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Lord Kinclaven shares insights from the MiniTrial legal education scheme, teaching thousands of Scottish pupils about the justice system. Turn back the clock to 2001, when the book Paths to Justice Scotland was published. It was a survey which examined, among other things, the public’s perspec

Prosecutors in Spain are preparing to reactivate the European arrest warrant (EAW) issued against former Catalan government minister Clara Ponsatí, a professor at the University of St Andrews, in relation to a disputed 2017 independence referendum. Professor Ponsatí, 62, took a secondm

A solicitor has been elected to represent Scotland at a global level as part of a worldwide professional network. Ian Macdonald, partner at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, was re-elected as a STEP (The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) council member following a members’ vote, a

Vinit Khurana QC has joined 2 Temple Garden chambers in London. Mr Khurana, who is also a member of Ampersand Advocates, called to the Scottish bar in 1999 and took silk in 2018. He is a specialist practitioner in the healthcare sector with experience across a broad range of medical law issues.

Ewan McIntyre is a consultant to Burness Paull and expert in professional negligence and financial services litigation with over 25 years’ experience. He is currently enjoying a secondment with Racine, one of the main independent French law firms, in its Lyon office. There are risks to keeping

Judges presiding over solemn cases have been reminded not to take over the role of “cross-examiner” of witnesses, particularly in trials involving allegations of serious sexual offending. The Criminal Appeal Court warned that judges who repeatedly intervene by questioning a wit

A cattle farmer has been fined €6,000 because of the smell of dung and hay on his farm. Nicolas Bardy was ordered to pay the sum to his neighbours after a judge ruled that they had been disturbed by the smell.

The leader of the Liberal Democrats has been granted interim interdict to prohibit a Scottish National Party rival from distributing an election leaflet which claimed she had “accepted a £14K donation from a fracking company”. Jo Swinson argued that the statement, which was contain

Ewan McIntyre is a consultant to Burness Paull and expert in professional negligence and financial services litigation with over 25 years’ experience. He is currently enjoying a secondment with Racine, one of the main independent French law firms, in its Lyon office. The tales of daily life in

A house in central London worth £50 million will be sold as part of the National Crime Agency's (NCA) largest asset recovery settlement ever. The home at 1 Hyde Park Place will go on the market following a £190 million settlement that is the result of an investigation by the NCA int

A young artist has been “thrilled” to be given the commission to paint a portrait of the foremost woman in Scottish legal history, Lady Dorrian, the Lord Justice Clerk. The Faculty of Advocates wanted to honour Lady Dorrian, one of its members, on her achievement of becoming Lord Justice

A law student who was awarded two prestigious prizes for outstanding achievements over the course of her LLB has discussed her experience studying at Edinburgh Law School. Iona Bonaventura was awarded the Lord President Cooper Memorial Prize Scholarship, the law school's top prize, given to “a

A neo-Nazi city councillor has launched a legal bid to force a left-wing mayor to shake his hand. Katja Wolf, mayor of the eastern German town of Eisenach, has refused to shake hands with any of the four councillors from the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD).

Edinburgh native Justin D'Agostino has been appointed as Herbert Smith Freehills' new chief executive officer. The appointment by the firm's council, approved by partnership vote, will take effect from 1 May 2020 for a term of four years. Mr D'Agostino will succeed Mark Rigotti, who has served two t

The first Supreme Court artwork featuring women from the legal profession has been unveiled, commemorating the centenary of the 1919 Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act, which paved the way for women to practise law.