The Faculty of Advocates has announced its opposition to plans by the Scottish government to end the three-year time limit on the raising of damages actions by survivors of historical child abuse.
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An Indian woman kept as a servant and paid as little as 11p an hour has been given nearly £184,000 in compensation in one of the UK’s first caste discrimination cases. Permila Tirkey, from the state of Bihar, was kept in domestic servitude and forced to work as a nanny and cleaner by her Hindu em
The Faculty of Advocates has staged a major conference to highlight and examine the most significant structural reforms of the Scottish court system in more than 150 years. The event, Court Reform: The New Law, proved so popular that it had to be moved from its original venue of the Faculty’s Mack
Denying EU citizens entitlement to German benefits by way of basic provision does not necessarily contravene the principle of equal treatment the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. The German Federal Social Court (Bundessozialgericht) sought to ascertain whether such an exclusion is lawful c
Willie Grant Willie Grant discusses the validity of home made wills.
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Dame Elish Angiolini A former Lord Advocate has warned that judges may not see community rehabilitation plans for criminals as a viable alternative to imprisonment.
Nicola Sturgeon First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has laid out plans to introduce new bills to improve security for private tenants, introduce rent controls and abolish the "bedroom tax" as early as possible.
Willie McIntyre Several readers have contacted SLN to raise their concerns about the utterly inadequate legal aid rates of pay proposed for the new Sheriff Appeal Court in Edinburgh.
Seven men have been convicted of the sale and supply of drugs after a major police operation discovered a “drug empire” operated from a cell in HMP Edinburgh. Stephen Nisbet, 40, already serving an 18-year prison sentence for the murder of David James in 2003, was working with his brother James
Barry Brooks Lawyers occupy more floor space than virtually any other professionals. Now one law firm has come up with an answer to the waste of space: young lawyers are to given cubicles instead of offices.
Pictured: The trial is played out... The Faculty of Advocates has marked the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Muir of Huntershill with a scene-setting lecture and a dramatic reconstruction of parts of the trial.
Maclay Murray & Spens LLP (MMS) has re-hired capital projects expert Stewart Maciver (pictured) from CMS, bringing in further experience in public procurement and infrastructure projects. He will now be a partner in MMS' capital projects practice.
Pictured: Jesse Jackson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival (Photo: Alan McCredie)
Maria Botha-Lopez, ESPC’s business analyst The latest market analysis from ESPC has revealed 4.1 per cent more homes have been sold between May and July 2015, compared with the same period last year, while the number of new homes being brought to market decreased by 8.8 per cent annually.
