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Ruth Croman, managing partner of Macnabs, has recently been accredited by FLAGS as a family law arbitrator. A well-respected family lawyer, she is a member of the Family Law Association, Consensus Collaboration Scotland and is accredited as a specialist in both family law and child law.

MBM Commercial has launched its Digital Deals Hub, which aims to help commercial deals to stay on track during lockdown. The hub is the first of its kind and provides resources on how and when digital signatures can be used in legal transactions. The firm estimates that thousands of transaction

Concerns have been raised over the fairness of remote hearings in family cases, introduced during the lockdown, because of the difficulty for participants in reading each other's reactions. A rapid consultation carried out by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (NFJO) on the effectiveness of rem

One of the first-ever remote hearings of the Supreme Court of the United States was interrupted by the sound of a toilet flushing. The mystery flush was clearly audible during live-streamed oral hearings in Barr v American Association of Political Consultants, Inc yesterday afternoon.

An early-years practitioner who was given a Temporary Suspension Order (TSO) after her fitness to practice was called into question has been unsuccessful in challenging the decision. Wendy McLaggan argued that the Scottish Social Services Council was unreasonable in making the order,

Lawyers have expressed mixed views over the safety of the UK government's new coronavirus contact tracing app. Ross McKenzie, partner at Addleshaw Goddard who specialises in data protection compliance, said the public should have confidence in data protection laws and that they should not become a b

Brodies LLP has announced eight new partners in its latest round of promotions and appointments.

The Scottish Law Agents Society (SLAS) has condemned the spending plans of the SLCC, which has laid its final budget for 2020/21 before the Scottish Parliament. It increases by 3.5 per cent the general levy which must be paid by every practising solicitor.

The Scottish Council of Law Reporting has announced the appointment of four additional law reporters to the Session Cases team. The selection process involved an aptitude assessment as well as interviews conducted remotely by video link.

Property developers and their contractors could find themselves at legal loggerheads unless Scottish government guidance and legislation on construction work during the coronavirus crisis is made clearer, an expert has warned. Andrew Boccoli, who leads on advice to the construction sector at Li

Thompsons Solicitors is moving to the next stage of its case on behalf of 1,600 Volkswagen owners in the largest class action suit in Scottish legal history. The firm hopes to win millions of pounds in compensation for drivers embroiled in the “Dieselgate” scandal which comes in the wake

Medical law expert Lauren Sutherland QC has launched a legal blog. Clinical Negligence, Law & Ethics will provide posts on legal cases in the area of clinical negligence and patient consent.

The Bar of Ireland has pushed back against reports that it is considering proposals to expand the use of non-jury trials during the COVID-19 crisis. A report in The Irish Times, citing an anonymous barrister said to be involved in the process, said the Bar Council is currently "researching the idea"

A cache of illegal weapons including crossbows, tasers and guns designed to fire teargas canisters have been seized from self-styled "zombie hunters". The illegal weapons were recovered by Swedish border guards from a German couple who arrived in a car marked "Zombie Response Team".

SLN's editor reviews Trials of the State: Law and the Decline of Politics by Jonathan Sumption. Though apt to be caricatured as some sort of anti-judge in the post-prorogation world, iconoclast jurist Jonathan Sumption—in this, his first popular legal book—echoes Montesquieu wh