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Cat Maclean In this year's SLN Annual Review, MBM Commercial’s Cat Maclean (pictured), who secured victory for her client, Mr Carlyle, at the Supreme Court in a bank dispute case in 2015, looks at the state of third party litigation funding in Scotland – without which her client could not have h

Simon Williams

The UK Supreme Court will sit in Edinburgh later this year, the first time that the UK’s highest court has sat outside London. Several appeals will be heard over up to four days in June, with at least five of the Supreme Court justices sitting over the course of the visit. The list of cases to be

A jobseeker who was denied employment in a care home after a disclosure check revealed that he had been “convicted” before a Children’s Hearing of lewd and libidinous practices nearly three decades ago had his human rights breached. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the automatic disc

Eric McQueen

Ben Bestgen Ben Bestgen, a Scots lawyer who relocated to the sunnier climes of Jersey where he now works for Appleby, gives SLN readers the low-down on offshore finance and corporate substance in this year’s Annual Review.

A new service to support people who may be upset about attending court was launched at Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday and is the first scheme of its kind in Scotland. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service launched the service in collaboration with Edinburgh Interfaith Association.

Rob Aberdein

Pictured: (L-R): Professor Hector MacQueen, Malcolm McMillan (chief executive), Lord Pentland (chairman), Dr Andrew Steven, David Johnston QC and Mrs Caroline Drummond

Fraser Gillies Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has appointed Fraser Gillies as the firm’s next managing partner from the 1st April 2017, to succeed Liam Entwistle who is stepping down after over three years in the role.

Zibya Bashir Zibya Bashir, a senior associate at Eversheds Sutherland has been accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a "specialist in debt and asset recovery law". Ms Bashir is understood to be the first female solicitor in Scotland to achieve this accreditation. Presently there is only one o

A sheriff’s as-yet-unreturned wig was just one of the items stolen from court in a number of thefts revealed in new documents, The Herald reports. Crooks have also taken handbags, wallets and computer equipment from Scotland's sheriff courts, security officials have said.

Amanda Jones

James Kelly An attempt to have controversial laws meant to curb sectarian behaviour at football matches repealed will go ahead at the Scottish Parliament before the end of the season, the MSP leading the campaign has pledged.

Brenda Mitchell This year’s SLN Annual Review profiles PI lawyer and motorcycle expert Brenda Mitchell who established the UK’s first legal practice devoted to helping her fellow motorcyclists.