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Remembering our colleagues and friends in June 2026

16th June 2026

JEFFREY JAMES GIBSON, Glenrothes

On 9th March 2026, Jeffrey James Gibson, Director of the firm RD Legal Solicitors Limited, Edinburgh.

AGE: 54

ADMITTED: 2006

IAN DAVID NELSON TURNBULL (retired Partner), Edinburgh

On 27 May 2026, Ian Turnbull, formerly Managing Partner of the firm Gillespie Macandrew LLP

AGE: 68

ADMITTED: 1981

Weekly roundup of Scots law in the headlines including rapist taxi driver licence row — Monday July 13

13th July 2026
Your weekly roundup of Scots law in the headlines including a row over a Highland Council subcommittee decision to allow a convicted rapist to keep his taxi licence.

Assisted dying and the law in Scotland: What the future holds

9th July 2026
Despite the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill being rejected, the debate is far from over. In the final part of our series, Ellie Philpotts explores the legal outlook.

Big AI v Big Law — Jude Law, Harvey Specter and why the legal AI arms race is only just beginning

9th July 2026
Alex Heshmaty considers the impact of the latest developments in the legal AI landscape.
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