Clan Childlaw and Together secure funding to advance children’s …
Dec 10, 2024 · Clan Childlaw and Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights) have been awarded funding from the Independent Human Rights Fund for Scotland, managed by the …
Catherine Smith KC appointed as Advocate General for Scotland
Aug 29, 2024 · Ms Smith, an advocate with Compass Chambers, was made a life peer today in order to allow her to join the government. A graduate of the University of Glasgow, she called …
Jennifer Young: Scottish budget 2025-26 – business impact and …
Dec 6, 2024 · “This budget invests in public services, lifts children out of poverty, acts in the face of the climate emergency, and supports jobs and economic …
Solicitor Stuart Murray under investigation over financial activity
Oct 23, 2024 · Aberdeen solicitor Stuart Murray has had his practising certificate withdrawn by the Law Society as a probe into financial irregularities gets underway. The former Aberdeen Bar …
Ampersand Advocates excels in Chambers and Partners UK Bar …
Oct 21, 2024 · Ampersand Advocates has once again demonstrated its exceptional standing in the Scottish legal landscape, securing top-tier rankings across multiple practice areas in the …
Trainee numbers show legal sector’s record growth continues
Dec 6, 2024 · Growth for the Scottish legal sector has been maintained for a fourth consecutive year, with 764 new solicitor traineeships commencing in the past 12 months to the end of …
New summary sheriffs appointed | Scottish Legal News
Mar 28, 2024 · His Majesty The King has appointed Collette Gallagher, Anna Reid, Joseph Stewart, Lorna Anderson, Clare Arias, Sean Lynch, Angela Farrell, Edward Gilroy, Maria …
Frozen foods supermarket loses appeal against £9,500 damages …
Jan 3, 2025 · Pursuer and respondent Tracey Thomson had offered to prove before the sheriff that Iceland Foods Ltd was in breach of the Occupiers’ Liability (Scotland) Act 1960 and the …
Claire White: Additional charges in Scottish courts – a guide to the ...
Oct 9, 2024 · The First Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session has issued welcome guidance on the assessment of “additional charges” payable on …
Scottish Legal News
3 days ago · Westwater Advocates has welcomed Isabella Ennis KC back to civil practice from the Crown Office. Ms Ennis, whose main areas of practice are family law and personal injury, …