Tracy Kirk has joined Glasgow Caledonian University as a lecturer in law. Ms Kirk obtained a first class LLB (Hons) from the University of Stirling in 2011. After many years of working with children and young people in education and healthcare, she commenced a PhD at Northumbria University in 2015.
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The Scottish Debt Arrangement Scheme has jokingly had its acronym, DAS, compared with a famous washing powder (Daz), the idea being it washes away debts, which is appropriate. Like many a washing powder, it has been through numerous re-launches, with each promising to be better than the last, writes
Landlords will be forced to acquire full planning permission to lease homes by the night on websites including Airbnb and land for house-building will be made more affordable after changes to the Scottish Government’s Planning Bill were agreed by MSPs yesterday. Holyrood’s Local Governme
The creation of a single regulatory body for solicitors risks weakening public protection, increasing costs for those who pay for legal services and is a "surprising" suggestion to be made without consulting lawyers, the Law Society of Scotland has said. The report of the independent review of legal
Pictured: Martin Ewan (right) receives the award from TechX’s technology accelerator manager Stuart MacKinven. Pinsent Masons has been named partner of the year by the Oil & Gas Technology Centre’s (OGTC) accelerator programme TechX.
To what extent is an employer vicariously liable for the wrongful actions of its staff which take place outwith the usual ambit of daily workplace activities? Jim Herd looks at a recent English judgment on the issue. The English Court of Appeal has just released its judgment in Bellman v Northampton
In response to a blog in SLN yesterday giving the author's opinions on a recent damages case that followed a criminal rape case, three solicitors have responded with their criticisms. On reading the inflammatory and often inaccurate blog piece entitled ‘Blog: Do civil rape cases mark ‘de
A dedicated team of walkers from Miller Hendry have raised a total of £3,325 after completing a special charity trek in memory of two former colleagues who passed away.
Gillespie Macandrew has promoted experienced corporate and commercial lawyer Chris Gibson to partner. Mr Gibson manages a broad range of corporate and commercial work and is a member of the Scottish Legal Awards’ newly recognised Corporate Deal Team of the Year 2018.
A workshop in Dublin is set to consider the extent to which language and translation may affect the work of Advocates General (AGs) of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Dr Karen McAuliffe of the University of Birmingham, who is principal investigator on the European R
If the UK and the EU fail to agree the terms of our withdrawal from the EU prior to March 2019, we will find ourselves in a “no-deal” or “cliff edge” scenario, writes Joanna Fulton. The UK government is trying to prepare us for the worst by issuing technical notices.&nbs
Westwater Advocates is celebrating the service of Christina Ballantyne, who today marks the outstanding achievement of 35 years' work with Faculty Services Ltd. Ms Ballantyne began her career with a two-month spell in the mailroom before she was quickly promoted to the accounts team, where
The dangers of expert evidence in a medical negligence case being based on only one witness's account where that account is disputed by another witness has been highlighted in the recent decision in Taylor v Dailly Health Centres, writes Robbie Wilson. The decision from the Outer House of the Court
Blackadders has signed the UK Armed Forces Covenant, a commitment to support servicemen and women. Chairman Scott Williamson signed the document at the firm’s Dundee offices. It was co-signed on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) by squadron leader Jason Aslett, executive officer of 612 S
