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Young lawyers globally seek better balance: IBA report
Toxic work culture and lack of work-life balance driving many from practice
Ashley Edwards QC becomes principal Crown counsel
Top three prosecution roles all held by women for first time
LawCare passes 10,000 people helped over its 25 years
2021 figures show stress as fastest growing problem
Three appointed to shrieval bench
Colm Dempsey, Kevin McCallum and Nicola Patrick become sheriffs
Solicitor advocate Neil Hay joins Levy & McRae
Criminal defence partner and two colleagues move from MTM
Net zero specialist joins Burness Paull
Richard Lockhart hired from Scottish Futures Trust
Advocate and solicitor members join SCTS board
Ruth Innes QC and Lynsey Walker begin four year terms
New Partner appointed at Gilson Gray
Richard Shepherd joins firm in Aberdeen
BTO hires Dawn Robertson as employment partner
Accredited specialist joins from Rooney Nimmo
Two Edinburgh senior hires for Burges Salmon
Amy Cornelius and Gregor Hayworth join Dispute Resolution team
O'Neill wins fourth term as Brodies' chair
Solicitor advocate QC to serve three more years from 1 May 2022
Part-time sheriffs and summary sheriffs named
32 solicitors and advocates appointed following JABS report
Three join SLCC board
Richard McMeeken, John Stevenson and Jean Grier begin five-year terms
Lady Poole to chair COVID-19 inquiry
Draft terms of reference cover 12 key areas
Appointments, promotions at Road Traffic Accident Law
Associate and paralegals join firm as two promoted
Susanne Tanner QC appointed to Crown counsel role
Lord Advocate awards commission as Assistant Principal Crown Counsel
Tony Graham QC to chair Faculty Services Ltd
Criminal silk elected to succeed Geoff Clarke QC
Mackinnons announces appointments and promotions
Property, Private Client and Dispute Resolution teams benefit
Two senior appointments by MacRoberts
Jonathan Gaskell and Rod Hutchison join law firm
Neil Kennedy wins second term at MacRoberts
Managing partner re-elected for a further four years
Three judges named to join Inner House
Lord Tyre, Lord Boyd of Duncansby and Lady Wise promoted from 5 January
Three partner appointments at Morton Fraser
One promotion and two lateral hires for Edinburgh headquartered firm
Stronachs appoints first chief operating officer
CA and finance director Stuart Murphy joins firm
Musab Hemsi joins Anderson Strathern
Specialist employment lawyer becomes director