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Education, awareness and training all have roles to play in helping female founders to access investment, finds Peter Ranscombe.

A highly reputable, long-established chamber practice in Lanarkshire is now available due to the principal’s planned early retirement.

The Law Society of Scotland has granted extended rights of audience to 15 new solicitor advocates across two ceremonies.

The Law Society of Scotland formally welcomed 113 solicitors to the profession across two ceremonies held in central Edinburgh yesterday, marking a strong start to the year for the Scottish legal sector.

February's list of partnerships, promotions, appointments and new hires includes a number of senior moves and appointments, particular in the commercial sector.

This week's review of all the latest headlines from the world of Scots Law and beyond includes a the latest on the Peter Murrell embezzlement case and a row over Brewdog.

With Scotland taking to the pitch in the FIFA World Cup this summer, will Scottish licensing boards show their support by granting extended opening hours?

To mark the 115th anniversary of International Women’s Day, you are invited you to an address by the Lord Advocate, Rt. Hon. Dorothy Bain KC.

Law Society of Scotland President Patricia Thom considers the importance of community, rugby, security and the Juristenball.

The full shortlist for the 2026 BWS Women in Law Awards has been published ahead of the event next month.

Now in it’s 23rd year, the awards and gala celebrate achievements across the profession.

Scottish law schools say they’re not AI stragglers but careful adopters of the technology — pushing back against criticism they argue overlooks years of teaching, research and innovation.

This week's review of all the latest headlines from the world of Scots Law and beyond includes a look at why shorter prison sentences are under consideration.

Pursue a career unlike any other in the RAF, whose mission and outputs give rise to a variety of interesting legal matters.

Legal AI is not going to “arrive” one day. It may settle — quietly, by default — inside the tools we already use. And if that happens, the question won’t be which product you chose. It will be which platform chose you.

2025 marked five years since the introduction of group proceedings (known in some jurisdictions as ‘class actions’) in Scotland.

When something goes wrong, lawyers are often drawn immediately into the centre of events.

The Law Society of Scotland is looking for the brightest in-house talent as it seeks nominations for its annual competition, the In-house Rising Star Award.

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.

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.

The Lawscot Foundation is celebrating a major milestone in its mission to support aspiring solicitors facing socioeconomic barriers, as 2026 marks the charity’s 10th anniversary.

The Clark Foundation has been opening doors to legal training for 35 years. Five funding recipients explain how the grants have helped their careers.

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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