SPONSORED: Call for information - Ernest Arthur Thomas
Would any person holding the disposition or having information relating to the purchase of Flat 0/1, 2 Willowbank Crescent, Glasgow, G3 6NB, by the late Ernest Arthur Thomas (thought to be purchased in the 1970s) please contact Bethany Reed at Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP.
Practical PR for solicitors — 10 basic rules for writing legal news releases
Communications consultant Stewart Argo on how to write releases that journalists will want to use.
Why vague set-off defences do not survive summary decree
Ahsan Mustafa explores the role of summary decree in a recent commercial recovery action.
Deadline for entering 2026 Scottish Legal Awards fast approaching
Your window to enter the 23rd annual awards and join the gala celebrations is rapidly closing with the deadline this month.
Justice Pledges Explained: What Scotland’s solicitors need to know about 2026 election including hate crime abolition and legal aid reform
As the Scottish Parliamentary Election 2026 approaches, the Journal explores justice and legal reform pledges from the main political parties, pledges which include abolishing hate crime law and expanding legal aid traineeship funding.
Scotch on the rocks? What’s next for whisky distillery visitors’ centres and why it matters to solicitors
With the Easter holidays signalling the start of the tourism season, Peter Ranscombe asks what the future holds for Scotland’s distilleries and their visitors’ centres.
Hyundai Kia NOx Emissions Group Proceedings
Notice is hereby given that on 9 April 2026, the Court of Session made an order granting permission for group proceedings to be brought.
Weekly roundup of Scots law in the headlines including Cape Verde stomach bug legal action — Monday April 13
This week's review of all the latest headlines from the world of Scots law and beyond includes a large-scale legal action against a holiday provider over alleged widespread illness.
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.
Out of office or out of control? Why absence makes the risk grow stronger for solicitors
In this month’s article from Lockton, Matthew Thomson looks at the importance of a firm’s risk management procedures in the context of colleague absences.
Briefing: Family law and what happens when pets get caught in relationship breakdown
When relationships break down, what happens to pets caught in the middle, asks Karen Wylie?
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