Scottish Legal Awards hit by coronavirus

The Scottish Legal Awards gala celebration for 2020 has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

KD Media, the organisers, said they had taken the decision bearing in mind their duty of care to guests attending the event, which was due to take place a week tonight in the Doubletree by Hilton, Glasgow.

"While Government advice on the spread of the Coronavirus continues to allow events of this nature to go ahead and although the number of cases in Scotland is low, we are aware that some guests are concerned about travelling and in some cases, businesses are restricting attendance at large scale events", they explained. 

"The Scottish Legal Awards is a fantastic celebration of our legal industry and it is only fair to everyone who has made it to the finals this year that we bring everyone together when the mood for celebration returns."

They are currently reviewing options to reschedule the event in early summer.