106 new solicitors were welcomed to the profession at the Law Society of Scotland’s latest admission ceremonies, which took place on Friday at the Signet Library in Edinburgh.
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The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled “Tax Planning for Buy-to-Let Landlords under the new Interest Relief Regime” on Thursday 28th June 2018 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. The speaker will be Carl
Perthshire law firm Macnabs has raised almost £5,000 for charity this year after taking part in a will-writing campaign in which lawyers give up their time for free to write wills for local people in exchange for a donation.
An independent report detailing improvements to police phone call handling has been welcomed by Justice Secretary Michael Matheson amid renewed calls for a fatal accident inquiry into the tragedy that prompted the review. The report, published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary
A new partnership aimed at unlocking the potential of people with criminal convictions has won the backing of business leaders, charities and the Scottish Government. Release Scotland aims to provide a one-stop shop for employers in Scotland seeking advice and help with recruiting people with convic
David Hoey looks at the the Court of Appeal's decision in City of York v Grosset. The Claimant was a teacher who suffered from cystic fibrosis. He was employed in one of the Respondent’s schools. Adjustments had been made to accommodate his disability but these had not been properly
A senior member of Faculty has been appointed a sheriff by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the First Minister. David Young QC, will serve in the Sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway, based at Hamilton Sheriff Court.
Thompsons Solicitors has announced the opening of a new office in Dundee, to be run by newly-promoted associate Eilish Lindsay.
Edinburgh-based IP practice Marks & Clerk has announced plans to relocate to larger premises in the regenerated Haymarket area.
Proposals to revive plans for another public inquiry into the conduct of the press have been narrowly defeated in the House of Commons. MPs voted by 304-295 against a cross-party amendment to the Data Protection Bill tabled by Ed Miliband, Ken Clarke, Brendan O’Hara, Christine Jardine, Liz Sav
Scottish house prices remain strong in April as both new buyer interest and sales activity stabilise
House prices continue to increase across Scotland, as prices at a national level start to dip, according to the April 2018 RICS UK Residential Market Survey.
Michael Upton, advocate at The Hastie Stable, writes on computer evidence in the Sheriff Court. In civil proceedings in the Sheriff Court, documents produced by a computer are inadmissible - absent compliance with specific rules of court about computer evidence. A laptop or desktop word-processor is
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CMS has acted for Mainstream Renewable Power on the disposal of the 450MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm project to the EDF Group, via EDF Renewables in the United Kingdom, a joint subsidiary of EDF Energy and EDF Energies Nouvelles. Mainstream is the world's leading pure-play renewable energy
