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Remembering our colleagues and friends in March 2026

1st March 2026

PAMELA LIVINGSTONE LYALL, (retired solicitor), Edinburgh

On 18th December 2025, Pamela Livingstone Lyall, formerly partner of the firm Dundas & Wilson, CS, Edinburgh

AGE: 67

ADMITTED: 1982

 

JOHN MOFFAT HANLON, (retired solicitor), Dumfries

On 27th October 2025, John Moffat Hanlon, Dumfries, one time Partner of the firm McSherry, Halliday & Co, Irvine.

AGE: 68

ADMITTED: 1980

 

LORNA JANE BALFOUR, (retired solicitor), Australia

On 30th May 2025, Lorna Jane Balfour, Adelaide, Australia.

AGE: 58

ADMITTED: 1992

 

SARAH LOUISE DONALDSON, Glasgow

On 9th February 2026, Sarah Louise Donaldson, senior associate of the firm Clyde & Co, Glasgow.

AGE: 38

ADMITTED: Sept 2014 

 

RONALD PETER NISSEN SEMBAY

On 24 December 2025, Ronald Peter Nissen Sembay, formerly partner of the firm Pagan Osborne Limited, Cupar and latterly consultant of the firm Thorntons Law LLP, Dundee.

AGE: 71

​ADMITTED 1979

Black box justice is not inevitable — Marina Danielyan on AI, fairness and the future of legal practice

2nd March 2026
Ahsan Mustafa in conversation with international and European law specialist Marina Danielyan.

Weekly roundup of Scots law in the headlines including 'Jekyll and Hyde' killer case — Monday March 2

2nd March 2026
This week's review of all the latest headlines from the world of Scots law and beyond includes a 'Jekyll and Hyde' killer case and the ongoing toils of Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC.

Remembering our colleagues and friends in March 2026

1st March 2026
The Society has shared the latest obituary list, for all of us all to take a moment to remember those within our profession.
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