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Govan Law Centre is looking to identify public interest litigation against Glasgow City Council, The Glasgow School of Art and Kier Construction on behalf of Garnethill residents and local Sauchiehall Street businesses over their "abysmal" treatment after the Glasgow School of Art fire. Residents an

Burness Paull has advised on the acquisition of a UK-headquartered life sciences advisory company by a NASDAQ-listed US firm in a highly significant deal for the sector. Kinapse, which was established in 2005 and works with major biopharmaceutical companies, has more than 600 employees across the Un

Hastie Stable advocate Michael Upton has been appointed by the Law Society of Scotland to be the examiner for the annual Civil Rights of Audience Written Examinations for solicitors seeking to qualify as solicitor advocates. Mr Upton studied at Oxford and Edinburgh Universities and at the E.U. Unive

Staff from Jackson Boyd are taking part in the three peaks challenge on 21 September 2018 to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. The "Peaky Boyders" – Dave Berry, Lauren Tighe and Victoria Rae – will be tackling the mountainous challenge of climbing Ben Ne

The UK government has formally apologised to 18 members of the Windrush generation it believes could have been wrongfully removed or detained since 2002. The 18 people were identified during a review of removals, detentions and compliant environment measures affecting Caribbean nationals.

The Lord President has launched a new "Judicial Work Shadowing Scheme", which gives any qualified solicitor, solicitor-advocate or advocate the opportunity to apply to spend up to three days observing the work of a judicial office holder. The purpose of the scheme is to encourage legal practitioners

Jacqueline Cook looks at recently passed legislation aiming to promote and protect the interests of the islands. The Our Islands, Our Future campaign started in 2014 culminated in the enactment of the Islands (Scotland) Act on 6 July. It enshrines in law increased representation and control over dev

A soldier acquitted of rape who was sued by the complainer has been ordered to pay her £100,000 after he failed to defend the claim. Sean Diamond, 24, stood trial accused of raping a woman while she slept in a flat in Dundee in 2015.

Ian Mitchell has joined Lindsays as a partner in the corporate team based in Glasgow. Mr Mitchell has 20 years’ experience in advising a wide range of clients in relation to corporate transactions and commercial contract work over the life of a business. He has worked with businesses including

A recent Supreme Court ruling in an English case offers highly persuasive guidance on whether Scottish employers who are sued for their employees’ alleged acts owe a duty of care to those employees when defending such civil proceedings. This guidance could have implications for the conduct of

Scott Clair comments on a recent Sheriff Appeal Court case that found the scope of non-vested contingent interest to be greater than previously thought. Where an individual is sequestrated, the totality of their assets and potential assets (subject to certain exceptions) will pass to (or “vest

A new "Housing Mediation" project to be led by Carolyn Hirst has been launched by the University of Strathclyde. Located within the university’s Mediation Clinic, the project has been funded by a £20,000 grant from SafeDeposits Scotland Trust.

The "whipping stone", which marks the site of medieval flogging in Aberdeen, has once again been revealed. The unassuming 400-year-old relic – a square stone set flush in the ground – lies at the junction of Union Street and Broad Street and has now been restored after having been tarred

Businesses in Scotland suffered losses of £1.8 million in the first half of the year as a result of fraud, a significant decline on the figure of £3.8m in the same period last year. New data show that Scotland compared favourably to the rest of the UK, where the value of fraud increased

As negotiations between the EU and the UK continue after the publication of the UK’s White Paper containing proposals for the future UK-EU relationship, the UK government is preparing for Brexit. This includes making the orders required to modify the legal landscape for a post-Brexit future, u