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A law firm has blamed Home Secretary Priti Patel's disparaging remarks about "activist lawyers" for a knife attack on one of its immigration solicitors last month. The London-based firm, which has not been named, wrote to the Law Society of England and Wales following the attack, in which a man with

Ian Beattie, Lindsays' chief operating officer and chairman of scottishathletics, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Mr Beattie's award has been given for services to athletics after a long competitive and voluntary career in the sport. As well as being scottishathle

The House of Lords Constitution Committee is undertaking an inquiry into the constitutional issues raised by the Covid-19 pandemic. It is exploring the impact of the pandemic on:  Calls for written evidence on the courts and Parliament strands of the inquiry have closed, and the committee is in

Irish lawyers believe that an embattled judge who broke social distancing rules should follow the example of other high-profile figures in the country and resign. A poll by our sister publication Irish Legal News found that sympathy has ebbed for Supreme Court judge Mr Justice S&

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with CIOT and Terra Firma Chambers are holding the first event of the 2020/2021 calendar on Wednesday 14th October from 1pm to 2pm. At this event, Veronica Donnelly, VAT and indirect taxes Partner at Azets (formerly Campbell Dallas) will cover the follo

A pregnant woman who went into labour minutes into her bar exam managed to complete the crucial test despite giving birth halfway through. Illinois woman Brianna Hill was originally due to sit the test much earlier in her pregnancy in July, but it was moved to October due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Much has been said about the plight of criminal defence lawyers in recent years, from the inadequacy of legal aid fees to the impracticality of working hours. Almost all of it has been from the point of view of practitioners with decades of experience in the sector, though. McGovern Reid solicitor M

A trio of young offenders have successfully appealed the punishment parts of life sentences imposed on them after their joint murder of a man in Edinburgh, reducing them by two to four years each.  Keiran McMillan (or Elliott), Aron McMillan, and Levi Hunter (or Brown) were

A new campaign is seeking a change in the law that would confer anonymity on rape complainers. Led by Glasgow Caledonian University law lecturers Andrew Tickell and Seonaid Stevenson-McCabe, the Campaign for Complainer Anonymity aims to formulate legislative reforms which can be adopted by the Scott

Glasgow High Court trials get underway from Tuesday 13 October with juries located in the new Remote Jury Centre at Braehead, Renfrewshire. Edinburgh’s centre has been up and running since 29 September, able to accommodate five juries supporting High Courts in Lothian.

Solicitor advocate Robert More recounts two days in the life of a defence lawyer, highlighting the dire straits in which practitioners find themselves. The pleas of the profession continue to fall on deaf ears as the Scottish government and, in particular, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf, do not

A man who told police he was ‘addicted’ to firearms has been given Scotland’s first standalone serious crime prevention order (SCPO). David Collins was subject of civil proceedings at Inverness Sheriff Court on Wednesday where the SCPO was issued.

​A group of senior figures from Scotland’s legal profession are to kick start a ‘pass the badge’ to mark World Mental Health Day this month. As part of the Law Society of Scotland’s work to challenge mental health stigma, its president, Amanda Millar, and chief executive, L

Glasgow has raced out of the starting blocks in its bid to double the size of its city centre population over the next 15 years to 40,000, writes Martin Devine. Civic leaders were last week handed a very welcome boost to their ambitions to deliver their City Centre Living Strategy (CCLS) when LGIM R

The University of Strathclyde's Mediation Clinic has hosted a virtual AGM. Students, alumni and experienced practitioners joined the meeting from places as far-flung as India, Canada, Germany, Italy, England – and even the Isle of Arran.