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The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) is calling on practitioners to respond to a survey on the issue of retaining lawyers in Scotland. With more and more lawyers moving to different jurisdictions or leaving the profession altogether the association has created a survey to identif

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled “Facts and Evidence in Litigation” on Thursday 26th July 2018 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. The speaker will be Julian Ghosh QC, of Axiom Advocates, Edinburgh

Scotland’s independent public inquiry into the abuse of children in care is being given more time to complete its work. Deputy First Minister John Swinney has agreed to a request from the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry chair, the Right Honourable Lady Smith, to remove the requirement from t

Katy Wedderburn and Rhea McKenzie analyse yesterday's employment judgment from the Supreme Court. The UK’s highest court has handed down its judgment in the Pimlico Plumbers case, ruling that Gary Smith was a worker despite being VAT-registered, paying self-employed tax and working under a con

One of the biggest consultations in recent years on the future of the rural economy in Scotland went live yesterday and everyone who has an interest in rural matters is being urged to get involved and have their say. The consultation is being coordinated by the National Council of Rural Advisers (NC

Catherine MacPherson considers issues on the horizon for the cash and digital payments regimes. What Scot doesn't love a conversation on legal tender? It's been the focus of many a joke, those of Michael McIntyre and Kevin Bridges come to mind. Most people will be familiar with the adage that "cash

A petition has been launched to stop a trafficking victim and former prisoner from being deported to Vietnam where he risks persecution. Duc Kien Nguyen was trafficked into the UK from his home country and was forced to work on an illegal cannabis farm.

It will be interesting to see whether the recent English case of Parkhurst Road Limited v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Another heard in the High Court at the end of April this year will have any impact in Scotland, writes Stephanie Mackenzie. The High Court upheld th

Bonar Mercer looks at a fresh consultation on proposed reforms to the limited partnerships regime. Scottish Limited Partnership (SLPs) (as well as English Limited Partnerships) are a type of business structure formed under the Limited Partnership Act 1907. Unlike English Limited Partnership, SLPs ha

An international law student whose scholarship has not been honoured will be denied the opportunity to gain his LLB and will be sent back to his home country unless he can satisfy his university debts. Raphael Chinwuko was admitted to Durham University in 2016 and was offered a scholarship by a priv

Paul Geoghegan writes about a question clients who hold, or are about to hold, shares in a company often ask. For those readers who are unsure about what a shareholders' agreement is, it is an agreement which sits alongside a company's articles of association and which is entered into by the shareho

Proposals for a second public inquiry into the conduct of the press have been defeated by MPs for what could be the final time.The House of Commons voted 301-289 against the so-called "Leveson 2" inquiry yesterday, just a week after the proposal was rejected by 304-295.A second vote w

Land and property search firm Millar & Bryce is launching their fourth conveyancing manual this summer. The manual will provide an introduction into basic Scottish conveyancing with a series of roadshows taking place across the country. The roadshows will address what we can expect in the future

Carly Forrest (left) and Katie Anderson