Today Christina Ballantyne marks the outstanding achievement of 35 years with the Faculty of Advocates’ service company Faculty Services Ltd. Christina began her career with a two-month spell in the …

Yesterday’s UKELA conference was hailed a great success by the 5 law students who attended as delegates sponsored by Westwater Advocates. The students, from the Universities of Edinburgh and Dundee (pictured …

The Scottish Government has just published a “Small Landholdings Legislation – A guide to the law in Scotland”. Complex and historic legislation governs Small Landholdings, of which there are only …

Sir Crispin Agnew QC is speaking at the UKELA (Scotland) Environmental Conference which takes place in Edinburgh on 27 September. Crispin, who is a Patron of UKELA, is speaking on …

Westwater Advocates celebrates another landmark appointment as Ruth Innes takes silk. Ruth’s reputation as one of Scotland’s leading family lawyers is already firmly established and her appointment is richly deserved. …

The article, jointly written by Crispin and Dr Gillian Black of Edinburgh University, is entitled: The Significance of Status and Genetics in Succession to Titles, Honours, Dignities and Coats of …

Amy J Donachie and David Adams join Westwater Advocates today when they call to the Bar. Clerk Sheila Westwater said “Today is a milestone in Amy and David’s careers and …

Addressing the subject “Choosing the judges: the controversy continues”, Westwater Advocates’ Calum MacNeill QC participated on Friday [30 March 2018] in a panel discussion with Lord Neuberger and Liam McCollum …

Sir Crispin Agnew QC’s article has been published in E-Law The Journal of the United Kingdom Environmental Law Association January/February 2018 (pages 26 to 30).

Fingerprint officer Fiona McBride, who identified fingerprints at a murder scene as belonging to police officer Shirley McKie in 1997, has won a long-running battle for compensation with the Scottish …