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I will have been a member of the Scots bar for 30 years come December, although recently I have been non-practising. In anticipation of my future return to work I get legal updates from a variety of sources. One such update, via my clerks, came from FACBA [Faculty of Advocates Criminal Bar Associati

Gilson Gray has appointed Tracy McAlpine as a director in its residential property division to lead a new dedicated team for newbuild conveyancing. Ms McAlpine brings more than two decades of experience to the firm and has spent the last 10 years specialising in newbuild transactions, working closel

Joanna Cherry KC has revealed she was ready to pursue legal action against the SNP after some of her Westminster colleagues attempted to prevent her from addressing a gender-critical charity's conference. During a talk at the Fringe, the advocate and MP expressed her belief that First Minister Humza

The long-established law firm of Robert Ferguson & Sons is merging with John Jackson & Dick, and relocating to JJD’s office.

Lindsays has strengthened its corporate law team with the appointment of Nicholas Howie. Mr Howie’s legal work is underpinned by a practical corporate background, having worked for the commercial arm of a construction firm and in management roles for an international supermarket retailer befor

There would be no prosecutions for simple drug possession offences committed in drug consumption facilities, Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain has said. Responding to a request for a focused statement of prosecution policy in relation to a pilot safer drugs consumption facility in Glasgow, Ms Bain said: &l

Craig Marshall has been appointed as the new group CEO of Irwin Mitchell, following the loss of former group chief executive officer, Andrew Tucker. Mr Marshall joined Irwin Mitchell in 2007 when the firm merged with Scottish law firm Golds before being appointed chief executive officer of Irwi

A Court of Appeal judge has endorsed the use of ChatGPT but sounded a note of caution on using AI in areas beyond one's expertise. Lord Justice Birss admitted to incorporating content generated by the AI chatbot into a judgment. He described it as "jolly useful" for providing a concise summary of a

Scotland's police service is institutionally racist, its new chief constable has said. Jo Farrell endorsed the statement of her predecessor, Sir Iain Livingstone, that the single force had a racism problem. Before his retirement in May he said that Police Scotland “is institutionally racist an

Tony Lenehan KC points out that the purpose of juryless trials, despite protestations to the contrary, is to raise the conviction rate in rape cases. Readers of SLN are likely tired of articles from me and my colleagues about the damage removing juries will certainly do to our criminal justice syste

Refugee legal reforms will have a disproportionate impact on sexually diverse claimants, academics have warned. Researchers have said the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 is a missed opportunity to resolve other issues about how to make clear assessments about people’s sexual backgrounds and t

A review into the delayed Ferguson Marine ferries by a senior lawyer has found no evidence of fraud. The review follows a BBC Disclosure show that alleged the process for awarding the contract may have been a sham.

Shakespeare Martineau has built on its Scots law offering with the appointment of dispute resolution partner Fiona Pask in Edinburgh. Bringing with her more than 17 years of litigation experience, Ms Pask will be heading up the dispute resolution team and developing the firm’s litigation pract

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Ailing Chinese rights lawyer Li Yuhan jailed for six-and-a-half years | Radio Free Asia

A man who changed his surname as a joke has been refused a British passport until he changes it back. Kenny Fu-Kennard, previously known as Kenny Kennard, was refused a passport by the Home Office on three occasions this year, the Daily Mirror reports.