The number of Employment Tribunal claims in Scotland has increased fivefold in the past six months following the scrapping of fees for bringing cases. More than 8,500 additional cases were lodged in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, leading to claims the system is be
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David Hossack extols the benefits of mediation following the recent publication of a report from Holyrood. I read with great interest the recently issued report of the Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament entitled "I won't see you in court: alternative dispute resolution in Scotland". As a p
Blackadders has reinforced its management board with the election of two new partners to the group. Emma Gray and Petra Grunenberg assume their new roles immediately and will support the further growth and development of Blackadders’ business plan.
Dentons has announced the sponsorship of two upcoming awards in Scotland with a focus on women and their achievements. The firm is a headline sponsor for the forthcoming Business Women Scotland and Women's Enterprise Scotland Awards 2018 and will also be sponsoring an award category at the Scottish
Man granted contact order with daughters and divorce from wife who falsely accused him of raping her
A man whose wife made a false rape allegation against him and moved away with their children has been granted a divorce and a contact order in a case in which the sheriff found the children's negative views of their father were not independently formed and that the mother's witnesses,
Four Scotland-based legal tech companies have been selected to go on a trade mission to Zurich and Vienna, with the delegation being led by the Law Society of Scotland. Supported by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and organised by the Department for International Trade (DIT) and Scottish Development I
The creation of a single regulatory body for solicitors risks weakening public protection, increasing costs for those who pay for legal services and is a "surprising" suggestion to be made without consulting lawyers, the Law Society of Scotland has said. The report of the independent review of legal
Tracy Kirk has joined Glasgow Caledonian University as a lecturer in law. Ms Kirk obtained a first class LLB (Hons) from the University of Stirling in 2011. After many years of working with children and young people in education and healthcare, she commenced a PhD at Northumbria University in 2015.
The new Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) centre for child and vulnerable witnesses, due to open next year, will benefit from £950,000 in funding from the Scottish government. The facilities will include flexible hearing suites and vulnerable witness suites with a direct video link
Thompsons Solicitors has announced a number of promotions to associate level. Senior solicitors Alan Calderwood, Claire Campbell, Paul Deans, Michael Briggs and Joel Shaw will take up their new positions from 1 November. Joel Shaw from the private accident department said: “I think I speak on
Private client experts Euan Fleming and Joe Davies have joined Gilson Gray. Mr Fleming, who joins as partner and head of the private client team said: “I am incredibly happy to be joining, arguably, the most ambitious law firm in Scotland. Certainly the firm’s growth and results spe
Referring to the upcoming consultation on smacking, a recent newspaper headline declared: “Scots parents will face jail for smacking their children under new laws unveiled at Holyrood.” Somehow I don’t think so.
Solicitor advocate Euan McSherry has joined Aberdein Considine as a partner, based in Edinburgh. He was previously a partner with DWF LLP where he led the firm’s litigation team in Scotland.
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has today published a new report into models of incorporating international human rights standards into law, authored by Dr Katie Boyle, associate professor of law at the University of Stirling. The report, Models of Incorporation and Justiciability for Economic,
Pictured (L-R): Maralyn Boyle, Maggie’s Partnerships Manager Scotland; Jackie McFarlane; Jenni Guy; Seonaid Cochran Five intrepid explorers from Brodies LLP will be taking on the Arctic to raise funds for Maggie's Cancer Centres in a 70km trek.