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International law firm Pinsent Masons has promoted 12 lawyers to the role of legal director, more than half of whom are based in Scotland. Rona Kostulin (property), Ronan Lambe and Chris Owens (projects) and Kathryn Wynn (technology, media & communications) are based in Edinburgh, while Jennifer

Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws QC is set to deliver the 2018 Sacro Lecture in Edinburgh this November. The distinguished lawyer, who has sat in the House of Lords since 1997, will address the community justice organisation's annual lecture in the Signet Library, Parliament Square on Thursday 8th Nove

Scottish Legal News launches its new website today to provide an improved search facility for legal jobs, allowing readers to search by locality as well as job title. The sleek new look also delivers a new improved search facility for our highly-regarded case reports with over 1,000 cases reported.

CMS has acted for Mainstream Renewable Power on the disposal of the 450MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm project to the EDF Group, via EDF Renewables in the United Kingdom, a joint subsidiary of EDF Energy and EDF Energies Nouvelles. Mainstream is the world's leading pure-play renewable energy

Road Traffic Accident Law (Scotland) LLP (RTALS) has appointed Roz Boynton as an associate solicitor to extend the firm’s specialist motorcycle, cycle and pedestrian legal services in Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness. Ms Boynton will be heading up the new Aberdeen office to provide further local

A trainee solicitor who sought sanction for the employment of junior counsel after settling a personal injury action because of the potential impact on his career of a possible adverse finding on his credibility has had his claim rejected. A sheriff in the All-Scotland Personal Injury Court refused

Gilson Gray has acquired the North Berwick offices of law firm Lindsays, including the transfer of partner Dorothy Kellas and all local staff.

The Scottish Law Commission and the Law Commission of England and Wales have started work on a joint review of the laws on surrogacy. The project forms part of each Commission’s current Programme of Law Reform and the UK government has referred the project to both Commissions as a joint project.

The Scotland Office title has been scrapped as part of a rebranding by the UK government. The department will now be known as UK Government Scotland, or the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland south of the border.

The Scottish Legal Action Group (SCOLAG) is pleased to announce the launch of its new website and a nationwide essay competition for law students. Students are invited to submit contributions on the topic of “What is Access to Justice?”

In the first of our new occasional series, we look at the Infamous case of the Appin murder. In 1752 Colin Campbell of Glenure, known as the Red Fox, was shot dead in woods near Ballachulish in Argyll. His death led to what is widely regarded as one of Scotland’s most notorious miscarriag

Caroline Kelly (pictured), partner and solicitor advocate at Thorntons, writes on the new legislation approved by MSPs on Tuesday. This week, on 1 May 2018, the Scottish Parliament passed the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill. The Bill is likely to have a phased imple

Ireland is set to pick up more legal business from financial services companies after Brexit following a boost from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA). The association has agreed that its members may consider Irish law as an option for drawing up documentation for contracts a

Credit: Google Street View A sheriff has taken into account the high rate of drug deaths in Dundee in sentencing a heroin dealer to four years in prison, The Courier reports.

Aamer Anwar A probe into the death of Sheku Bayoh has been described as a “national disgrace” by his family and their solicitor as they launch a £1.8 million civil case against Police Scotland.