Remembering our colleagues and friends in September 2025
MARIA FRANCESCA COOMBS, Edinburgh
On 18th September 2025, Maria Francesca Coombs, partner of the firm Coombs Solicitors and Notaries Limited, Edinburgh.
AGE: 61 ADMITTED: 1995
KAREN GATHERUM, Aberdeen
On 2nd September 2025, Karen Gatherum, employee of the firm Gilson Gray LLP, Aberdeen.
AGE: 57 ADMITTED: 2020
Speaking truth to power – Why Heriot-Watt’s new centre could help advocate for brewers and distillers
As well as helping distilleries and breweries to reach net zero, a new university centre could also become a voice for pragmatic advocacy within the drinks industry, writes Peter Ranscombe.
Weekly roundup of Scots law in the headlines including Scottish Government facing transgender prison review - February 9
This week's review of all the latest headlines from the world of Scots Law and beyond includes the review of transgender inmates in Scottish prisoners.
Keeping power in check — Judicial review, parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law in the UK
Emma Wills examines the role of judicial review in sustaining the rule of law within the UK’s uncodified constitutional framework.
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