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Axiom Advocates is proud to announce its outstanding results in the Chambers UK 2027 Guide, achieving Band 1 set rankings in 12 practice areas, alongside additional rankings across a wide range of disciplines. With an impressive 97 individual overall rankings, these results reflect the exceptional

A bus driver has lost a disability discrimination claim after being dismissed following complaints about her farting at work. Stephanie Bryan, who worked for electric bus operator The Big Lemon, was accused of producing significant flatulence that left colleague Samantha Bingham believing she had so

The Law Society of Scotland, Faculty of Advocates and 15 other legal organisations have condemned the latest US sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), warning they risk undermining investigations, trials and victims’ access to justice. The sanctions, imposed by the US Treasu

A new Respect Fund for Scotland will see school pupils supported to reject misogyny and promote respect as part of a package of Scottish government action to tackle violence against women and girls. Up to an additional £1 million will be invested from 2027/28 to ensure high school pupils can a

Strathclyde Law School is to become the first Scottish host of LawWithoutWalls (LWOW), with the international legal innovation programme coming to Glasgow in March 2027. LWOW is a global initiative that annually brings together lawyers, in-house professionals, business leaders, academics and student

Arnot Manderson Advocates is delighted to report the remarkable achievement of twenty individual rankings including 7 in Band 1 across eleven wide ranging practice areas in the recently announced Chambers and Partners listings.  As well as the haul of individual rankings, Arnot Manderson has ac

Megan McDonald has joined Turcan Connell as legal director in the firm’s land and property team. Ms McDonald brings extensive experience across the Scottish commercial property market, having advised clients on a broad range of real estate transactions during her time with both international a

An initiative supporting women and children to escape abusive relationships will see its funding doubled from £2 million to £4m for the current year. The Fund to Leave scheme has supported 1,519 women and 2,094 children to leave unsafe situations since its launch in February 2026 –

The procurator fiscal has lodged a first notice to commence the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of Alexander Pickering. The 46-year-old, a prisoner within HMP Addiewell, died on 1 August 2023.

An Australian currency trader who was sacked for working overseas without permission has won an unfair dismissal case – but was denied compensation. The Fair Work Commission ruled that Charles Graham was unfairly dismissed by HIFX Australia, trading as Xe, in December last year.

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Terra Firma Chambers has once again been recognised for its “market-leading expertise” in the latest edition of the Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide 2027, published this week. The “highly acclaimed stable” retained Band 1 rankings in five core practice areas: Agriculture

An internationally acclaimed Scottish scholar who has written about the extremely high number of murders and prisoners in the US lectured on the topic at Middlesex University. David Garland, a professor of law and sociology at New York University, spoke to academics, criminal justice professionals a

Members of Westwater Advocates have secured 31 individual rankings across 7 categories in the latest edition of the esteemed legal guide Chambers & Partners and the stable has received Band 1 firm rankings in Employment Law and Family/Matrimonial Law.

Ampersand Advocates has been ranked in 12 practice areas in the Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2027 guide, with six in Band 1, and 41 of our members hold 94 individual rankings between them across 20 practice areas. All twelve of the set rankings we held in last year’s guide are retained, and