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
Weekly roundup of Scots law in the headlines including legal aid consultation launch — Monday July 27
Your weekly roundup of Scots law in the headlines including the launch of a consultation into legal aid reform.
Digital assets in Scots law — Part One: why legislate?
In the first article in a new series, Charlie MacKay examines why digital assets have challenged traditional Scots property law, and how new legislation aims to bring clarity to their ownership, transfer and protection.
Out of office — why lawyers are taking their advice out onto the road
From conveyancers to legal aid heroes, solicitors are leaving their offices behind to bring their services to the public, writes Peter Ranscombe.
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