Search: 2023 天津市 长期护理保险 统计公报

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace LLP (RCCW) has acquired Aberdeen-based practice Mackie & Dewar. Partner Alistair Marshall will join RCCW as a consultant focusing on residential conveyancing and private client matters. He will oversee the transition of the business to RCCW’s head offic

Is an employer liable for “grooming” carried out by a work experience student during and following a placement? Dawn Robertson looks at a recent English case. Employers are, generally speaking, legally responsible for the wrongful, whether negligent or deliberate, actions of their employ

Improving the way the Scottish system of social security delivers for people in need of support is the aim of new bill. Social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said the Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill would enhance the rights of Social Security Scotland clients by introducing a

An appeal against conviction by a man who committed 14 assaults against his former partner based on a trial sheriff’s non-withdrawal of a jury direction that he later conceded could not be used to achieve a conviction has been refused by the High Court of Justiciary. Counsel for appellant DM a

Gibson Kerr has bolstered its family and personal law departments with five appointments. Joining the firm's family law practice are solicitors Gabriella Lipschitz and Laura Brown, as well as family law administrator Mhairi Pierce. The personal law team has added solicitor Briege Valentine and perso

A fashion worker is suing Stella McCartney’s label for £100,000 after she allegedly suffered a severe ankle injury during a photoshoot. Chloe Mickelborough, 31, claims the incident took place at McCartney’s Milan base in 2018, resulting in a broken heel and long-term pain. Mickelbo

Morton Fraser MacRoberts has completed its merger. The deal means the new firm has £46m in annual revenues and is over 30 per cent larger by turnover than its nearest rival.

The Scottish Sentencing Council’s new sentencing guideline on death by driving offences has been approved by the High Court – marking a legal first for Scotland. It is the country’s first ever offence guideline and the first time that the council has set out guidance to help courts

Gillespie Macandrew has donated a record £48,000 to the Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC) and Alzheimer Scotland as part of its annual commitment to its charity partners. The firm donates one per cent of its pre-tax profits each year and this year announced double digit income

New laws banning XL Bully type dogs have been laid in Parliament, as the UK government adds the breed to the list of dogs banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act. Under the new rules, which come into force at the end of the year, it will be illegal to breed, sell, advertise, exchange, gift, rehome, aban

The Administrative Law (2nd Reissue) has just been published in The Laws of Scotland: The Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia – the first update in 23 years. The 2nd Reissue is the most comprehensive and up-to-date work on administrative law in Scotland and covers the principles of administrativ

Seven new members have been welcomed to the WS Society's Council. The council is a representative body of 21 Writers to the Signet, each serving a term of three years. Council has an important consultative function in providing the society’s trustees with feedback on its activities.

Law Society of Scotland staff have shown their support for autistic people by raising £3,606 for the charity Scottish Autism. The Alloa-based organization, the largest provider of autism-specific services in Scotland and a leading authority and advocate for good autism practice, has been the L

Police are on the look-out for a large quantity of bull semen stolen from a Co Tyrone farm. Two artificial insemination tanks with a "significant value" were taken from the farm near Clogher the weekend before last.

Burges Salmon has completed its 10th UK land acquisition for Oxygen Conservation, a company committed to protecting and restoring nature and the built environment through conservation projects. With the ambition to ‘Scale Conservation’, Oxygen Conservation tackles the climate emergency a