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Peter Ranscombe looks at the factors that high-street law firms need to consider when it comes to succession planning.

Peter Ranscombe gets geeky over corporate structures with managing partner Jacqueline Law and asks what’s next for her and Aberdein Considine.

From accessibility to affordability, high-street law firms have much to offer their communities, writes Sue Omar

With fees stagnating, funding decreasing and law firms reluctant to take on cases, legal aid is reaching tipping point, as Gordon Cairns explains.

How can small and rural firms compete with behemoths with bigger budgets to attract and retain talent? Ellie Philpotts investigates.

Joshua King delves into the data which reveals the threats, and possibilities, facing our firms.

In their judgment, the bench emphasised the need for parental co-operation where parties reside in different countries.

Lockton explores some of the risk management considerations for private client practitioners when dealing with cryptocurrency forming part of a deceased estate.

The National Free Wills Network is a unique initiative that connects solicitors with individuals who wish to leave a gift to charity through their Will.

An appeal in terms of Section 42ZA(10) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 was made by Andrew Stephen Medley (“the Appellant”) against the Determination made by the Council of the Law Society of Scotland.

At the Society’s Legal Technology Conference 2025, artificial intelligence came under the spotlight. Conference co-chair Aleks Tomczyk takes stock of events.

With the Hague Convention now in force in the UK, Dr Robbie Reid from the University of Stirling examines the new legal framework for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in civil and commercial cases.

Fourteen new King’s Counsel have been appointed by His Majesty The King on the recommendation of First Minister John Swinney.

A letter from a lawyer-turned-comedian from half a world away on how careers change and what happened in Edinburgh.

Casting has been announced for new BBC high-stakes legal drama Counsels with filming underway in Glasgow.

Every day, legal professionals strive for justice, fairness, reducing harm and improving their clients’ position. But do practitioners need to rethink what that means for communities?

A new internship at Falkirk Public Defence Solicitors’ Office is giving law students real-world experience of legally aided criminal defence work, says the Scottish Legal Aid Board’s Carolyn McLeod.

Ally Thomson, director of Hey Legal, introduces the Society’s Legal Technology Certification course – an unprecedented opportunity for lawyers to shape their future with technology.

The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow hosted the Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Kingdom.

Scotland’s legal sector has formally welcomed 130 new solicitors to the profession at dual admissions ceremonies in central Edinburgh.

Beware the inheritance tax risks on gifted deposits, say Scullion LAW’s Ailidh Ballantyne and Gemma Miller.

The Criminal Appeal Court is to become the first criminal court in Scotland with a regular livestreaming service, allowing hearings to be viewed online by the public.

In the latest column from Law Society of Scotland President Patricia Thom, she considers the good news and bad that's come out of research into small Scottish firms.

Anne Kentish, partner and professional negligence specialist at Kennedys Law, takes us through some of the key features of the Law Society of Scotland’s Master Policy.