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
Weekly roundup of Scots law in the headlines including rapist taxi driver licence row — Monday July 13
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
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
Alex Heshmaty considers the impact of the latest developments in the legal AI landscape.
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