Remembering our colleagues and friends in September 2025
MARIA FRANCESCA COOMBS, Edinburgh
On 18th September 2025, Maria Francesca Coombs, partner of the firm Coombs Solicitors and Notaries Limited, Edinburgh.
AGE: 61 ADMITTED: 1995
KAREN GATHERUM, Aberdeen
On 2nd September 2025, Karen Gatherum, employee of the firm Gilson Gray LLP, Aberdeen.
AGE: 57 ADMITTED: 2020
Eye-catching moves in January's list of partnerships, promotions and hires in Scottish legal sector
January’s list of partnerships, promotions, appointments and new hires includes a number of senior moves and appointments.
Fighting fake Scotch — How solicitors protect Scotland’s national drink around the globe
Peter Ranscombe visits the Scotch Whisky Association to learn how the trade body’s team defends the amber nectar at home and abroad.
This is your last chance to enter BWS Women in Law Awards
Time is running out to nominate yourself or a peer for these inaugural awards which celebrate women in the Scottish legal profession.
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