People detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 will benefit from landmark reforms providing them with more control over their care and treatment, the UK government has announced. Ministers have published their plans to reform the 1983 Act following an independent review in 2018. A draft Menta
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There never has been a clearer case made out for the utility of law and lawyers than the so-called Salmond Inquiry in the Scottish Parliament. The "Committee on the Scottish government handling of harassment complaints" to give it its correct title, has thus far failed to unearth the truth about the
The number of corporate insolvencies in Scotland fell below 2019 levels last year as the array of government Covid-19 support measures continued to provide a lifeline for those businesses who have been adversely affected by the pandemic, according to new figures released by KPMG. Analysis by KPMG&rs
Edinburgh property lawyer Andrew Diamond has been appointed as the new chairman of ESPC. Mr Diamond, a partner and head of residential property at Lindsays, has worked in the residential property sector for nearly three decades and has been a non-executive director of ESPC for more than five years.
Ian McMonagle, tax specialist at Russell & Russell Business Advisers in Glasgow, is predicting a fresh spate of late notice penalties in the wake of changes made at the start of this tax year to how and when residential property owners pay tax on the sale of a home. The changes to the rules on C
Michaela Guthrie has been made a senior associate at Balfour and Manson. The promotion of Ms Guthrie – who joined the firm in January 2014 and started her traineeship in August that year – takes effect from today.
David Whitehouse, who is understood to have been awarded £10 million from the Crown Office in an out-of-court settlement and millions more from Police Scotland in addition to legal costs, has criticised the current Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, for an apology sent to him that fails to detail
A prisoner serving a life sentence in HMP Edinburgh who sought a judicial review of the failure of the prison authorities to progress him through the route to parole by moving him to a less secure facility has had his petition refused. The punishment part of William Beggs’ sentence expire
Ministers have been warned by a judge that she will order them to reconsider a no-trawl scheme intended to protect Scotland’s marine environment after they said it would serve no purpose, The Herald reports. Lady Poole had last month ruled in favour of the Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Fede
The Scottish government has lodged amendments to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill, which aims to ensure children’s rights are protected. One amendment gives certainty that the legislation will commence automatically one year aft
The average property selling price in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders over the past three months was £265,953, up 7.4 per cent compared to the same period last year. In Edinburgh, the average property selling price was £281,386, up 5.3 per cent compared to the previous year
Her Majesty The Queen, on the recommendation of the First Minister, has appointed Shona Haldane QC, Martin Richardson QC and Craig Sandison QC as Senators of the College of Justice. Ms Haldane graduated with a law degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1987. She was admitted to Faculty in 1996 a
The Scottish Parliament's Committee on the Handling of Harassment Complaints is reaching the most crucial stage of its difficult task. On Tuesday Alex Salmond gives evidence. After hearing the evidence of that crucial witness the committee will turn its attention to the evidence of Nicola Sturgeon.
Thorntons has reported a 2.6 per cent growth in turnover for the year to 31 May 2020 to £30.5 million as well as an increase in profits of 12 per cent. Although the final months of trading were impacted by the pandemic, the 58-partner firm remained on a firm financial footing as a result of it
A social rented sector tenant who was evicted from his property after pleading guilty to a drugs supply charge has had his appeal against recovery of possession refused by the Civil Division of the Sheriff Appeal Court. It was argued on behalf of Daley George that it was not est