Pamela Rodgers has been promoted to partner at PBW Law. Ms Rodgers joined the firm in 2017 and her work includes civil and criminal litigation. She holds a master’s degree in international human rights law and is currently undertaking the diploma in forensic medical science at the Academy of F
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I recently caught a very spirited radio discussion on the question of whether the Welsh Rugby Union should have banned its fans from singing the Tom Jones standard Delilah at matches. Welsh Women’s Aid took some credit for the decision having argued for years that the lyrics to the song could
Throughout this year’s LGBT+ History Month, Shepherd & Wedderburn has produced a series of articles to celebrate LGBT+ peoples’ contribution to the production of film and cinema from ‘behind the lens’. The first article, written by Michelle Clement, focussed on the aesthe
Rob Marrs, head of education at the Law Society of Scotland, details the support of the Scottish legal community for Ukrainian lawyers. I’ll confess that my knowledge of Ukraine prior to last year’s invasion by Russia was limited. I knew the names of some of the cities. I had a vague ide
A New York lawyer who defended drug kingpin El Chapo and Jeffrey Epstein has launched a new career as a musician. Mariel Colón Miró's debut single La Abogada – Spanish for "The Lawyer" – tells the story of a young woman lawyer who falls in love with her client.
Ukrainian lawyer Larysa Zhdankina writes about her journey to Scotland last year following the Russian invasion. Our house in Kyiv is located 20 minutes from Zhulyany airport and Vasylkiv military airfield. These objects were attacked in the first minutes of the invasion. The remains of the fir
Colombia has held a court hearing entirely in the Metaverse, complete with an audience of virtual spectators. The administrative court of Magdalena used the virtual reality (VR) platform created by Facebook owner Meta to conduct a hearing in a civil case brought against the Colombian Ministry of Def
Yesterday's report that the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Roddy Dunlop KC, had caused “disquiet and dismay” because of a “Twitter spat” perplexed me greatly. So much so that I wanted to say something – briefly though, as it really is a storm in Tom Thumb’s tea
Gibson Kerr has appointed Sara Albizzati as associate and notary public and Susie Alexander as senior solicitor and notary public. Ms Albizzati has become an expert in all aspects of the personal law discipline with almost 10 years’ industry experience.
The Russian man who bought the Highland castle formerly owned by Craig Whyte is facing a proceeds of crime investigation, The Herald reports. Sergei Fedotov, who has been jailed in Russia over an embezzlement conviction, is the target of the Crown Office's Civil Recovery Unit.
A French woman is facing trial for insulting President Emmanuel Macron by calling him "filth" in a Facebook post. She risks a €12,000 fine at the trial to be held later this year.
Albania has accused UK authorities of persecuting one of the country's nationals who was detained on suspicion of dealing cannabis – which turned out to be harmless tea leaves. Agim Agaj, 53, was arrested, strip-searched and detained for 15 hours after police in Dorset stopped his van and spot
BTO trainee Emelia Conner is running the London Marathon this weekend to raise funds for the RNLI. She said: "This is a charity close to my heart as my grandpa was an avid supporter of the RNLI, my brother Scott currently volunteers with the Tighnabruaich Lifeboat and I've enjoyed many family holida
Zaynab Al Nasser has joined Gibson Kerr as a senior associate, bringing with her more than 10 years of industry experience. Ms Al Nasser gained her law degree and diploma at Glasgow University. An expert in trauma-informed practice, she has had a long-term involvement with Scottish Women in Business
Dear Editor, I applaud the reasoned contribution of Lord Uist to the proposals for juryless rape trials contained in the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill.