Shoosmiths has officially opened its new office in Edinburgh, part of the £350 million mixed-use development at 1 Haymarket Square, with a jazz and cocktail reception attended by over 150 staff and guests. The Edinburgh-based office represents the first occupancy in Haymarket Square, with Shoo
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The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) recently drafted an important Power of Attorney (POA) document for one of its clients. The client contacted ALP to request assistance drafting a Continuing (Financial) and Welfare POA document. As a nurse, the client was well aware of how useful a POA document could be
WJM's Rosina Dolan, Alexander Mudie, Steven McBurnie APP Chartered FCSI and Alison Marshall will be running the Edinburgh Marathon Festival relay event on Sunday to raise funds for LGBT Youth Scotland.
But a city is more than a place in space. It is a drama in time. Edinburgh is - the most condensed example, the visible microcosm of the social evolution which is manifest everywhere in the city. – Patrick Geddes. Keynote lecture, London University, July 1904 Few innovative thinkers have been
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has ruled that a position taken by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions that it is never possible to make advance payments of Universal Credit to claimants who do not possess a National Insurance number at the time of their initial application is flaw
Sir Iain Livingstone, Police Scotland's chief constable, has admitted that the single force is institutionally racist and discriminatory. The revelation follows a review that revealed instances of racism, sexism, and homophobia by active officers. Reports of staff facing repercussions for flagging t
A bill to enable councils to invest more in local tourism facilities and services through a levy on overnight stays has been published. If passed by the Scottish Parliament, the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill will give councils the power to apply a levy on stays in overnight accommodation based on a p
WorkNest has appointed Gerard O’Hare as legal director for Scotland. In his new role, he will lead WorkNest’s Legal and HR teams across the UK firm’s Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen offices.
The son of a Church of Scotland minister who first attended the General Assembly 45 years ago has been appointed its new procurator. Jonathan Brodie KC, of Arnot Manderson Advocates, said he is "deeply grateful" to be given the opportunity to take on the role which entails providing legal advic
Lawyer Ray Megson has passed away at the age of 77. "Professionally he served his apprenticeship with Leith firm, Boyd Jameson and shortly after qualifying set up in practice on his own account in 1972 in a Frederick Street office, a bold step and one reflecting self assurance. With his trademark mo
Law students Sam O'Neill and Aidan Wright are the winners of Strathclyde University Mooting Society's Internal Moot Competition.
Professor Guido Noto La Diega has been made the first chair of intellectual property and technology law at the University of Stirling. Professor Noto La Diega has developed an expertise in IoT, machine learning, cloud computing, robotics, and blockchain. Their focus tends to be on the intellectual p
Inverness native and Aberdeen law graduate Calum MacPherson has been appointed as the new CEO of Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF). Mr MacPherson was born in Inverness and finished his schooling at Charleston Academy before studying law at Aberdeen University. After graduating he w
A lawyer who returned to his abandoned humanities course after his retirement is set to break the world record for longest time taken to complete a university degree. Arthur Ross, 71, will tomorrow be conferred the bachelor of arts degree from the University of British Columbia (UBC) which he first
The Inner House of the Court of Session has found a solicitor guilty of contempt of court in respect of her failure to comply with the court’s order to produce files relating to a complaint. This is the first time a finding of contempt of court has been made for such a failure. The court&rsquo
