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Rosie Gollan contrasts the reforms north and south of the border that have followed Grenfell. Following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the UK government has been reviewing and taking steps to reform building and fire safety regimes.

The impact of abuse, threats and violence on retail staff will be highlighted in a new awareness-raising campaign. It comes following the passing of the Protection of Workers (Scotland) Bill and findings from the Scottish Grocers Federation, which show a rise in reported attacks on staff in 2020.

DWF partner Iain McLean and his family have raised more than £100,000 for The Duncan McLean Fund, established in memory of his son, who lost his life to a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) brain tumour in February 2016 – aged just 20. Gullane-based Mr McLean set himself the hu

A new report into the extent of hate crimes committed in Scotland has highlighted that almost two-thirds of all race-related hate offences had a visible minority ethnic (non-white) victim, a group that makes up around four per cent of the population. The study, which looked at the characteristics of

Couples who split up often have very different views on how to do things and Covid-19 has magnified this enormously, write Shona Smith and Lynne Mulcahy. We have seen the breakdown of lots of arrangements for shared child care that rubbed along perfectly well until last year.

Gilson Gray has recruited Eddy Winters as business development director.   Mr Winters comes from a professional services background and worked latterly in the Middle East for legal giants Al Tamimi & Company. 

A virtual conference is to provide a forum for discussion about how civil business might be conducted after the pandemic. The Lord President, Lord Carloway, has asked the Judicial Institute to organise a conference, to be held virtually, to provide a forum for a discussion amongst interested parties

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Angus Wood to its commercial dispute resolution practice. Mr Wood joins the partnership with 12 years of litigation experience, acting in a wide variety of disputes, including corporate, banking and energy.

The European Commission has published two draft “data adequacy” decisions in favour of the UK. If approved, these adequacy decisions will allow personal data to be transferred from the EU to the UK, without the need for organisations to put in place any additional safeguards. As such, th

Gillespie Macandrew has advised on the purchase of two Waitrose stores in Glasgow for £23.2 million. The firm’s commercial property specialists advised Wire Oast Limited, an SPV established by Avignon Capital, on the acquisition of the portfolio of two supermarkets in the West Retail Par

A team from Burges Salmon has advised BayWa r.e. UK, a global renewable energy developer, on its acquisition of High Constellation Wind Farm from Blue Energy. The proposed wind farm is located on the Kintyre peninsula and, once installed, its 10 turbines will have a capacity of 50MW. Blue Energy, a

Dan Traynor discusses people of faith in the LGBTQ+ community, noting the unique challenges they face. Religions across the globe host a variety of views and teaching on the rights and acceptance of LGBTQ+ people, ranging from condemnation to complete acceptance. For this reason, many LGBTQ+ people

Dentons is to move forward with backdated salary raises for its UK fee-earners from March, The Lawyer reports. The increases are to be backdated to reflect the fact they would have been given the green light in July last year.

The daughters of Malcolm X have requested that the investigation into the murder of their father be reopened as new evidence has come to light. The civil rights leader was shot dead in Manhattan on 21 February 1965.

Most lawyers oppose the removal of the 'not proven' verdict from Scotland's legal system, according to new research. A survey carried out by the Open University found that Scots lawyers supported a system consisting of 'proven' and 'not proven' verdicts and requiring a juror majority of 12