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Frances Ennis welcomes Glasgow Licensing Board's new pilot scheme. Glasgow's night-time economy is said to generate around £2.16 billion a year and supports 16,600 jobs. That is despite, not because of, what has sometimes been seen by trade and practitioners alike as a licensing system which d

Govan Law Centre (GLC) has called on the Scottish government for a strategy to address the adverse impact of Universal Credit (UC) which it describes as "unworkable" in its current form. Universal Credit is the UK government’s flagship welfare reform designed to simplify the benefits

The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has made progress but concerns remain about its ability to balance its budget and meet longer-term strategic objectives, an audit of its accounts has found. The audit of the SPA's 2017/18 accounts confirmed that there have been improvements in areas such as govern

Gildeas Solicitors has welcomed three new recruits at its office in Edinburgh. Andrew Lattimore and Sam Durning have joined the team as claims handlers, while Stacey Sneddon has taken up the role of litigation secretary.

The private client team at Balfour and Manson has been awarded STEP Gold Employer Partner accreditation, in recognition of its specialist skills in inheritance and succession planning. The firm becomes of only a handful of law practices in Scotland to achieve ‘Employment Partner’ status

In a landmark decision, the Inner House has refused an appeal by the GMC against a decision of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (MPT) under s.40A of the Medical Act 1983. This is the first such appeal in Scotland. Laura Donald, a partner at BTO Solicitors LLP, provides expert commentary. BTO defen

The Scottish government has denied there is any problem with the legal aid duty rota after a freedom of information request revealed a fourfold increase in the number of solicitors withdrawing from providing cover in police stations. The new figures acquired by the Scottish Liberal Democrats show th

Morton Fraser has been appointed to the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Wider Public Sector Legal Services Panel. Morton Fraser is the only Scottish independent firm to be directly appointed to lot one of the panel, meaning its public sector team will be available to provide commercial legal ser

Davidson Chalmers has recruited Laura Irvine as its eleventh partner to head up its newly launched regulatory team. She joins from BTO Solicitors where she was a partner. One of Scotland’s leading data protection and cybersecurity specialists, Ms Irvine wrote the Law Society of Scotland’

The recent Court of Appeal decision in Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Limited [2018] EWCA Civ 2214 provides a stark, timely reminder of both the personal and legal consequences of what can happen when work outings turn for the worse, write Alan Strain and Kieran Buxton. Mr Bellman worked for Nort

Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced that Emma Robertson, senior associate in the firm's rural property and business team, has been accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in agricultural law. Ms Robertson joins a select group of lawyers with the accreditation, including Shepherd

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has highlighted an improving picture in its complaints handling, as it publishes its annual report and annual accounts which were laid before the Scottish Parliament earlier today. There was a 6.3 per cent increase in the number of complaints received

The audio of Professor Hector MacQueen's Stair Society Annual Lecture for 2018 is now available online. Professor MacQueen delivered the lecture on Friday entitled 'The Kings of Scots v The Earls of Douglas 1406-1455: a Game of Thrones?' and began with the minority of King James II 1437-1449 an

Journalist John Forsyth is compiling anecdotes for an item entitled 'Christmas Eve in the Courthouse' for BBC Radio 4 next month. Criminal courts often sit on Christmas Eve. Misjudged festive celebrations by Santa or his elves often lead to their appearance among the overnight custodies.

Pictured (L-R): Alexandra Smith, Emma de Sailly, Katrina Barclay, Hamish Lean and Paul Tinson Shepherd and Wedderburn is supporting the work of two rural charities in Scotland with charitable donations to RSABI and the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET).