This year's Macfadyen Lecture, which was to be delivered by Judge Tim Eicke on Convention caselaw in relation to the environment, has been postponed until November. In a statement, the Scottish Council of Law Reporting said: "We are sorry to say, that in the light of the ever-growing COVID-19 restri
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Terra Firma’s Mark Lazarowicz will be one of the key speakers at a seminar focusing on EU Citizens’ rights in the UK post-Brexit. ‘EU citizens' rights in the UK after Brexit: the law and the Practice’ will be held at the Augustine United Church on George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
Six trailblazing women from Scotland’s past, including the country’s first female solicitor, have been recognised as Historic Environment Scotland (HES) announced the latest round of recipients of its commemorative plaque scheme. The national scheme, which has been running since 2012, ce
Seonaid Stevenson-McCabe has been appointed a lecturer in law at Glasgow Caledonian University. She will work within the School for Business & Society, teaching across the undergraduate programme and supporting the work of the university's law clinic.
Just Employment Law has welcomed Fiona Gorry to its Glasgow team. Ms Gorry is an experienced employment solicitor having spent her entire career to date in the employment law and joins the firm as a senior solicitor.
Andrew Stevenson has been appointed secretary of the Scottish Law Agents Society and will take up the role later this month. Mr Stevenson, a solicitor advocate and former president of the Glasgow Bar Association, told SLN: "I am delighted to be taking on the role as secretary and look forward to see
Sarah Alexander discusses the case of Babcock Marine (Clyde) Ltd v HS Barrier Coatings Ltd [2019] CSOH 110 and its impact on what an adjudicator needs to do if they use other people (like a QS) when preparing their decision. In December 2019, Scottish Construction Now published an article by Ki
Immediate and fundamental reform of the asylum system is required to prevent lock-change evictions, destitution and street homelessness of some of the most vulnerable people in Scotland, according to a new report.
Legislation is required to tackle high rents in Scotland as efforts to date have failed to make an impact, argues Mike Dailly. Truth be told we haven’t done much to address unfair rents for more than a century in Scotland.
A bill to protect private sector tenants by introducing measures to limit rent increases and to increase the availability of information about rent levels was launched by Pauline McNeill MSP this week.
Shirley McIntosh, tax partner at RSM, discusses the challenges facing the legal sector amid changes in property tax. The start of the new tax year on 6 April 2020 will see the latest in a long line of changes in the taxation of property introduced since April 2013, from new and abolished rules, to a
Pinsent Masons has advised Aberdeen-based John Wood Group PLC on the sale of its industrial services business to KAEFER, a technical services provider, for $104 million (£80m) and a further payment of up to around $14m (10.8m) pending achievement of agreed financial goals. The divestment is an
Emma Toner of Compass Chambers has been appointed editor of Session Cases, the Scottish Council of Law Reporting (SCLR) has announced. Ms Toner, who had been deputy editor since 2016, succeeds Julius Komorowski, who has become a tribunal judge.
Disabled people working in the legal profession face outmoded practices that hamper their efforts to build successful careers, according to a new study by researchers at Cardiff University. Many of the participants – drawn from across the legal profession – told researchers they hide the
Elaine McIlroy details the recommendations for the new post-Brexit single skills-based immigration system. The topic of immigration has been front page news this week across the UK. In Scotland there have been calls for a 'Scottish visa' and devolution of immigration powers. The UK government a
