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Moir and Sweeney Litigation has expanded with the opening of a new branch office at 879 Govan Road, Glasgow. Ian Moir said: "We look forward to serving the people of Govan from the new premises which can be contacted on 0141 429 2724. It is an exciting opportunity to be able to expand in what i

The UK housing market had its busiest month for a decade in July as the value of property sales reached a record £37 billion, according to Rightmove. Agreed property sales increased by 48 per cent compared with the same month in 2019 and were 20 per cent higher than the previous record noted&n

The Equality and Human Rights Commission in Scotland has published new research into how sexual history and bad character evidence is used in sexual offences trials. The findings have led to a call by the commission for an urgent review on how courts and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Servic

Dallas McMillan Solicitors has announced the appointment of Rosslyn Milligan as a senior associate in the firm’s private client department. Ms Milligan is joined at the firm by three new trainee solicitors, Kirsty Adams, Erin Doherty and Liam Mackay, all of whom commenced their traineeships wi

Italy's Supreme Court has made a landmark decision regarding parent's obligations to financially support their children, following a five year legal battle between a 35-year-old man and his parents. The claimant is a part-time music teacher from Florence who was living with his parents while he was

A former director of Rangers is to be given a public apology by the Lord Advocate as well as significant damages after he was wrongly prosecuted on charges of fraud. Imran Ahmad was prosecuted in 2015 over the takeover of the club in 2012. All charges, however, were dropped two years ago.

Dog owners in Germany will be legally required to take their pets outdoors for exercise for half an hour at least twice a day. The new draft law proposes to change animal welfare law to ensure pets are not confined to kennels all day and are given enough outdoor exercise, The Times reports.

A revised version of a scheme which deals with counsel’s fees has been published by the Faculty of Advocates. The main updates in the 2020 Scheme for the Accounting For and Collection Of Counsel’s Fees relate to speculative fees and reflect changes introduced by the Civil Litigation (Exp

Clan Childlaw has lent its support to the latest amendments to the Children (Scotland) Bill, which would widen participation in children's hearings. The bill as amended would modify the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011. As a result of the changes, certain individuals, who are curre

A Scottish man who was injured in a quad bike accident while on holiday in Greece has been unsuccessful in obtaining damages in relation to his injuries. Keith Fitzsimmons claimed he was injured when the quad bike came into contact with a tanker whilst on the road. As the driver could not be located

A new bill has been introduced at Holyrood that would provide victims of historical child abuse in care in Scotland the opportunity to apply for financial redress payments of up to £80,000. The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill aims to provide tangible reco

A new online resource is being made available to help support people experiencing, or at risk of, domestic abuse. The Domestic Abuse Awareness Raising Tool has been developed in partnership with stakeholders by the domestic abuse charity SafeLives, backed by £10,000 Scottish government investm

Scottish Legal News is saddened – and angered – to have to reprint the open letter sent by Glenrothes solicitor Yvonne McKenna to the Scottish Legal Aid Board highlighting the unsustainably low SLAB fees her firm received for work on a landmark case concerning the rights of relevant pers

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued a warning to lawyers after a report highlighted the need for firms to be vigilant when advising on investment schemes following incidents in which poor practice left people at risk of falling victim to dubious schemes. The SRA's report looked at pa

Benjamin Bestgen discusses the rights of animals in his latest jurisprudential primer. See last week's here. Britain is said to be a nation of pet lovers, with an estimated 50 per cent of British adults having a pet – dogs, cats and rabbits being the most popular. But Britain is also a nation