A Supreme Court justice has suggested laws could be introduced forcing companies to appoint a “designated board member for environmental impact issues” to make directors pay more attention to climate issues. Lord Sales made the comments in a speech entitled "Directors’ duties and c
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Lawyers for 78 parliamentarians who claim that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to suspend parliament for five weeks in the run-up to his Brexit deadline was unlawful today said the court fight would continue. After hearing arguments from both sides in the Outer House of the Court of Session
Personal injury law practice Friends Legal has expanded, opening a new Edinburgh office in Leith’s Bonnington Bond. The Edinburgh team will be led by head of office Val Roberts, one of Scotland’s best-known personal injury experts with significant experience in high-value, complex claims
Anderson Strathern has hired Coral Bain as its first ever risk and compliance director. Ms Bain, a former head of professional practice at the Law Society of Scotland, brings expertise in governance, professional regulation, GDPR and strategic compliance.
Solicitors and estate agents McDougall McQueen has announced the appointment of solicitor Emma Meechan. Ms Meechan joined Allan McDougall in 2012 as a property assistant, before moving to Warners to complete her traineeship. She now returns to McDougall McQueen to work in the private client tea
Celtic FC could face legal action over sexual abuse at Celtic Boys Club, Thompsons Solicitors has said. Patrick Mcguire, a partner at the firm, said a small number of test cases against the club are being prepared.
BTO Solicitors LLP welcomes seven new trainees to the firm this week, bringing its total number of trainees to 13. Max Roper joins the firm’s insurance litigation team and will assist the property, products, policy advice & multi-jurisdictional claims team in Glasgow under the supervision
Pictured (L-R): Adrian Howlett, Jennifer Hepburn, Jo Dallas (rep from Christian Aid), Andrew Robertson, Lesley Millar, Ross Anderson, Liz McDonald and Craig Jackson Over 800 solicitors have raised £1 million for national will-writing campaign Will Aid.
The Scottish government has published new legislation that aims to ensure children’s best interests are at the centre of every family law case and that children’s views are heard in court. The Children (Scotland) Bill includes regulation of child contact centres to ensure they are safe p
Almost half of people who serve on the boards of public bodies in Scotland said they were reluctant to complain about bullying and harassment, a survey has found. The poll of 299 people, included in the Standards Commission for Scotland's annual report, found that there was a disinclinatio
Gillespie Macandrew has welcomed Clyde & Co's private client team to the firm following a transfer agreement. Led by partner Nikki Dundas, the Clyde & Co team comprises two associates, Judith Clark and Doran Mitchell; executry manager, Susan Baxter; and PA, Donna Galloway.
Fraser Mitchell explains the details of the infrastructure levy regulations in Scotland's new planning legislation. The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 has arrived following the most recent review of the Scottish planning system. In amongst significant changes to development planning and modest changes
Paul Craig, professor of English law at St John's College, Oxford and an authority on administrative and EU law, writes about important issues of constitutional principle and law raised by the prospect of prorogation as well as those concerning fact and causation. Constitutional principle and law
The Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC's application to intervene in the prorogation case at the Court of Session today has been accepted. Mr Wolffe has lodged applications to intervene in two legal cases aimed at preventing the suspension of the UK Parliament ahead of the Brexit deadline.
Fifty-six per cent of people think sentencing in Scotland is too lenient, according to a survey published by the Scottish Sentencing Council. Ipsos MORI conducted a 15-minute telephone survey with 1,000 randomly selected adult residents in Scotland between 13 March to 7 April 2019 on behalf of the c
