The slump in the Scottish housing market looks set to continue as the ongoing Brexit uncertainty takes its toll on buyers, surveyors have warned. The UK Residential Market Survey March 2019 from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said the market was still subdued in March, a picture t
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Restorative justice will be the topic of discussion at a free event in Glasgow next week, chaired by Lady Rae. Restorative Justice is a victim-sensitive process whereby all parties with a stake in a particular offence voluntarily come together to resolve how to deal with the aftermath of the offence
Murgitroyd Group PLC, a European patent and trade mark attorney practice, has announced the appointment of Willie MacDiarmid to the board of the company as non-executive director and deputy chairman with effect from 1 April 2019. He takes on the latter role from Edward Murgitroyd who became CEO of M
The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has proposed legislative amendments to strengthen the organisation’s ability to carry out its key functions: to investigate serious incidents involving the police and to review how the police handle complaints made about them. In its s
The recent high profile sexual harassment cases in the media, and the growing momentum of the #MeToo movement, has prompted closer examination of how businesses are responding to such incidents in the workplace, writes Craig Asbury. Confidentiality clauses – sometimes refer
A University of Aberdeen law graduate has become a qualified insolvency practitioner after passing two sets of rigorous exams. Sarah Bedford, a senior insolvency services supervisor at Aberdeen-based chartered accountancy firm Meston Reid & Co, passed the UK Joint Insolvency
Laura McIntosh has joined CMS as a partner after 12 years at Dickson Minto. Ms McIntosh, who is based in CMS’s Edinburgh office, specialises in mergers & acquisitions and private equity deals.
Charities working to reduce reoffending will share almost £3 million to fund specialist services including employment training, early intervention and support for families of prisoners. Criminal justice social work service provider Sacro and Families Outside, which supports children and famili
Legislation to support the establishment and capitalisation of the Scottish National Investment Bank has been published by the Scottish Parliament. The bill grants the necessary powers to set up the bank which will provide financing for businesses through their whole life cycle and for important inf
It was with some level of schadenfreude that the press reported on the terms and conditions of Seaborne Freight, the company awarded a government contract to provide additional cross Channel ferry crossings from Ramsgate in the event of a no deal Brexit. As a new operator, Seaborne Freight created n
Sean Duffy highlights new research showing how criminal record declarations undermine the concept of rehabilitation. Recent research from the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice (SCCJ) called into further question the value of criminal record declarations on job application forms. Indeed, the rese
A consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist is to oversee the independent expert review of mental health and wellbeing support for young people in custody. Consultant forensic child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Helen Smith will work closely with the HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland and o
A sheriff has raised concerns about the new Universal Credit system after finding out that a woman caught shoplifting had only £90 a month to survive on, The Courier reports. Sheriff Alistair Brown at Dundee Sheriff Court was due to sentence Maria Blair, 39, for stealing steaks and chicken fro
Geopolitical uncertainty has not dampened enthusiasm for corporate mergers and acquisitions according to one of Scotland’s top dealmakers. Investment levels have remained “buoyant” over the past 12 months, and international interest in investing in Scotland has also been sustained
Oil and gas lawyer Martin Ewan has been appointed president of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen. The society promotes legal professional expertise in Aberdeen and the north east and its origins can be traced back to the 16th century. Its members include lawyers, members of the judiciary, su
