With less than two months to respond to Graham Simpson MSP’s Proposed New-Build Homes (Buyer Protection) (Scotland) Bill, Harry C. Smith shares his views. There have been a number of attempts down the years to resolve any perceived imbalance in power between the housebuilder and the home buyin
Search: Scots syndicate 1901 bought land in Glasgow for £5000
Brodies LLP has been named Scotland Law Firm of the Year for an eighth consecutive year at the Who’s Who Legal Awards. The firm was among the winners announced at a black tie awards ceremony at Gibson Hall in London, where lawyers and firms from over 70 jurisdictions were recognised.
Collection rates of fines issued by both sheriff and JP courts have increased to 90 per cent, according to a new report. The fortieth Quarterly Fines Report, published by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) shows that 90 per cent of the value of Sheriff Court fines and JP Court fin
Thousands of weapons are being confiscated at courts in Scotland, The Scotsman reports. Security staff seized more than 13,000 items at secruity gates last year, among them 1,300 knives and 2,500 other bladed objects, figures from a JPI Media Data investigation reveal.
Community land ownership in Scotland relies on a wide range of financing models, according to a new report published by the Scottish Land Commission. The report, entitled The Range, Nature And Applicability Of Funding Models To Support Community Land Ownership, identifies 13 different approaches tha
Community safety minister Ash Denham MSP is hosting a ministerial summit and reception to celebrate 100 years of women in law on Monday 10th June at Parliament Hall, Edinburgh. Speakers include Ms Denham, Lorna Jack, Alison di Rollo QC, Angela Grahame QC, Amanda Millar amongst many others.
Watermans has moved into a new, larger office on Leith’s Dock Street in Edinburgh.
Aberdein Considine has been awarded a top honour at a UK legal award ceremony.
Gilson Gray has announced five new promotions. Lorna Davidson has been promoted to associate, in litigation and dispute resolution while Iain Grant has made the move up to senior solicitor in the same department.
The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that police were justified in using a baton on a man with a history of violence who threatened to stab one of the officers pursuing him. Officers arrived in the Rutherglen area of Glasgow on the afternoon of 21 January 2019 after p
A panel of expert speakers in the field of family creation gathered before an audience of legal professionals, academics and other professionals to consider the legal implications of the creation of modern families in today's society at the offices of Harper Macleod.
The public is being asked to give their views on how to ensure current legal aid provision meets the needs of modern Scotland. Ministers say they want to ensure the system is user-focused, flexible and valued as a public service.
Brodies LLP has today unveiled its new brand, inspired by the firm’s history and its ambition. Enlightened Thinking is a culmination of the firm’s story, people, values, ideas and origins that date back to 1739 in Edinburgh, when many of Scotland’s leading minds helped sh
The latest edition of the Aberdeen Student Law Review has been launched. The ninth volume of the journal covers the following issues:
Common good assets in Scotland have the potential to deliver much greater public benefit than they do currently, according to work published by the Scottish Land Commission today. Common good assets are held for the benefit of local residents of former burghs, they can be found in cities, towns and