Harper Macleod has been appointed as sole legal adviser to Shire Housing Association (SHA) following a competitive tender process. The appointment will see Harper Macleod’s public sector real estate and housing team provide legal support across a range of areas as SHA continues to grow its org
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A new bill to regulate some of the most commonly performed non-surgical procedures has been published by Holyrood. If passed, the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill will regulate the provision of certain non-surgical cosmetic and wellbeing procedures to ensure
The Law Society of Scotland has added its voice to calls from humanitarian organisations and legal communities across the globe, declaring unequivocal opposition to capital punishment today, on World Day against the Death Penalty. Patricia Thom, president of the Law Society of Scotland, said: &ldquo
A lord ordinary has excluded from proof a series of averments in a dispute between a telecoms company and a couple living in a former railway cottage over the proposed installation of a mast approximately half a kilometre from their property in Caithness concerning the ownership of a private level c
A third of Scotland's school roll has parents who live separately. Some, by agreement or by court order, share the parenting of the children on an equal, 50:50 basis. For others, the children will reside exclusively with one parent and may have little or no contact with the other. The likelihood is
The Law Society of Scotland has condemned comments from the UK shadow justice secretary and the "increasing prevalence of rhetoric designed to undermine the independence of the judiciary". At the Conservative Party’s annual conference in Manchester this week, Robert Jenrick proposed to restore
Burges Salmon has advised AlphaReal, the specialist real assets investment manager, on a bespoke £40 million lending solution to Highland Broadband, enabling the substantial expansion of its fibre network across rural Scotland. The Scottish National Investment Bank is also supporting the initi
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has allowed an appeal by a London firm of solicitors against a finding that it had unlawfully deducted just over £7,800 in wages from a newly qualified solicitor by failing to make a commission payment due under his contract of employment, after finding that it w
Legislation that aims to reduce the number of domestic abuse-related homicides and suicides in Scotland and also update the criminal justice regime has been passed unanimously at Holyrood. The Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill will legally require
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has allowed an appeal against a decision that a company that contracted for the purchase of millions of face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic was due to pay $16 million to the seller after finding that the High Court judge had decided the case on grounds no
The Crown Office is to re-examine the death of a student who took his own life after a grading error at the University of Glasgow. Ethan Brown, 24, died in December 2024 on the day he was due to graduate.
Extreme H, the hydrogen motorsport series, has announced Shoosmiths as its official legal services provider. The partnership will see Shoosmiths support Extreme H as it launches a new era for global motorsport. The firm has been advising Extreme E since its inception in 2019 when it launched the wor
