Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace (RCCW) has appointed Callum McDonald as its new managing partner amid a period of growth for the company. Mr McDonald's appointment comes following the retirement of Keith Allan, who has amassed almost 40 years’ service with the firm, including eight years
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When a legal matter involves a child, there is a fine line between protecting the child and excluding them from something which directly impacts them, writes Jennifer Maciver. Recent announcements from the Scottish government suggest that more will be done in this often difficult situation. Minister
Employment law, HR and health & safety specialist, Law At Work (LAW), has recorded a sharp increase in employment claims since fees were abolished in July 2017. The firm saw a 25 per cent rise in claims in 2018 compared with the previous year when fees were overturned, and an increase of 120 per
Solicitor Aamer Anwar has spoken to The Scotsman about threats to his life made after he called for unity within Scotland's Muslim community following the murder of Glasgow shopkeeper in 2016. Asad Shah, an Ahmadi Muslim, was killed by a Sunni Muslim.
Aberdeen law graduate Hanifi Baris faces life imprisonment for the second time in less than a year, The Press and Journal reports. On 4th July 2018 he was arrested in Istanbul and charged with “posting items of criminal content” on his Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Advocate Paul Harvey reflects on the third of Lord Sumption's Reith Lectures, in which the former Supreme Court justice takes the ECHR to task. These are unsatisfactory times for lawyers who wish to engage in public debate. The law, like so many other specialist disciplines, is not always fairly and
TLT has secured a provisional licence for the proposed Ardgowan Distillery & Estate in Inverkip, at a hearing of the Inverclyde Licensing Board on 6 June 2019. The Ardgowan Distillery & Estate will be a multi-million pound project creating a brand new distillery and wider tourist destination
Plans to update and improve the law on surrogacy have been welcomed by the Advocates’ Family Law Association (AFLA). Proposals for change were published in a joint consultation by the Scottish Law Commission and the Law Commission of England and Wales.
In 1941 at a seancé in Portsmouth, the spirit of a sailor was said to have appeared to announce the sinking of HMS Barham. But the battleship, which had been sunk in an attack by German forces off the Egyptian coast, was not officially declared lost until a number of months later, an effort b
The laws around surrogacy are outdated and should be improved to better support the child, surrogates and intended parents, the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have announced today. Surrogacy is where a woman bears a child on behalf of someone else or a couple, wh
Regular building inspections, the establishment of compulsory owners’ associations and building reserve funds should be written into legislation to protect the future of Scotland’s tenement buildings, a new report argues. The report has been published by the Working Group on Maintenance
MSPs on Holyrood’s Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee have today proposed the introduction of a committee bill which would limit pre-release access (PRA) that Scottish government ministers and officials currently have to key economic data. PRA is the practice of making official statistics
Aberdein Considine has promoted Jennifer Matthew to associate. Ms Matthew joined Aberdein Considine’s flagship legal office in Edinburgh in April 2018 and has played a key role in the growth of the firm’s commercial litigation business across the central belt.
Community safety minister Ash Denham MSP is hosting a ministerial summit and reception to celebrate 100 years of women in law on Monday 10th June at Parliament Hall, Edinburgh. Speakers include Ms Denham, Lorna Jack, Alison di Rollo QC, Angela Grahame QC, Amanda Millar amongst many others.
Dentons has announced its unaudited, headline financial results for the UK & Middle East region during the financial year to 30 April 2019. Revenue at the firm was £229.8 million, an increase of 13 per cent on 17/18 (£203.1m). Revenues have risen 48 per cent since 2014/15.
