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Four advocates are to discuss their careers at an event held by the University of Aberdeen Bar Society later this month. Euan Mackenzie, Katharine Muir, Simon Crabb and Dominic Scullion will give talks about their route to the Scottish bar and their specialisms – public law, personal injury, m

Stronachs LLP is preparing to publish a guide to new energies which is set to offer an insight into a “watershed” moment in challenges around climate change, energy transition and net zero. The book is set to be published in two phases with a digital edition to be followed up by a print

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reappointed Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC as Advocate General for Scotland. Commenting on his reappointment, Lord Stewart said: “I am honoured to have been reappointed as Advocate General for Scotland.

Lynne Gray and Lynne Moss consider the new rules that have been created by the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 (FPA(S)A 2022) and the offences and penalties for breach of these new rules. Bonfire Night is fast approaching: that time of year where the loud bangs of fireworks ca

A woman who claimed to have suffered from whiplash has been given a suspended jail term after she posted pictures of herself climbing Sydney Harbour Bridge. Lois Cartridge has also been given a £20,000 bill for lawyers’ fees after a judge in the English High Court ruled that she was in c

A judge has ruled that an independent monitor should be appointed to oversee the Trump Organization's finances to "ensure there is no further fraud or illegality" pending the outcome of a $250 million lawsuit. New York's attorney general, Letitia James, last year launched a lawsuit against Donald Tr

Macdonald Henderson has advised Robert Burns and Peter Hume and their families on the sale of two well-established Glasgow day nursery settings – Sinclair Nursery and Victoria Park Kindergarten – to Bright Stars which owns over 80 settings across England and Scotland. Sinclair Nursery, w

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association, in association with the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB), will present the latest “Beyond the Basics” series next week – Beyond the Basics: Criminal legal aid applications. This event is aimed at those who would like to get an insight into ho

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Cleric killed in restive Iranian city, protests rage on

True power rests in "the Prime Minister in the Commons", a peer and former judge has said. Lord Judge, former lord chief justice of England and Wales and current convenor of Parliament's cross-bench peers, delivered The Selden Society Inns of Court annual history lecture on 1 November.

A UK subsidiary of the mining company Glencore has been told to pay more than £275 million after it bribed officials in African countries in order to access oil. The company paid $26m (£23m) through agents to officials of crude oil firms in Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast between 2011

Homes are selling quickly and a high level of home report valuations are being achieved, the latest data from ESPC shows. In August-October 2022, sales volumes across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders reduced by 4.3 per cent annually, while new property listings were up 0.5 per cent.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has upheld the decision of a summary sheriff that evidence of receipt of a service notice was necessary with any execution of postal service in simple procedure actions where no response is made by the respondent party. Appellant Cabot Financial (UK) Ltd sought decree of pay

Christmas is coming, and with it winter – which will be even harder than usual for vulnerable families given the current cost-of-living crisis gripping the country. As in previous years, the Faculty of Advocates is stepping up to make a difference through the annual Faculty Christmas Collectio

Stephen Dick has joined Gilson Gray as a partner. Mr Dick has more than two decades of experience in the property sector and joins Gilson Gray from DLA Piper, where his client base included a range of high-profile investors, developers, landlords, and occupiers. He also previously spent six years wo