Remembering our colleagues and friends in June 2025
JOHN RANDAL BAIN, Dunfermline
On 16th May 2025 John Randal Bain, formerly partner of the firm Macbeth Currie, and latterly consultant of the firm Morgans, both Dunfermline.
AGE: 75 ADMITTED: 1978
IAIN HENDERSON, (retired solicitor), Machrihanish
On 16th March 2025 Iain Henderson, formerly employed with Procurator Fiscal Service, Campbeltown.
AGE: 85 ADMITTED: 1972
Weekly roundup of Scots law in the headlines including Arnold Clark data breach — Monday April 20
This week's review of all the latest headlines from the world of Scots law and beyond includes permission for 15,000 drivers to pursue action against Arnold Clark and an undercover investigation into advice given by some legal practitioners to migrants in England.
Progress, perspective and purpose: Reflecting on International Women’s Day and the future of law in Scotland
More than half of Scotland’s solicitors are women. Despite this, the Lord President was very clear — this progress should not invite complacency.
Practical PR for solicitors — 10 basic rules for writing legal news releases
Communications consultant Stewart Argo on how to write releases that journalists will want to use.
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