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Mark Hordern, chief executive of Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre (GSPC) has resigned from his position after four years, GSPC directors announced today. Pamela Ross is succeeding Mark as chief executive with the 'enthusiastic support' of the Directors and her fellow staff members.

Morton Fraser represented international investment group Rockspring Property Investment Managers in the successful but "challenging" sale of student accommodation in Edinburgh for £20 million. The Morton Fraser team, led by lawyers Elspeth Carson and David Stewart, dealt with all property and const

This week the SLN Spotlight falls on Morton Fraser partner Elspeth Carson (pictured) who recently led a team representing international investment group Rockspring Property Investment Managers in the £56 million purchase of 1 Tanfield, a 190.000sq. ft. Edinburgh office building. What has been your

Today sees the publication of Standards of Service for Victims and Witnesses by a number of Scottish criminal justice organisations. The document explains what victims and witnesses can expect to happen at each stage of the criminal justice process, specific standards of service to expect, and inclu

Sections of the media have distorted a lecture given by Lord Neuberger, president of the Supreme Court to suggest he called for Muslim women to be allowed to wear a full veil while giving evidence in court. Headlines like "Britain's top judge says Muslim women should be allowed to wear full veil in

Four solicitors have been promoted to partner at Morton Fraser, bringing the number of new partners at the Scottish law firm in the past year to eleven. In recognition and reward for their depth of experience and expertise, Iain Young, David Stewart, Brian Macfarlane and Lucia Clark will take up pos

Community ownership is increasing in Scotland, new figures from the Chief Statistician show. The Estimate of Community Owned Land in Scotland 2017 publication presents the area of land in community ownership, the number of land parcels/assets in community ownership and the number of community groups

The completion rate for community payback orders was highest for those aged over 40 (78 per cent) and those in employment (81 per cent), a criminal justice social work report by the Scotland’s Chief Statistician published today shows. The number of social work orders issued in 2015-16 was 20,400,

Former prisoners will no longer be called “offenders” under new Scottish government plans. Under the National Strategy for Criminal Justice, a prisoner will be referred to as a “person with convictions” or a “person with an offending history”.

The Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland has today published a thematic report on fatal accident inquiries (FAIs). In recent years, the length of time taken between the date of death and the start of an FAI has attracted considerable criticism. This inspection sought to identify reasons for such

In a response to the report of the independent planning review panel, the Scottish government has laid out a programme of action paving the way for a new Planning Bill. Building on the momentum that gathered during the work of the independent planning review panel, the government has identified 10 i

Partner abuse experienced in the last 12 months was highest amongst young people aged 16 to 24 years according to a new survey. The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) 2014/15: Partner Abuse, presents statistics on adults’ experiences of partner abuse taken from interviews with almost 10,000

Young people, particularly young women, experienced the highest level of stalking and harassment in the last 12 months according to a new survey. The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) 2014/15: Sexual Victimisation and Stalking presents statistics on adults’ experiences of sexual victimisati

The Scottish government has released a guidance booklet on the community right to buy for communities, community bodies and landowners. Part 2 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, the community right to buy, provides the opportunity for communities across Scotland to register an interest in land

The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) has released figures on the top 20 legal aid firms, advocates and solicitor advocates in 2014-15. For the third year running, Glasgow-based Livingston Brown Solicitors remains the number one legal aid earner – bringing in £1,924,900 in 2014-15, which is small i