Financial performance is strong and firms are confident that their pipeline of client instructions will continue to flow steadily in 2016 according to the results of BDO’s survey of independent Scottish legal practices. For the first half of the financial year 2015/16, 88 per cent of respondents r
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Videos giving information on criminal, civil and children’s legal aid are now available on the Scottish Legal Aid Board’s website in British Sign Language (BSL). The translated videos produced by Deaf Action correspond to information available in printed leaflets and on the website.
Rosemary Agnew The Scottish government has been found guilty of breaching freedom of information laws by keeping Prince Charles’ “black spider” letters secret.
(L-R): Brandon Malone, Sir David Edward QC and Andrew Mackenzie
Lord Carloway The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) has extended its current membership by adding two newly appointed judicial members.
The Magic Circle’s 40 new promotions have revealed the most common universities partners attended, with two Scots institutions among them. The Lawyer reports that Oxford produced 12 partners this year, more than any other institution. It was followed by Cambridge with seven and Edinburgh, with fou
Addi Shamash Following the announcement that corporate insolvencies in Scotland fell by almost 10 per cent in the final quarter of last year, Addi Shamash, corporate restructuring partner in HBJ Gateley’s Aberdeen office, said while parts of the Scottish economy were enjoying strong growth, severa
The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) has set up a new working group to take forward legislative changes to inquiries into fatal accidents and sudden deaths. Nominations were sought for membership appointments and considered by the Lord President. The working group comprises:
Andrew Mackenzie The Scottish Arbitration Centre has won its bid for Edinburgh to host the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Congress 2020. The other cities that bid for the congress were Copenhagen, Mexico City, Stockholm, St Petersburg, Vancouver and Vienna. The final written
The Scottish Episcopal Church is set to become the first church in the UK to allow its clergy to conduct same-sex church weddings, The Times reports. Scotland's third-largest church will take a vote on its position on Thursday 9 June.
Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, signing the Pledge at its launch in London The Scottish Arbitration Centre has welcomed the introduction of the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge and Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the centre, signed the pledge at i
Jillian Mclaughlan Scottish Legal News has welcomed a summer intern today.
The Justice Minister Michael Matheson has said the events which unfolded at the Scottish Cup final at the weekend “underline” that it is essential to keep the current ban on alcohol at football grounds. His comments came after Police Scotland revealed that they made 14 arrests linked with the g
The total number of subscribers to Scottish Legal News has broken through the 11,000 mark.