There is no better way to demonstrate a firm's dedication to 'understanding' their clients' business than to literally walk in their shoes. Here, Gemma Hills, a legal director in the corporate team at Addleshaw Goddard, shares her experience of going on secondment with a key client of the firm, and
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Criminals have been prevented from fraudulently withdrawing around £29 million from bank accounts over the last five years, according to a report into serious organised crime in Scotland. The report by Scotland’s Serious Organised Crime Taskforce (SOCT) updates on the success of the Bank
Stuart Clubb, partner, solicitor advocate and joint head of the Scottish dispute resolution and litigation team at Shoosmiths in Edinburgh, will take over as chair of the Edinburgh Insolvency Discussion Group (EIDG) on 1 January 2024. Mr Clubb, who specialises in corporate restructuring and insolven
Lindsay Jack, director of student experience at the Edinburgh Law School, has received the principal’s medal. The medals are one of the ways in which the university recognises professional services, academic staff, or students who have made outstanding contributions to the University and wider
A recent survey from the Trade Union Congress has found that in a poll of 1,000 women, 3 in 5 women say they have experienced harassment at work – rising to almost 2 in 3 women aged 25 to 34, writes Laura Salmond. The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill, received royal
The Scottish government’s plans for new Environmental Performance Certificates (EPCs), whilst well intentioned, may in some types of property be impossible to achieve, property marketing company ESPC has warned. In the current system of EPCs, the most prominent metric is the Energy Efficiency
A Scottish ultra-marathon runner has been given a year-long ban after using a car to secure third place in a race. Athlete Joasia Zakrzewski travelled by car for about two-and-a-half miles before finishing third in the 2023 GB Ultras Manchester to Liverpool 50-mile race, the BBC reports.
A musical based on Gwyneth Paltrow's high-profile court battle with an optometrist who claimed he skied into her is to be staged in London. Gwyneth Goes Skiing, featuring original music by American singer-songwriter Leland, will be performed in the Pleasance Theatre from 13–23 December.
The average price for a property in Scotland saw a marginal decrease in September compared to the previous month but was an increase of 2.5 per cent when compared to September 2022.
Digby Brown's Winter Dinner Dance for Spinal Injuries Scotland (SIS) has now generated more than £1.1 million to help survivors of spinal cord injuries.
The Faculty of Advocates will again be coming out in support of vulnerable families in Fife during the festive season this year. Members, staff, colleagues across the whole of the legal profession and their friends and families are being asked to donate presents, treats or cash which will go to the
Gillian Mawdsley remembers Squadron Leader Patrick Gifford, whose death was the first recorded in the Scots Law Times during the Second World War.
The Post Office did not reveal material to one of its lawyers that would have resulted in her advising that the case against a worker be dropped, the inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal has heard. The worker, who was convicted, attempted to overdose and eventually became homeless.
Legislation to amend the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act has been published. The Act, which was passed by the Scottish Parliament in 2018, aims to address the under-representation of women in public life by setting an objective that 50 per cent of a public board’s non-executive memb
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
