Welcome back to the 100% Legal Podcast. Today we have an exciting episode made in collaboration with our sponsor Travers Smith. Today Jakub is joined by Hugh Hutchison, an alumni of the University of Aberdeen, who is a Partner at Travers Smith.

Celebrating International Women's Day with the Lord Advocate

Mar 8th, 2024 58m 33s

In honour of International Women’s Day, join Jakub and Anabia for a powerful and inspiring episode featuring the Lord Advocate. As the highest legal officer in Scotland, the Lord Advocate brings a unique perspective, sharing her experience and

Tackling Domestic Abuse with Scottish Women's Aid | S2E15

Mar 17th, 2023 41m 2s

Megha and Christy are joined by Louise Johnson who is a Legal Issues Worker at Scottish Women’s Aid (SWA). Louise talks to us about the work that SWA carry out to protect women and children who have experienced domestic abuse and how they campa

Diversity in Law with Lubna Shuja | S2E14

Feb 17th, 2023 36m 38s

Megha is joined by Lubna Shuja, the President of the Law Society of England and Wales. Lubna is the first Asian, first Muslim and seventh female to become President. We talk about Lubna’s legal journey and the barriers she overcame to get to he

Uncovering the DPLP | S2E13

Jan 20th, 2023 25m 43s

Megha is joined by Dr Jean Wilkie who is the DPLP Director and Professor Susan Stokeld who is the Director of Education at the University of Aberdeen. They talk about the structure of the DPLP, the assessment criteria and how admission to the p

Taking Silk with Claire Mitchell KC | S2E12

Nov 28th, 2022 50m 56s

Megha and Melina are joined by Claire Mitchell KC. Claire shares her legal journey into how she was called to the Bar and how she persevered through many rejections and hurdles on the way. Claire talks about her caseload and why Public Law inte

Vacation Schemes and Traineeships: Tips from Future Trainees | S2E11

Nov 14th, 2022 53m 58s

Megha is joined by Rahma and Nicola who are future trainees of Brodies and CMS respectively. They talk about their application processes and interviews and how they stayed motivated throughout. They give us some great tips on how to make applic

Let's Talk About Cannabis Law | S2E10

Oct 22nd, 2022 34m 10s

Megha is joined by Nick Earles who is a regulatory lawyer and commercial adviser to the psychedelic industry and is one of the few dedicated legal consultants to the cannabis and psychedelic medicines industry. In this podcast, Nick talks about

From The Perspective Of A Prison Lawyer | S2E9

Oct 4th, 2022 39m 30s

Megha is joined by James Smith who is a Criminal Defence Lawyer who specialises in Prison Law and Parole at McGreevy & Co. We talk about the stigma and negative perception around prisoners and how this reduces their chance of fitting back into

Exploring The World Of International Human Rights | S2E8

Sep 20th, 2022 27m 12s

Megha and Melina are joined by Ian Duddy who is the Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission. Ian talks to us about how his career at the Foreign Office developed his interest into International Human Rights. Ian also talks about his time

An Introduction Into International Family Law | S2E7

Sep 5th, 2022 32m 41s

Megha and Melina are joined by Derek Parsons who is an Advanced Family Law Practitioner in International Family Law (IFL) with speciality in International Child Abduction, Child Law and Relocation. Derek talks about his legal journey and how hi

Conversations With A Judge | S2E6

Aug 19th, 2022 21m 39s

Megha is joined by Lady Drummond who is a Judge in the High Court in Aberdeen. Lady Drummond shares how her transition has been from being an Advocate to being a Judge and explains some of the differences between the role of an Advocate and her

Advocating For Animals | S2E5

Aug 3rd, 2022 36m 39s

Megha and Georgia are joined by Edie Bowles who is the co-founder of Advocates for Animals. They discuss Edie’s love for animals and how this love motivated her to start the first law firm in the UK which was entirely dedicated to Animal Protec

How Sentencing Guidelines are Developed | S2E4

Jul 8th, 2022 39m 34s

Megha is joined by Krista Johnston who is the solicitor member of the Scottish Sentencing Council. Amongst other work, the Council develops sentencing guidelines for the courts. We talk about how sentencing guidelines are developed and the exte

How Prison Sentences Are Justified | S2E4

Jul 6th, 2022 40m

Megha is joined by Krista Johnston who is a solicitor member in the Scottish Sentencing Council. We talk about how prison sentences are developed and the lengthy process behind it. Krista explains the importance of rehabilitation and mental h

Understanding Medical Negligence | S2E3

Jun 16th, 2022 39m 42s

Megha and Chiara are joined by Robbie Wilson who is the Head of Medical Negligence at Anderson Strathern. Robbie talks about how he became interested in medical negligence and how he deals with cases involving cerebral palsy, birth injuries and

An Insight Into the Scottish Government and Their Role in The Ukrainian Conflict | S2E2

May 8th, 2022 32m 8s

Megha and Rahma are joined by Deputy Director Denise Mckay. Denise talks about how she started working for the Scottish Government and her daily life in her managerial position. She also talks about the abundance of cases the Scottish Governme

All Things Criminal: Shaun Wallace's Journey Into Criminal Law | S2E1

Apr 18th, 2022 32m 11s

Megha, Georgia and Rahma are joined by celebrity guest Shaun Wallace who discusses his journey in becoming a barrister, highlighting the key skills and attributes and mindset one needs to be a criminal barrister as well as the challenges he ha

Transgender Law: The Work of GIRES and Discussion around the Current Legislation | S1E8

Mar 12th, 2022 45m 3s

Katy and Amy are joined by Cat Burton, Chair of the Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES), to discuss the work that GIRES do to support transgender and gender-diverse communities, the legislation which affects those within thes

Human rights law and the work of JUSTICE | S1E7

Jan 18th, 2022 41m 22s

Euan is joined by Andrea Fraser a Civil Justice lawyer at JUSTICE and will be discussing human rights law and the work of JUSTICE to defend said law.

Sports Law: The Commercial vs Regulatory Perspectives | S1E6

Jan 4th, 2022 50m 16s

Victorie-Anne and George are joined by Conor Hume and Jacob Webster, two associates from Bird & Bird’s Sports Group, who advise on various matters including regulatory and sports-related commercial issues. Conor and Jacob discuss about Bird &

All about personal injury law | S1E5

Dec 13th, 2021 26m 37s

Katy is joined by Amy Shand, personal injury solicitor at Digby Brown, to discuss her work, and key developments, within the personal injury sector. Follow us for more episodes and get in touch if you would like to get involved!Applications for

Insight into the life of a family lawyer | S1E4

Dec 2nd, 2021 41m 2s

Amy and Melina are joined by Beverley Addison, a family lawyer at BTO Solicitors who specialises in modern families. To hear about Beverley's journey and what this area of law entails, stay tuned!Beverley is a Senior Solicitor and trained Coll

The ins and outs of being a public service lawyer | S1E3

Nov 14th, 2021 32m 53s

Euan and Katy are joined by Geoff Fogg, President of SOLAR, to discuss the ins and outs of being a public service lawyer and why us as fellow law students should consider it as a avenue into law.

Data protection & privacy law with Trevor Fenton | S1E2

Oct 19th, 2021 50m 59s

Katy and Euan are joined by Trevor Fenton, founder and solicitor at Plain English Law, to discuss his knowledge and work in data protection and privacy law, business law and his experience being qualified in both Canada and the UK. Follow us fo