Appointments

See all articles Arrow right icon
Clock icon 2 minutes

Burness Paull has appointed Noel Jordan as its first chief operating officer, as the firm primes itself for its next phase of growth. In the newly created role, Mr Jordan will have overall responsibility for the firm’s business services and legal operations functions.

Clock icon 2 minutes

CMS has announced 48 new promotions in Scotland including four lawyers who move to the senior role of of counsel.  The promotions also include the elevation for 14 lawyers operating in non-fee earning roles within the firm’s three Scottish offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.

Clock icon 1 minute

Themis has welcomed Alan Caskie KC back to the stable. He is a well-known and well-regarded advocate who is highly sought after for his innovative case strategies. He is also distinguished for his experience representing petitioners in complex immigration cases.

Clock icon 1 minute

MML Law in Dundee has announced further appointments as the firm continues to grow. Jordan Nisbet joins MML after training in family law, guardianship and eviction matters with McLaughlin & Co Solicitors & Notaries. She will work with MML’s busy family law team advising on a wide

Clock icon 2 minutes

Holmes Mackillop has appointed four trainee solicitors. Sarah Makin joins the Glasgow office’s dispute resolution and litigation department, supporting on a wide range of matters, including employment law, family law, and commercial and debt recovery court actions. Graduating from Aberdeen Uni

Clock icon 3 minutes

A survey of Scottish legal aid solicitors has revealed further evidence of a deepening crisis in access to justice, with 41 per cent of respondents either planning to stop legal aid work within two years or unsure whether they will continue. The findings come from a Law Society of Scotland survey of

Clock icon 3 minutes

Scotland’s criminal defence solicitors are to withdraw from a new flagship summary justice scheme in protest at the Scottish government’s failure to increase legal aid rates. The Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) has confirmed that its members will no longer participate in imple

Clock icon 3 minutes

Solicitors employed on the Scottish Legal Aid Board’s emergency helpline have backed strike action over changes to shift patterns, The Scotsman reports. Sixteen solicitors working on the Solicitor Contact Line voted for industrial action following complaints that management had imposed 12-hour

Universities

See all articles Arrow right icon
Clock icon 2 minutes

One of the world’s foremost experts in forensic investigation will deliver a public lecture at the University of Dundee later this month exploring how science and technology are used in criminal investigations. Dr Sheila Willis, former director general of Forensic Science Ireland, will deliver

Clock icon 1 minute

Public law faces a puzzle prompted by the rise in populism and political polarisation in recent times: on the one hand, the values of public law including the rule of law, fundamental rights protections, the separation of powers and democratic government generally celebrate and provide structures to

Clock icon 2 minutes

How willing would you be to hand over your mobile phone to the police if they asked to examine its contents? Why are many suspicious of facial recognition technology, yet happy to use this to unlock their digital devices? These are themes that University of Dundee and Open University experts are hel

And Finally

See all articles Arrow right icon
Clock icon 1 minute

French president Emmanuel Macron has called for house music to be recognised by Unesco as part of France's intangible cultural history. It appears to be a direct response to Berlin's techno scene being recognised as part of Germany's national intangible cultural heritage last year.

Clock icon 1 minute

Two rival sausage makers are set for a courtroom battle amid allegations of corporate espionage. Hormel Foods alleges in a US lawsuit that Johnsonville conspired with two of Hormel's former employees to obtain sausage recipes and sensitive commercial information, The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

Clock icon 2 minutes

A courtroom livestream has captured the excruciating moment when a lawyer accidentally addressed a woman judge as "honey". A short clip from the hearing in the Colorado Court of Appeals on Tuesday has circulated widely on Bluesky, where it has been seen thousands of times.

Clock icon 1 minute

A museum has appealed for two tourists who broke a crystal-encrusted chair by sitting on it to come forward and apologise. CCTV footage shows the couple taking turns posing for photos with the artwork at the Palazzo Maffei in Verona, Italy before the man accidentally sits on and breaks it.