Campaigners have raised fears over a fresh wave of asylum seeker evictions after a legal bid to prevent failed asylum seekers being evicted without a court order was dismissed by the Court of Session. The case against the Home Office and its contractor Serco was launched in the name of two women in
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Lindsays has confirmed a number of promotions and re-elections. Lynsey Kerr (private client) has been promoted to partner, Kirsty Cooper (residential property) has been promoted to director, Darren Lightfoot (commercial property) has been promoted to associate, Peter Tweedie (corporate) has been re-
Ken Lauder has joined Gilson Gray as a legal director in the litigation and dispute resolution team. Mr Lauder, a solicitor advocate, has more than 30 years’ experience and specialises in high value personal injury, medical negligence and other professional negligence cases.
Scotland's commissioner for children and young people has written to the United Nations, calling on it to intervene over issues including illegal restraint and the strip-searching of under-18s. Bruce Adamson said that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has not yet been incorporated into do
Members of the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Sub-Committee on Policing have asked police to stop their deployment of cyber-kiosks or ‘digital triage devices’ until there is greater clarity on the legal framework for their use in a new report out today. Cyber-kiosks are laptop-sized
Pictured (L-R): Johnston Clark, John Dargie, Siobhan McGuigan and Jack Boyle Blackadders Solicitors has announced four promotions across its Scottish offices.
The Aberdeen Law Project has announced the promotion of Martyna Proczek to the position of student director. Ms Proczek, 20, a third-year law student, is succeeding Lauren Frame as the project’s ninth student director.
The voices of victims and their families should be heard at prisoners’ parole hearings, but only to a limited extent, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. A “victim personal statement” could be part of a dossier for consideration by the Parole Board for Scotland, although the ro
The recent high profile sexual harassment cases in the media, and the growing momentum of the #MeToo movement, has prompted closer examination of how businesses are responding to such incidents in the workplace, writes Craig Asbury. Confidentiality clauses – sometimes refer
The equivalent of more than 40 per cent of officers and staff have left the British Transport Police in Scotland since the Scottish government announced its plan to merge the service into Police Scotland. Freedom of information requests submitted by the Scottish Liberal Democrats have revealed that
At the High Court in Glasgow today, Lord Matthews sentenced 16-year-old Aaron Campbell to detention without limit of time, with a punishment part of 27 years, after he was found guilty of the abduction, rape and murder of Alesha MacPhail. On sentencing, Lord Matthews said: "It is difficult to i
The independent review of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is a step in the right direction for compliance with modern human rights standards, according to the Law Society of Scotland. Commenting on the announcement made by the mental health minister Clare Haughey yesterday
By Leon Hutchinson, senior manager at PwC Every year, PwC’s Law Firms’ Survey provides a fascinating snapshot of the current state of the UK legal sector. In this year’s study the picture appears fairly bright, with over 90 per cent of firms reporting growth in fee i
Harper Macleod LLP has supported Shetland business Laurence Odie Knitwear Ltd in the company’s recent move to employee ownership.
A stimulating and entertaining talk by Lady Wolffe to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) ended with a hope that such days could soon be consigned to history. Lady Wolffe said it was 110 years since the first IWD in New York, and the day was now celebrated by millions of people – w
