Legal news

Four promoted at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie
Two associates and two senior solicitors named in Glasgow and Inverness

Lafferty elected Dean of Royal Faculty in Glasgow
Outgoing Dean Donald Reid appointed honorary member

Wolffe apologises to two ex-Rangers chiefs for charges
Charles Green and Imran Ahmad "should not have been prosecuted"

Morton Fraser in UK Top 10 Law Firms to Work For
Firm achieves rankings in Best Companies to Work For 2021 lists

Waiting list within 24 hours for traineeship support
40 funded places for legal aid trainees quickly oversubscribed

Secure accommodation rules not being followed: report
Children's Commissioner study finds poor practice by authorities

Views sought on easier experimental traffic orders
Ministers want councils to be able to trial solutions flexibly

CMS makes senior Banking & Finance hire
Michael Urquhart joins from DLA Piper

Senior roles for Shepherd and Wedderburn lawyers
Pair appointed at Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Justice of the Peace Courts to reopen
Hearings will start on Monday

Associates promoted at Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace
Craig Veitch and Gillian Smith recognised for progress

Senior insolvency hire for Burness Paull
Allana Sweeney joins from Shepherd & Wedderburn

DWF cuts Glasgow space as staff opt to go hybrid
Move to The Sentinel reduces square foot space by half

Three director hires for Anderson Strathern
Two appointments from Scottish firms and one from the Middle East

Larg takes up managing partner role at Thorntons
First woman in role takes over from Craig Nicol

Mixed sex civil partnership law comes into force
Couples can give notice to registrar from 1 June

Police consult on wider use of body worn video cameras
Three month survey follows wide support in relation to armed officers

Digby Brown names new partners and associates
Trish McFadden and Matt Leckie become partners; three promoted to associate

Two new directors at the Faculty of Advocates
Astrid Smart and Hugh Olson take on senior roles

SYLA annual meeting elects new committee
Chiara Pieri becomes President as Ayla Iridag steps down

Commission brings Scots definitions of homicide under review
New discussion paper puts options to redefine murder and culpable homicide

Head hire as Simpson & Marwick moves back into family law
David Coutts joins from Turcan Connell to build new team

Supreme Court offers Bar hopefuls diversity internships
New programme hoped to lead towards more diverse judiciary

Shoosmiths expands Scottish team with series of hires
Seven solicitors and two paralegals join in Glasgow and Edinburgh