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It has been a bumper month for people on the move – let’s look at the latest promotions, appointments and career changes across the Scottish legal sector.

Matthew Thomson and Anna Forsyth from Lockton discuss supervision from a risk management perspective.

A historic Glasgow law firm has announced a change of leadership - and it comes in the shape of a family handover, writes Joshua King.

Leading UK law firm Shoosmiths has announced plans to reward staff with an extra £1 million in this year's bonus pot - if the company hits one million prompts on an AI platform, writes Joshua King.

After several years of legal argument and contest, set against the background of an ever-changing political context, For Women Scotland v the Scottish Ministers reached the highest court in the land, writes Lindsay McCosh.

Would anyone holding or having knowledge of a Will by Mr Richard George MacLeod who died on 29th December 2024 please contact Walter Gerrard & Company

Retired lawyer, co-author for succession in Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia, offers tracing with integrity, exclusively to Scottish legal profession. Upfront quotes given, minimal only if no success.

The Scottish Law Commission’s Annual Report 2024 has been published and gives an insight into the future of legal reform including homicide and mortgages, writes Joshua King

The deadline for entries to this year’s Scottish Legal Awards is rapidly approaching. Firms and practitioners have just a matter of weeks left to get involved.

A leading children's charity chief shared inspirational advice with dozens of new solicitors as they were admitted to the profession.

Swedish economist Asar Lindbeck once said that the best way to destroy a city was to bomb it and the second best to impose rent controls, write dispute resolution experts John Stirling and Conner McConnell.

The chief financial officer of one of Scotland's big four independent law firms has been recognised for her work shepherding a major merger with a prize at the Scottish CFO awards.

The Law Society of Scotland RFC rekindled the legal Auld Alliance on 15 March when they were hosted by their French peers of Le Rugby Club du Palais.

Starting soon a seminar on this new legislation which comes into effect 1 April 2025

"This seminal work by Paul Harvey and Alan Turnbull provides an in-depth, practical study of the sexual offences in Scots law, their prosecution and sentence."

The commercialisation of the internet has made human sexuality through pornography highly lucrative for sex industries. What does this mean for the human rights of all involved?

It is constitutional a principle central to almost every aspect of public life in France, and yet one without equivalent here in Scotland or across much of the world.

Television has given us captivating courtroom dramas, from Rumpole of the Bailey and Kavanagh QC to Silk and The Split. But has any legal series ever done justice to the Scottish profession?

Scottish success as Cashroom win Support Team of the Year at the 2025 Modern Law Awards

The Scottish Arbitration Centre has confirmed the appointment of a new chair to replace Lord Angus Glennie, who steps down from the role today.

From rethinking workflows to optimising knowledge management and reinforcing ethical frameworks, Dr Corsino San Miguel presents a strategic roadmap to help firms stay compliant, efficient and risk-aware when implementing AI.

Rankin and Aitken urgently require a qualified assistant due to the imminent retiral of a Senior Partner. An attractive salary will be negotiable with definite prospects of partnership for a suitable candidate.

The new Head of Diversity, Careers and Outreach, talks to Sophie McIvor about why it’s important firms prioritise equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives and what motivated her to join the Law Society.

A recent Inner House decision brings clarity over permanence orders, in a case that highlights the importance of local authorities taking timely action over children in their care.