Macnabs LLP's Jane McNicol has achieved accreditation as a specialist in incapacity and mental disability law. The firm said: "Highly regarded for her dedication to safeguarding the interests of vulnerable adults, Jane is regularly being appointed by courts to advocate for their well-being and
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Slater and Gordon’s presence in Scotland is continuing to grow with the addition of a leading name in clinical negligence to its team. Derek Couper becomes the firm’s new head of medical negligence in Scotland, having built a reputation as a specialist in clinical negligence work through
Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace has welcomed Andrew Bruce back to the firm as an associate in a senior property role, after a brief spell with another local solicitor. Mr Bruce, born and bred in Peterhead, was a partner with Masson & Glennie prior to first joining Raeburn Christie Clark &am
The WS Society is hosting two free talks later this month. Professor Chloe Kennedy's Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law is based in part on research conducted at the Signet Library and considers the law's response to deceptively induced intimacy across both civil and criminal law over
The Sheriff Appeal Court has allowed an appeal by a woman who successfully defended her case against a private car park operator that sought £6,370 in unpaid parking charges from her in respect of the sheriff’s decision that she was liable for the pursuer’s expenses, but only to th
Two prisoners died after contracting Covid in circumstances which could not have been avoided, a fatal accident inquiry has found. Dumfries Sheriff Court heard that Gordon Pinkerton, 75, died on 22 April 2020 and that Francis Moore, 85, died on 27 February 2021.
In the final part of his series on Big Book, David J Black finds yet more revelations between the lines. See part three here. Let us park Ms Rooney in a lay-by for the moment, and focus on the man in the shadows. A dyed-in-the-wool Republican, one time Rubio-supporting Trump sceptic Paul Elliott Sin
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) has raised concerns about the treatment of people deprived of their liberty by the police, as well as prison overcrowding in a new report. The report (French only) follows a visit by the CPT from 19-28 March 2024, which focu
A judicial review challenge against a decision of Glasgow City Council to issue a certificate of lawful proposed use or development in relation to a fence intended to be erected around a football pitch in a park has been refused by the Court of Session. Petitioner Gregory Brown sought declarator tha
Passengers should not have to provide their gender identity in order to buy a train ticket, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled in a case concerning the French rail network. The case arose from a complaint made by a group called Mousse to the French data protection authority
The Commons' Scottish Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry examining the pilot Safer Drug Consumption Facility (SDCF) which opened yesterday in Glasgow. The facility, on Hunter Street, is the UK’s first official consumption room for illegal drugs. Known as The Thistle, the facility will e
The Stuart Hogg case highlights the use of an offence which came into force in 2019, writes Douglas McConnell. The recent domestic criminal case involving former Scotland rugby player Stuart Hogg has attracted significant attention to the relatively new offence outlined in the Domestic Abuse (Scotla
Burges Salmon has advised real estate and leisure investment firm London and Regional Properties (L+R) on its acquisition of Holiday Inn Express Folkestone for its Atlas Hotels brand. Located near the Eurotunnel, the Folkestone acquisition supports Atlas Hotels’ vision to grow in key locations
