Thousands of Scots face unfair working practices which leave them in desperate and miserable situations, according to new evidence from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS). Last year the Scottish CAB service saw 46,540 instances of unfair treatment at work – an increase of 5.5 per cent on the previous
Search: Scots syndicate 1901 bought land in Glasgow for £5000
Over a third of Scots believe Police Scotland’s service is inferior to that of its predecessors. A poll carried out by The Sunday Post found that 38 per cent of people think the service offered by the single force has worsened following the amalgamation of the eight former police forces in 2013.
Left: Christine Laurie and Alicia Dacre Right: Paddy, Angela, Jamie, Iain and Mark on the Caledonian Challenge Staff at Balfour+Manson have raised more than £3,700 for charity by abseiling down the Forth bridge and embarking on a notoriously tough endurance challenge.
Malcolm Hurlston CBE The number of business debt judgments recorded in Scotland rose sharply in the first half of 2015, according to new Registry Trust figures.
The liquidator of a multi-million pound hedge fund who sued the company’s solicitors alleging that the firm “breached its fiduciary duties” to its client has had an action for payment of £7.3 million dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that while the pursuer had made a relevant c
Michael Matheson Only 5 per cent of Scots opt to drive after consuming alcohol on an evening out while 82 per cent believe that drink driving is unacceptable.
The Faculty of Advocates is to help give judges from Brazil an insight into the Scottish legal system. The Association of Brazilian Magistrates (AMB), which represents all levels of the Brazilian judiciary, has chosen UK as the venue from 23 May to 2 June, 2016, for its second International Congress
Around 180 judges from Brazil are finding out about the Scottish legal system during a four-day visit. The Association of Brazilian Magistrates (AMB), which represents all levels of the Brazilian judiciary, chose the United Kingdom as the venue for its second International Congress.
CLT Scotland, in association with the University of Strathclyde, has launched the next event in the Scots Law 2016 Conference/Exhibition Series.
Graham Reid It will be interesting to see whether the recent fine of £5 million on the operator of Alton Towers has any influence on the future approach to be taken by Scottish courts in health and safety sentencing, writes Graham Reid.
In the circumstances of a personal injury case where the claimant already owes money to the defender, what is the mechanism by which a defender can include the entirely unrelated debt within the proceedings to avoid becoming liable to make payment to a person who already owes them money? In England
Laura Tainsh Laura Tainsh, a partner and waste management specialist at Davidson Chalmers LLP has become the first Scottish solicitor to achieve full membership of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM). As the national body for the waste and resource management industry, the CIWM sup
Scottish legal figures have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. Lord Mulholland, the former Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland QC (pictured right), was made a CBE “For services to Law in Scotland.”
A businessman is suing a Scots lawyer over the solicitor’s allegedly “negligent” advice in the purchase of a petrol station and car wash. A judge in the Court of Session allowed a proof in the action by Sajjad Soofi against Jeffrey Dykes of Glasgow solicitors’ firm Dykes, Glass and Co, over
Over the last week, the Law Society of Scotland has been receiving multiple calls and emails every day about attempted fraud attacks on client accounts. The callers claim to be from bank fraud teams and sometimes appear to be knowledgeable about bank processes and recent firm transactions.