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Westwater Advocates has received 27 individual and two top tier rankings in the Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide 2023. The stable is ranked Band 1 in the Employment and Family law categories. The stable membership is noted for offering “a good mix of seniority”, and the clerking team

The latest edition of Chambers and Partners has awarded top rankings to Compass Chambers' regulatory team and all its members. Murdo Macleod KC and Peter Gray KC are identified as Star Individuals, while Barry Smith KC, Mark Stewart KC and juniors Emma Toner and Gavin Anderson are ranked Band 1.

Dallas McMillan Solicitors in Glasgow has recently taken on a sixth trainee, Abbey Freer. Ms Freer joins fellow trainees Katie Deans, Emma Kelly, Martin Clement, Shona Christie and Sorcha Hill. Managing partner David McElroy said: “We are delighted to welcome Abbey to the team. This is the fir

The second lecture in the 2022 Hamlyn Lecture series will be held on Wednesday 9 November at the University of Glasgow and will feature Professor Catherine O'Regan, who will speak on 'Courts and the Executive Branch of Government'. Professor O'Regan is the inaugural director of the Bonavero Institut

As a court practitioner, you sometimes get the impression that the manner in which you express your client's case in writing doesn't matter as much as it used to, writes Ling Deng. The court can be very accommodating to a party whose case is expressed in slightly opaque terms. The recent judgment of

The Court of Session has confirmed that courts will enforce any alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provisions which are written into contracts and will uphold the power and discretion of the decision makers in those processes, writes Steven Blane. Lord Lake’s opinion demonstrates that t

The UK Supreme Court has allowed an appeal by HM Revenue and Customs against a decision of the Court of Session to allow for the recovery of historic input VAT by the NHS Lothian Health Board for private work undertaken between 1974 and 1997. NHS Lothian claimed unrecovered input tax in respect of p

JUSTICE has appointed new board and council members, following its 65th AGM on 19 October 2022. Joining the board of trustees are I. Stephanie Boyce, past president of the Law Society of England and Wales; Sara Mansoori KC of Matrix Chambers; Alice Smith, trustee at Astriid and Christian Weaver of G

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. About 50 people killed in Chad protests, government says

The University of Dundee has been awarded 'University of Sanctuary' status, joining a network of institutions across the UK working to develop support for those displaced by humanitarian crises. Dozens of students from war-torn regions have joined the university this year thanks to the award of a re

A former SNP councillor who carried out sex attacks on three women has been ordered to carry out 200 hours’ unpaid work. Café owner Lewis Ritchie, 38, was given the sentence following a two-day summary trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

The Law Society of Scotland has launched its new five-year strategy, underpinning its commitment to a "thriving, diverse and sustainable" legal sector to support Scottish communities and businesses. The new document outlines the society’s key priorities and strategic objectives, covering both

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) will sit in the Cayman Islands from 15–18 November, the first time it has sat in an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The JCPC is the highest court of appeal for many Commonwealth countries, as well as the UK’s overseas territori

After launching a fundraising campaign amongst the motorcycling community to help The Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit purchase life-changing rehabilitation equipment, representatives from Motorcycle Law Scotland and the British Motorcyclists Federation were delighted to visit the unit

A misleading campaign advertising HSBC's green credentials has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The ruling comes in the wake of dozens of complaints that the bank's posters appeared on high streets and bus stops in the lead up to the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgo