Scottish Legal News
@ScottishLegal
Followers
12K
Following
2K
Media
5K
Statuses
89K
Subscribe to Scottish Legal News to keep up to date with the latest news, jobs and events in Scotland's legal sector. RTs ≠ endorsements.
Edinburgh / Dundee
Joined March 2010
Cyber and Fraud Hub helps 450 victims and recovers £1.15m in first year
scottishlegal.com
Scotland's sole charity dedicated to supporting victims of cybercrime and fraud has announced a significant impact in its inaugural year, recovering or preventing the loss of over £1.15 million for...
0
0
0
No 10 backs Fringe show celebrating 75 years of the ECHR
scottishlegal.com
A Fringe show celebrating the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) has welcomed a warm letter of support from the office of the prime minister. Lily and Robert, great-...
0
0
0
#InPictures: WS Society welcomes final Summer Scholars
scottishlegal.com
The WS Society has welcomed this year's final group of Summer Scholars.
0
0
0
TLT is recruiting for a licensing paralegal to join its UK licensing team, based in Edinburgh.
scottishlegal.com
Find the latest legal vacancies in Scotland for solicitors, advocates and other legal professionals on the Scottish Legal News website.
0
0
0
Hunter & Robertson Solicitors is looking for an experienced executry practitioner to join its busy private client department.
scottishlegal.com
Find the latest legal vacancies in Scotland for solicitors, advocates and other legal professionals on the Scottish Legal News website.
0
0
0
TLT reports £187m turnover amid significant growth in Scotland
scottishlegal.com
TLT has reported a record annual turnover of £187 million in its latest financial results, with Scottish revenue having increased by over 400 per cent in six years. Revenue was up by around 7.5 per...
0
0
0
Sheriff Appeal Court quashes fine imposed on student who sexually assaulted women in Edinburgh club
scottishlegal.com
The Sheriff Appeal Court has quashed a fine imposed on a student who pled guilty to sexually assaulting two women at an Edinburgh nightclub after finding that it was more appropriate in the circums...
0
0
0
Bobby Murray: Cowie v Vitality – what are reasonable consumers expected to remember and disclose?
scottishlegal.com
Harper Macleod's Bobby Murray warns consumers of the serious implications of a significant Scottish court ruling on health insurance. On 25 June, Lord Sandison issued a detailed and very interesting...
0
0
0
Former Edinburgh teacher unfit to stand trial found to have abused young boys
scottishlegal.com
A former Edinburgh Academy teacher exploited a position of trust to physically and sexually abuse young boys, a court has ruled. John Young was found to have targeted pupils while employed as a PE...
0
0
0
Maryam Labaki: Why the Tumbling Lassie slavery case still resonates today
scottishlegal.com
With modern slavery and people trafficking on the rise, we must stay vigilant in Scotland, writes Sheriff Maryam Labaki. There’s a brand-new Scottish musical coming to Glasgow this August, based on...
0
0
0
New historic marine protected areas in Orkney and Shetland
scottishlegal.com
A World War naval base and a centuries old Swedish ship have both been named as Scotland’s newest historic marine protected areas (MPAs). Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy Gillian...
0
1
0
Caroline Gillespie: Reform of child marriage law in Scotland must recognise child rights
scottishlegal.com
As Scotland consults upon its minimum marriage age, Caroline Gillespie, family law partner at Weightmans, suggests that the country must also consider aligning its legal definition of a child with...
0
0
0
Balfour+Manson appoints five to private client team
scottishlegal.com
Balfour+Manson has welcomed three newly-qualified solicitors and two trainees to its private client team. Solicitors Forida Begum, Rebecca Taylor and Olivia Fawl have joined the firm with immediate...
0
0
0
The Law Society of Scotland's AML and Financial Crime Confernce 2025 will examine national and international financial crime trends and their impact on the Scottish legal sector.
scottishlegal.com
Scotland's news service for lawyers
0
0
0
Your Conveyancer is recruiting residential conveyancing solicitors, paralegals and trainee solicitors in Dunfermline
scottishlegal.com
Find the latest legal vacancies in Scotland for solicitors, advocates and other legal professionals on the Scottish Legal News website.
0
0
0
Scottish legal academic joins call for Palestine Action deproscription
scottishlegal.com
A leading Scottish legal academic has joined dozens of scholars from around the world in calling for the deproscription of Palestine Action. Professor Emilios Christodoulidis, chair of jurisprudence...
0
1
1
Kaur Sutherland merges with Greenock firm Maitlands Solicitors
scottishlegal.com
Residential and commercial conveyancing specialist firm Kaur Sutherland has merged with Greenock-based Maitlands Solicitors.
0
0
0
Darren Deery joins Irwin Mitchell as partner and head of medical negligence
scottishlegal.com
Irwin Mitchell has bolstered its medical negligence services in Scotland with the appointment of partner Darren Deery. Mr Deery, who previously sat on the management board of Drummond Miller, will...
0
3
3
Minibus driver found with £241k of cannabis in vehicle loses appeal against drugs offence conviction
scottishlegal.com
A London-based minibus driver convicted of being involved in transporting cannabis to Glasgow for supply has lost an appeal against his conviction in the High Court of Justiciary after the court...
0
0
1