March 2026

Themis Advocates Personal Injury and Medical Negligence Conference 2026 🌟 Save the Date 🌟  Themis Advocates are pleased to announce their Personal Injury & Medical Negligence Conference will be taking place on: 📅 Thursday 28 May📍 The Glasshouse, Edinburgh⏰ 13:00–17:00, followed by a drinks reception✨ 3 Hours CPD will be accreditedThis event is free to […]

Fatal Accident Inquiry Re Death of Badreddin Abdullah Adam Bosh The fatal accident inquiry into the death of BADREDDIN ABDULLAH ADAM BOSH began on Monday 9 March 2026. Mr Bosh died on 26 June 2020 following a police incident at the Park Inn Hotel, Glasgow. Themis Advocates members, Andrew Webster KC and Iain Halliday, are

SJ & Ors v The Advocate General for Scotland This week, the Advocate General for Scotland settled proceedings without the need for an interim orders hearing. Bilaal Shabbir, Advocate, acted for the Petitioners, instructed by Sonya Imtiaz of Ali & Co. The case concerned a family who were granted leave under the family reunion route

Matthew McPherson joins Faculty of Advocates Sub-Committee ✨ Congratulations to Matthew McPherson ✨ We are delighted to share that Matthew McPherson has been admitted to the Faculty of Advocates Law Reform Committee’s Criminal Law Sub-Committee. This is a fantastic and well‑deserved opportunity that will see Matthew, in this role, assist the Faculty by providing expert

Michael Upton appears in Murrayfield Curling Ltd v Murrayfield Ice Rink Ltd Themis member Michael Upton, instructed by Thorntons, represented Murrayfield Ice Rink in the Lands Tribunal, successfully opposing an application for the discharge or variation of title conditions.  The Ice Rink had built an adjoining Curling Rink and later sold it to Murrayfield Curling