Jenny Dickson discusses the details of a bill that would give ministers the power to recover certain costs for NHS Scotland that are associated with the treatment of industrial disease-related illnesses. It's an advert we see regularly on daytime TV: “Have you been in an accident or do you hav
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A lawyer’s lifelong passion for helping the careers of others will be commemorated in a scholarship set up to encourage students from less advantaged backgrounds to enter the legal profession. The Kirk Murdoch Memorial Fund will offer financial support, professional mentoring, work placements
Two law students have been given awards for their outstanding performances in their conveyancing exams. Matthew Edwards from Aberdeen and Carys Magee from Greenock have both received the Conveyancing Student Scotland award from Millar and Bryce for receiving the top marks in their respective D
Aberdein Considine has appointed Kevin Gardiner as mortgage operations director. Mr Gardiner, who brings over 20 years’ experience in financial services, joins the firm from First Mortgage.
Legal permission will not be required to end care for patients who are in a long-term vegetative state, the Supreme Court has ruled. The question in this appeal is whether a court order must always be obtained before clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (“CANH”), which is keeping
Clíona Kimber SC, who lectured in law at the University of Aberdeen for eight years from 1993 to 2000, has been elected as chair of the Employment Bar Association at the Bar of Ireland. Ms Kimber is a Senior Counsel (equivalent to Queen's Counsel) in Ireland, specialising in litigating in emp
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has launched a new guide to help solicitors avoid the most common complaints. The short guide – based on the SLCC’s experience of real cases – outlines ten steps which solicitors can take to avoid the most common complaint
Dentons has been awarded Platinum Employer Partner accreditation in Scotland by STEP, the global professional association for practitioners who specialise in family inheritance and succession planning. This is the highest of three accreditation levels awarded under STEP's Employer Partnership P
Harper Macleod has marked its 30th year in business by announcing record profits in its most recent financial year – its seventh consecutive year of profit growth. The firm saw profits pass the £10 million mark for the first time ever, with a 4.2 per cent increase to £10.2m on turn
Inksters Solicitors has moved into Aberdeen with Rory Cradock joining the firm to set up an office at 9 Queens Road. Mr Cradock has many years of experience of the Aberdeen property market with, in recent years, time spent as a senior lawyer at James & George Collie as well as the Mortgage and P
Terra Firma advocate Robert Sutherland is set to trek to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro next year to raise money for Team Children 1st, Scotland’s national children’s charity, who help Scotland’s families to put children first, with practical advice and with support in diff
The University of Strathclyde Law Clinic has received a £2,880 funding award from SafeDeposits Scotland Trust for a project to educate tenants and homeowners in Glasgow and the surrounding areas. The ‘Housing Advice Under One Roof’ initiative will research the Housing & Propert
Scotland's prosecutors and courts are to get extra funding to respond to the growth in sexual offence reports and reduce the time such cases take to progress through the justice system. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) will u
Harper Macleod has appointed family law specialist Natalie Bruce to its Inverness office. Ms Bruce has joined Harper Macleod from Anderson, Shaw & Gilbert as the firm continues to increase numbers at its office in Cradlehall Business Park. Her arrival comes just a few weeks after the firm added
Mike Dailly, Govan Law Centre's solicitor advocate, has been appointed as a non-executive director to the board of the Single Financial Guidance Body (SFGB), With the agreement of the minister for pensions and financial inclusion. He will take up the post in October 2018. The Single Financ