The SLN Spotlight falls on Calum Fife (pictured) this week, an associate specialising in insurance law at Weightmans (Scotland) LLP.
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A move to appeal to the Supreme Court over a minimum price for alcohol has been permitted by the Court of Session. The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) is trying to stop the Scottish government from regulating the price of alcohol in a policy it passed in 2012.
Families who had been facing a bleak Christmas are now looking forward to the big day, after a ”moving” show of generosity by Faculty of Advocates members and staff. A collection of presents, treats and more than £2,000 in cash was organised by Maria Maguire QC, and a van-load of goods was deli
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has issued a plea to teenagers to stop sneaking into its stores for unauthorised sleepovers.Ikea has been forced to deal with a slew of teenagers trespassing on its premises in a viral trend started by Belgian YouTubers. There have been at least 10 cases across the world
A gangmaster pair in Kent have agreed a settlement of more than £1 million in legal costs and compensation with migrants in a landmark modern-day slavery case.Darrell Houghton and his wife Jacqueline Judge must make the payouts to six Lithuanian chicken catchers trafficked to work on farms that pro
Efforts to protect migrant children who are separated from their parents but travelling with other adults are hampered by a lack of information and guidance, an EU report has found. The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) said in its latest report on migration-related fundamental rights in select
The Court of Appeal in Belfast is to rule on the whether or not it is defamatory to describe someone as a "Scrooge". The question is part of a current appeal by the Sunday World newspaper which is seeking to reverse a £50,000 libel award to a Co Down businessman it referred to as a “Scrooge”.
Judges in the Court of Session have ordered the independence campaigners battling an eviction bid by Holyrood to have them removed from its grounds to pay £105,000 in legal bills. Lady Dorrian, the Lord Justice Clerk, sitting with Lord Malcolm and Lord Glennie ordered the “indie campers” to pay
The special price of £99 plus VAT for Scottish Legal Training’s Criminal Law Masterclass is only available for attendees who book before January 3 2017.
The Scottish Parliament has approved legislation that will help ensure next year’s Crofting Commission elections "run smoothly".Governing the election of commissioners to the Crofting Commission – the regulatory body for crofting – the approved legislation covers:
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)’s final report on the legal services market study for England and Wales, including imposing a requirement on providers to publish price information. After the completion of a year-long study in
Digby Brown has reported a jump in profits from £7.8 million to £8.6m in the year ending March 2016. Revenue rose to £27.3m, up from £24.6m in the previous year, a 10.9 per cent increase.Highlights in 2016 for the firm have included:
The extent of the earnings gap between law graduates of different universities has been revealed in new government data, Times Higher Education reports. Law graduates from the University of Oxford make median earnings of £61,500 five years following graduation, whereas the figure for graduates from
The House of Lords Constitution Committee has launched a new call for evidence as part of its inquiry into the legislative process. The committee is looking for evidence on the creation, use and scrutiny of delegated powers, in advance of the introduction next year of a "Great Repeal Bill".
New information in papers relating to Thomas Muir have been uncovered in the Advocates Library in Edinburgh, shedding light on the life of the Scottish radical. Regarded as the father of Scottish democracy, the Glasgow-born Muir was convicted of sedition in 1793 and was sent to Australia.
