Martin Gill Business confidence fell following the UK’s vote for Brexit, and is now at its lowest in over three years, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO LLP.
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Alan Inglis In Re DB EWCOP 30, Mr Justice Baker, a High Court Judge sitting in the Court of Protection, considered whether two severely learning disabled adults who had been placed in an English hospital by Scottish local authorities had become habitually resident in England and Wales.
Scott Whyte Three newly appointed trainee solicitors have beaten hundreds of applicants to secure coveted traineeships with Scotland’s fastest-growing personal injury specialists.
Geoffrey Robertson QC A human rights barrister has called on the UK authorities to do something about a British citizen who has been held in Iran without charge – for five months.
John Macmillan MacRoberts LLP has had an impressive year with increased turnover, profits and headcount. Draft accounts in the year-end to April 2016 show turnover up by 10 per cent to £19.78 million, profits climbing 12 per cent to £6.9 million and the firm’s headcount increasing by 12 per cent
Neil Sugarman The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has criticised proposals by Companies House to delete the details of defunct businesses after six years.
Calum MacNeill QC Westwater Advocates’ Calum MacNeill QC represented Fife Health Board in defending an application to the Court of Session for judicial review of its decision not to allow an orthodontic nurse to be legally represented at a disciplinary hearing and appeal.
Miles Briggs The number of patients compensated by the NHS for medical negligence rose to a record high last year, it has emerged.
Andrew Walker HBJ Gateley has successfully provided legal advice to Castle Water – a provider of water and waste services in Scotland - through the process of acquiring all retail activities for business customers from Thames Water.
Tim Shallcross A Scottish town has topped a table that ranks mobile phone use amongst drivers in the UK, The Herald reports.
Peter Boyd The decision to leave the European Union has directly fuelled a surge in enquiries for equity release products according to Boyd Legal.
Chris McDowall The SLN Spotlight falls on Chris McDowall this week, a partner in the employment unit at Anderson Strathern. He is the partner with overall responsibility for human resources and was instrumental in the firm winning the Employment Team of the Year Award at the Scottish Legal Awards th
James Kelly Legislation meant to tackle sectarianism at football matches looks likely to be repealed after opposition parties at Holyrood confirmed their united opposition to it, The Herald reports.
Joel Conn The directors of Mitchells Roberton have announced that Joel Conn has joined the firm from Morton Fraser as a director/partner from 1 August 2016.
Willie McIntyre We all know that there is a presumption against the imposition of prison sentences, but these days it’s difficult for solicitors, never mind their clients, to access the jail.
