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
Briefing: Tax, a new landscape, Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief
Yvonne Evans explores the new rules on Agricultural and Business Property Relief which take effect for deaths on or after 6 April 2026.
The technological lawyer in the age of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer merely a tool lawyers use. It is becoming an environment in which legal method may be organised, repeated and scaled, says Dr Corsino San Miguel.
Stress, behaviour and boundaries: A new toolkit aims to change how solicitors talk about wellbeing
There are some conversations within the legal profession that are widely understood, yet still rarely spoken about openly.
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