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Defence solicitor Ian Smart comments on the sexual misconduct allegations that have been made against Alex Salmond, encouraging all concerned to respect the presumption of innocence. I have tried to avoid commenting on the Salmond matter for the very good reason that I have no idea if there is a sub

A member of the Faculty of Advocates is playing a leading role in reforming the law to combat the scourge of puppy farming in Scotland. Scott Blair, of Terra Firma Chambers, will be among those taking part this month in Scottish government round-table discussions following a consultation on the Lice

A consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist is to oversee the independent expert review of mental health and wellbeing support for young people in custody. Consultant forensic child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Helen Smith will work closely with the HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland and o

One of Scotland’s top renewables lawyers has joined Burness Paull LLP as a director in the firm’s property team. With over 20 years’ experience advising developers, landowners, funders and investors in the clean energy market, Nicky Pascoe is acknowledged as an expert in her field.

Morton Fraser chairman Maggie Moodie and Elaine Motion, executive chairman of Balfour+Manson have been listed amongst UK’s top 100 lawyers The Lawyer Hot 100 recognises and celebrates the standout lawyers shaping the legal profession in the UK over the past year. Ms Moodie is named as one

Rob Marrs, head of education and Policy at the Law Society of Scotland, explains why it's keen to hear from BAME students, trainees or NQs who have had previous careers prior to studying law. In our recent ‘A blueprint for a more inclusive profession’ we noted that we would: Hold focus g

He has moved on 100 years, but murder and an insight by Donald Findlay QC, into one of Scotland’s most notorious cases will again raise funds for charity. Last year, Mr Findlay asked, “Madeleine Smith – did she or did she not?” and his one-man show about the 1857 trial made &

The son of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has said his father was killed to "silence other lawyers", The Irish News reports. John Finucane, himself a lawyer with Belfast-based Finucane Toner Solicitors, spoke at an event at St Mary's University College in west Belfast on Saturday to ma

Female barristers are leaving the profession because of a failure to prevent bullying by judges, lawyers have claimed. The head of the criminal bar has highlighted incidents of judges belittling women advocates and attributes this to the judges being men, The Times reports.

Aberdeen law graduate Hanifi Bariş, who has been in a Turkish jail since last summer, faces an extended sentence. On 4th July 2018 he was arrested in Istanbul and charged with “posting items of criminal content” on his Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Ledingham Chalmers has appointed employment law expert John Lee to its team in Edinburgh. The University of Strathclyde graduate is qualified to practise in Scotland, England and Wales and has worked in London and Edinburgh advising clients from a wide range of sectors including energy and util

Eighteen members of the Faculty of Advocates have gone through intensive training and emerged as Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. The group used a specially-designed course at Aberdeen University for the first steps on to the platform of international arbitration.Those now proudly

A Northern Ireland human rights lawyer has admitted spitting in the face of a cabin crew member following a racist rant after she was refused alcohol on a flight from India to London. Simone Burns, 50, known as Simone O'Broin, was at first served three bottles of wine, at which she declared: “

A team of lawyers from Brodies LLP has raised over £26,000 for cancer support charity Maggie’s Centres by trekking 70km across the Arctic Circle.

On this International Women’s Day, the School of Law at the University of Glasgow is preparing to celebrate one notable alumna in particular – Madge Easton Anderson. Ms Anderson was the first woman to be admitted to practice law in Scotland and indeed she was the first UK female lawyer.