Scottish Legal News

Scottish Legal News (SLN) is a free online news service for the Scottish legal sector. Established in 2008,[2] its daily content, distributed online and by email, includes a blackletter case law report as well as law firm announcements, such as appointments and promotions; legislative changes; international human rights stories; and events and job opportunities.[3]

Scottish Legal News
Type of site
News
HeadquartersDundee, Scotland, UK
OwnerScottish Legal News Ltd
EditorsKapil Summan
Graham Ogilvy (managing)
URLwww.scottishlegal.com
CommercialYes
Users13,000[1]
LaunchedJune 2008

A poll commissioned by the Law Society of Scotland in 2012 found that 76 percent of Scottish solicitors regularly read Scottish Legal News.[4] The publication's editorials and surveys of the legal profession, on wide-ranging issues including Brexit,[5][6] lawyers' safety,[7] and major legal reforms,[8] regularly attract wider press attention.

The publication is edited by Kapil Summan and the managing editor is Graham Ogilvy. A sister publication in Ireland, Irish Legal News,[9] was launched in 2015 and is edited by Connor Beaton, with Graham Ogilvy as managing editor.

References
  1. https://scottishfinancialnews.com/article/scottish-legal-news-passes-13-000-subscribers-milestone
  2. "Scottish Legal News expansion for press agency". Allmediascotland. 2 June 2008.
  3. "Career opportunities - where and why?". Law Society of Scotland. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. "Scots e-newsletter tops readership poll among solicitors". Allmediascotland. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  5. "Scots lawyers 'would back a People's Vote' on Brexit". The Times. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  6. "Supreme Court ruling: Boris Johnson must resign or be removed, says SNP leadership". The Times. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  7. "Attack on lawyer prompts calls for greater protection". The Times. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  8. "Alex Salmond slammed for branding sheriffs "daft toffs"". The Press and Journal. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  9. "Irish Legal News gaining ground among lawyers North and South". Scottish Legal News. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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