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Morton Fraser has appointed banking law specialist Kirsty McBirnie as legal director in its banking and finance group. Ms McBirnie has over 15 years of experience in the sector, having previously advised clients at Pinsent Masons and Brodies. She is the third legal director to be appointed by M

Yesterday’s UKELA conference was hailed a great success by the five law students who attended as delegates sponsored by Westwater Advocates. The students, from the Universities of Edinburgh and Dundee were offered places following the success of this initiative last year.

An SNP worker who helped clear the name of a Conservative MSP accused of a sexual misdeed has said a charity purposely turned the case into a "media circus" and that she was outraged by its conduct. The woman, who spoke to The Times anonymously, gave evidence on behalf of Miles Briggs before th

A local authority is under pressure to reveal the full cost of a court battle it fought against a cheesemaker. South Lanarkshire Council's legal department has admitted it spent almost £600,000 in the case against Errington Cheese and it is thought the final bill will exceed £1 million a

A recent decision in the Court of Session underlines the importance of adhering to the statutory time limits in raising personal injury actions, writes Mike Kemp. The general rule is that a personal injury claim should be either settled by agreement or a court action raised and served on the defende

Michaela Dougan has joined Thorntons' personal injury team in Edinburgh. Throughout her training and since qualifying in 2017, she has specialised in pursuing a variety of personal injury claims including road traffic accidents, slip and trip claims, occupiers liability, employers liability, no

Solicitor Eamon Keane responds in a personal capacity to yesterday's piece by Dr Stuart Waiton. The views expressed are his own. The debate around civil actions for damages in rape cases is no doubt a topic which is of considerable interest to the profession and the wider public. That being sai

A family has been awarded £100,000 damages following a fatal road traffic accident involving a supermarket delivery van and an fuel tanker near their home which resulted in the lorry crashing into their garden and spilling thousands of gallons of aviation fuel. Morag McKenzie, her daughter, an

European Lawyers Day at the Faculty of Advocates featured a highly informative and thought-provoking talk by Philippe Sands QC, law professor, author and international counsel. Mr Sands spoke on “Contemporary challenges to global justice” and explored topics such as Brexit and the US in

Govan Law Centre has announced the appointment of Lorna Walker as a partner in the firm of Dailly & Co., Solicitors at Govan Law Centre. Mike Dailly told Scottish Legal News: “Lorna has been a senior solicitor at the law centre for a number of years leading on our casework to accommodate r

Pictured (back, L-R): Jon Findlay, Kenneth Miller, John Gildea; (front, L-R): Euan Stirrat, Pauline Milligan and Charles Bow As of today, the business of Marshall Ross & Munro, 106 Hamilton Road, Motherwell will be incorporated into the well-established Lanarkshire law firm, John Jackson & D

American lawyer David Rudolf, whose client Michael Peterson was the focus of the Netflix hit The Staircase, has said mounting interest in crime documentaries and podcasts is helping to hold the criminal justice system to account. Mr Rudolf, who is speaking in Edinburgh on November 25th, told Scottis