How lawyers are coming to terms with their own ‘Now and Then’
Forgive me if you already know the story of The Beatles’ Now and Then, their ‘last-ever’ single. The song was recorded as a demo by John Lennon in 1977 in…
MacRoberts and Morton Fraser tie-up as mergers return to legal market
Merger has long been the mark of the Scottish legal market, with more than 20 years passing since one-time sector leader Dundas & Wilson entered an ill-fated tie-up with accountancy…
Landmark announcement caps an eventful year of growth and development
The last year has been an eventful and successful one for Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP. Renewables are particularly busy areas of work, and we have grown our team to…
Six years on, arguments continue over regulation and reform
A shake-up of the way the Scottish legal profession is regulated has been a long time in the offing, what with then NHS24 chair Esther Roberton being asked by then…
Empowering women in law to lead in a shifting society
In 1921, the first woman qualified as a solicitor in Scotland. Madge Easton Anderson, born in Glasgow and the youngest of three daughters, became the first woman to work professionally…
Reflections on equity, balance and mentorship
If we are going to truly embrace equity, we must continue to mind the gaps in opportunity and outcomes for those most affected by the long-lasting effects of the pandemic…
AI is here to stay and we have to embrace it
The technology we use in our lives has transformed how we work and communicate, with the pace of change only set to intensify. There is increasing focus on AI and…
‘There’s a good number of women getting into the profession . . . but something is happening at the mid-career stage’
Elish Angiolini has achieved a lot of firsts in her career. The first woman to be appointed a regional procurator fiscal in Scotland, the first female – and the first…
Weighty issues for Scots law firms
Scots law firms have continued to impress this year with the breadth and depth of their proficiency across a broad spectrum – though there has undoubtedly been a tectonic shift…
Counting the cost of AI
Luke Scanlon and Holly Lambert of Pinsent Masons look at the opportunities for synthetic data and AI in financial services AI is transforming financial services and synthetic data is central to…
