Proposals are being put forward to amend the licensing of dog, cat and rabbit breeding activities, following concerns that current regulations in Scotland are outdated and that more can be done to safeguard animal welfare.
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Justice Secretary David Gauke has announced proposals for all refurbished and new magistrates' and Crown Court buildings to have separate entrances for complainants and defendants, while court staff will be told to use a "more compassionate" tone with complainants, to indicate their empathy. The pla
Pictured (L-R): Kasia Thomson, Millie Crocker, Andrew Shaw, Johnston Clark, Stephen Annis, Lesley Shand and Rachel Crighton. Blackadders welcomed its new intake of trainee solicitors earlier this week.
An approach to dealing with repeat offenders in Aberdeen Sheriff Court has the potential to benefit other areas, according to a new report which found that it “shows promise”. The Aberdeen Problem-Solving Approach (PSA) aims to reduce the use of custodial sentences and cut
TLT has expanded its clean energy team with the appointment of Nick Shenken as clean energy real estate partner in Glasgow. He joins TLT from Pinsent Masons where he worked for two decades and launched the firm's energy real estate practice in Scotland.
Dales Solicitors LLP has announced the promotion of Jean Forrest to partner from 1 July. In addition, Claire Cochrane qualified as a solicitor on 14 August and has been retained by the firm as a solicitor and Thomas Jordan commenced his traineeship with the East Ayrshire firm on 1 July.
Burness Paull has been named Legal Advisor of the Year at the 2018 Scottish Business Insider Deals & Dealmakers Awards. The firm, which has already topped the table of corporate dealmakers in Scotland for the third year running, added the award to its collection at the annual black-tie ceremony
Friday 26 October 20186pm - 7pm2018 is the 50th Anniversary of several landmark cases in public law in which Lord Reid presided. Deputy President of the Supreme Court, Lord Reed, will be considering Lord Reid’s approach to judicial lawmaking and assessing how relevant it is to the courts at th
Lawyers exasperated with much-vaunted legislation's inability to resolve gaps in the Land Register and its rules on rejections have established a new group to address the issue as "no one seems to be listening" – amid a warning that completion of the cadastral map will "never happen" as the la
John Scott QC reflects on his time as a member of the Scottish Sentencing Council. As the advert has now appeared for the next solicitor member of the Scottish Sentencing Council, I thought that it might be useful for colleagues to hear a little about the work of the Council in the last three y
A cheesemaker is demanding £400,000 in compensation from a council after it lost a court battle against him over the safety of his produce, The Herald reports. Humphrey Errington, 74, can sell his cheese again after succeeding in a legal case against South Lanarkshire Council, which wanted it
Two top advocates will help ensure all angles are covered in a debate about vulnerable witnesses. Derek Ogg QC and Thomas Ross QC are among the speakers at the Dean’s Debate, Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow, which will examine the limitation of powers to cross-examine vulnera
MacRoberts has announced it has retained five of its trainees as they become NQs on the same day that it welcomes eight first-year trainees and announces a number of internal promotions. Hannah Ward, Rhea MacKenzie, Amy Drew, Rebecca Henderson and Emily Wallace all qualified as solicitors on 1 Septe
Anderson Strathern has announced a new partner appointment in its commercial litigation team together with a raft of senior promotions and trainee retentions following a strong year of growth so far in 2018. Gillian Jamieson, who becomes partner, joined the firm in 2016 and has been instrumental in
Michael McGinley, who has died aged 69, was a well-known solicitor in Dundee where he served as president of the Dundee Criminal Bar Association and became the ‘go-to’ lawyer of Dundee’s labour movement. Born and educated in Helensburgh, Michael attended the University of Aberdeen
