Neil Mackenzie QC, director of training at the Faculty of Advocates, has offered to hold a Zoom chat with anyone interested in finding out more about the Scottish bar. He tweeted: "A question for school pupils, students, trainees and solicitors curious about what the Scottish Bar is and does, would
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Alison Grandison has joined Edinburgh-based solicitors Urquharts as a partner. Ms Grandison has spent the last five years as a senior associate with Simpson & Marwick Property. She qualified as a solicitor in 2006 while at Archibald Campbell & Harley W.S., which later merged with Shoosmiths,
Jim Bauld outlines what the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act means for antisocial tenants. The Scottish Parliament has moved to pass emergency legislation to deal with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 is now on the statute books.
Janet McIntyre and Gary Thomas summarise the details of emergency legislation introduced in Scotland to prevent the eviction of commercial tenants who are unable to pay their rent because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Irritancy is a remedy for landlords to terminate a lease early when tenants are in bre
Gordon Jackson QC is to resign as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates later this year. Mr Jackson had referred himself to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) following the publication of footage in which he made comments about the trial of Alex Salmond, who was recently vindicated of variou
Neil Casey guides landlords through the emergency changes to housing legislation in Scotland. The Scottish Government has passed the Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill, which will now become law. These emergency provisions are due to expire on 30 September 2020, although ministers have the power to ex
The University of Glasgow School of Law Cake Committee is raising money for Glasgow South East Foodbank with a Virtual #CakeDay today. The committee would be extremely grateful for donations of any amount, which can be made here. Dr Jill Robbie, lecturer in law, tweeted: "Please bake and tweet a pic
Balfour and Manson's Jamie Foulis has been accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in regulation of professional conduct law. He joins Elaine Motion, Fiona Muirs and Alastair Milne who are also all accredited in this field.
Kirstie Ann Duncan, HND legal services student at City Of Glasgow College, has won the F&C Investment Trust Prize. The prize aims to showcase students' financial knowledge by offering inventive ways to close the UK's financial knowledge gap.
Property owners are shifting from short to long term letting as coronavirus hits holiday lets, according to DJ Alexander. The property management company has first-hand evidence of Airbnb owners moving their properties away from holiday letting to long term letting as the tourist market collapses.
Directors across the UK are asking the UK government for a temporary indemnity which allows them to keep technically insolvency firms in operation during the coronavirus pandemic without fear of legal action. Under current legislation, company boards can be sued for failing to wind up a company if i
All organisations across the world are facing challenges as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and Kelly Fraser says many Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) will be concerned about what this means for their day-to-day operations. While data protection is often a term that we want to avo
Gillespie Macandrew has promoted three experienced lawyers to its partnership. Eilidh Adams, Simon Williams and Gillian Wright, former legal directors at the firm, will join with immediate effect having advanced through the firm's training academy. Ms Adams heads up the firm’s private c
Jonathan Seddon looks at the potential impact of coronavirus on UK construction projects being procured under JCT. I started looking at the potential impact that the coronavirus might have on my client's construction projects a few weeks ago when the virus hadn’t actually yet arrived in t
Council tenants facing eviction in West Dunbartonshire have been given temporary reprieve as it would be "morally wrong" to oust them during the coronavirus pandemic. The local authority was granted a motion yesterday at Dumbarton Sheriff Court to sist all summary cause eviction cases currently in p
