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The SYLA 2025 AGM will take place on 29th October 2025. At the AGM, the 2024/2025 president, Patricia Taylor, will present a brief overview of activities undertaken in the previous term, the 2024/2025 Treasurer, Caitlin Bell, will present our annual accounts, and the SYLA will elect a new Committee

Anderson Strathern pays tribute to partner Stephen McDonagh, who has passed away suddenly. It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our dear partner, Stephen McDonagh. 

Gilson Gray has appointed Linda Pope as partner in its London family law team. In her new role, she will lead the development of Gilson Gray’s London family law offering, helping to attract new clients and enhance the firm’s profile in the city.

Lord Lake will focus on the important decision from Sky v Skykick concerning trademarks obtained in bad faith during his keynote session at CLT Scotland’s Intellectual Property Conference taking place at Murrayfield Stadium on Tuesday 28 October. Chaired by Colin Hulme of Burness Paull, the co

A care home company has been fined over £1.8 million after a resident choked on a piece of food while consuming her evening meal alone in her room. The 96-year-old resident of Cradlehall Care Home in Inverness was on a specialist diet of soft, moist and bite-sized food and her care plan stated

A judicial review of the UK government's decision to proscribe Palestine Action will go ahead following a court ruling. The Court of Appeal in London on Friday dismissed an attempt by lawyers from the Home Office to prevent the case from being heard, upholding a previous ruling of the High Court.

A judge in Quebec has fined a 74-year-old man for "inappropriate use of artificial intelligence" after his submissions to the court were found to be riddled with errors. Jean Laprade was ordered by the Superior Court of Quebec to pay $5,000 CAD (around £2,655) because his submissions contained

A city in Catalonia has outright banned the adoption of black cats in the run-up to Halloween over fears they could be used in satanic rituals. The move was announced last week by the city council of Terrassa, a city of nearly 230,000 people in the vicinity of Barcelona.

BTO has announced the appointment of two Glasgow-based partners, Eoghann Green and Carolyn Bowie. Mr Green brings a wealth of expertise as a highly regarded commercial disputes and insolvency litigator. Working closely with litigation partners Angus Wood and Will Cole, he will focus on both corporat

CMS will host a free-to-attend event later this month focused on key issues affecting renewable energy projects across Scotland. The Future of Renewables seminar will feature leading industry experts covering some of the major challenges and opportunities facing renewable energy developers.

McKee Campbell Morrison Solicitors (MCM) has announced the appointment of Ferga McKay as senior associate director in the firm’s commercial property team. Ms McKay brings a wealth of experience and a well-earned reputation as a trusted and highly respected commercial property lawyer.

One of Britain’s top universities has been granted anonymity in an employment tribunal over allegations that a senior professor sexually harassed a female colleague. The institution successfully applied for the order to shield its reputation and that of its staff from media scrutiny. An employ

Members of Westwater Advocates have secured 30 individual rankings across nine categories in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners and the stable has received Band 1 firm rankings in Employment Law and Family/Matrimonial. Clerk Sheila Westwater said: “I am very pleased to see that

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has been revalidated as a complaint handler. The SLCC is a complaint handler member of the Ombudsman Association (OA), a professional association for UK and other ombudsman schemes. All members of the association must meet its criteria of independ

Scotland’s sentencing watchdog has been condemned as “a monument to inertia” after new figures revealed it has cost taxpayers £4.6 million in its first decade. The Scottish Sentencing Council, established in 2015, has seen staffing costs rise by 355 per cent and overall spend