Frew as head of office for its 215-strong Edinburgh operation following the retirement of Ewan Alexander after 35 years with the firm. A specialist in the structured & project finance team, Ms Frew joined Pinsent Masons in 2001 after graduating in law from th

Campbell Smith LLP has celebrated a recent First Tier Tribunal decision (Additional Support Needs) in which it was found that a local authority had discriminated against a young person for refusing to allow them to be accompanied by an assistance dog in school for a few hours per week. The young per

The Scottish Sentencing Council has today published its 2024-2027 Business Plan, announcing significant new initiatives, including guidelines on sentencing people with mental health and related issues, and on assault offences. The plan marks a new phase of work for the council as it approaches its t

Edinburgh Law School’s Professor Chloë Kennedy has published a new book: Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law. The book, published by Cambridge University Press, is part of her research project ‘Identity Deception: A Critical History' which was funded by an Arts and Hum

Terra Firma Chambers will host a Budget Seminar on Tuesday 3 December at the Mackenzie Building, Edinburgh.

Police were called to a Le Creuset warehouse in England after hundreds of unruly bargain-hunters descended on a rare sale. The two-day sale at the luxury cookware brand's Andover, Hampshire warehouse proved unexpectedly popular, The Guardian reports.

Judges from the UK, the US and around the world are planning to establish a new global judicial support network. Her Honour Judge Kalyani Kaul KC, a circuit judge in England and Wales who unsuccessfully sued the UK government over the handling of complaints she made against senior judges, is acting

The Court of Session has begun hearing a judicial review brought by climate campaigners seeking to block the development of the Rosebank oil field and Jackdaw gas field. The case, brought by Greenpeace, will be the first test of how the landmark UK Supreme Court ruling in the Finch case will be

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched an external investigation into allegations of misconduct by its prosecutor, Karim Khan KC. Päivi Kaukoranta, the Finnish president of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), announced the decision in a statement yesterday.

Glasgow-headquartered housebuilder Merchant Homes has been fined £160,000 after a man was killed by a telehandler at a construction site in Glasgow.

Edinburgh-based private client and conveyancing firm Connell & Connell has appointed Jill Andrew and Irene Turner as partners in the conveyancing team. Ms Andrew brings almost 30 years of experience in conveyancing law and considerable expertise, particularly in high net worth transactions, havi

A violent and controlling rapist who attacked and abused two women has been jailed. John Allen, from Denny, was found guilty of 10 charges on 26 August 2024 following a trial at the High Court in Stirling.

Glasgow-based Clark Boyle has appointed Lisa McCall as head of the firm's residential property conveyancing team. A graduate of the University of Strathclyde, Ms McCall brings over 10 years' experience in property law to the firm.

Burness Paull has appointed commercial litigator Douglas Blyth as a partner in its dispute resolution team. Mr Blyth brings a broad range of sector experience and particular expertise in the areas of insolvency, corporate and shareholder disputes, public procurement and judicial review. He is recogn

FIFA should halt the process to select Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 men’s World Cup unless major human rights reforms are announced before a vote of FIFA members next month, campaigners have said. Amnesty International and the Sport & Rights Alliance are also calling on FIFA to mak