Trainee solicitor John Morgan (pictured) discusses his experiences in his banking seat. Any time I meet up with friends, I’m always met with the sympathetic look and tilt of the head as they ask: “So, how are you coping in banking?”
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A man who was wrongly convicted of rape is entitled to claim compensation after judges dismissed an appeal by the Scottish Ministers against a ruling that their decision to refuse his application was “unlawful”. The Inner House of the Court of Session upheld a judgment of the Lord Ordinary, who
New figures have shown that health boards are straining to work through over 1,500 legal claims, some worth up to £5 million. NHS Grampian is facing payouts of up to £24 million in respect of about 100 alleged failures. The health board was recently accused of having “weak leadership and low mor
The Crofting Commission last week lodged a request that a special case be stated on a question of law for the opinion of the Court of Session in connection with the Scottish Land Court’s decision of 18 December 2014 in the case of MacGillivray v Crofting Commission. That case concerned the Croftin
Ending the automatic early release of prisoners in Scotland has “no merit” and will leave high-risk offenders unsupervised it has been warned. Dr Monica Barry (pictured), a criminologist, told the Scottish parliament’s justice committee the Scottish government’s bill to end automatic early r
The Supreme Court is to hear an appeal next month from a Scottish prisoner who was jailed for the racially motivated murder of a schoolboy in 2006. Imran Shahid is appealing on the basis his human rights were breached after he was held in solitary confirment for over four-and-a-half-years.
Plans for a new women’s prison have been challenged by a prison reform charity. A tendering process has begun for the facility, which the Scottish government wants to build in Greenock, Inverclyde.
With the numbers of people across the UK suffering from dementia continuing to soar, a lawyers have warned families it is essential to consider estate protection. Tessa Till, a partner at Pagan Osborne(pictured), believes the myriad of financial and legal issues associated with the condition are not
Prosecutors have successfully challenged a decision of a trial judge to uphold a defence submission of “no case to answer” in the case of a man accused of an attempted armed robbery at a bank. The Criminal Appeal Court allowed the appeal by the&nbs
A body comprising Scottish lawyers, family consultants and financial specialists has found that businesses in Scotland are suffering as a result of divorce and separation. Consensus Collaboration Scotland (Consensus), offer couples a non-confrontational way of agreeing the legal and practical arrang
Glasgow City Council has appointed lawyer Annemarie O'Donnell its new chief executive to replace George Black, who retires next month. Ms O'Donnell was chosen by the appointment of the senior officers committee recently.
A personal injury sheriff has dismissed an action by a tenant alleging that damp and mould in her rental property triggered her asymptomatic asthma after finding that no evidence had been led supporting her claim that the landlord’s failure to maintain the property had resulted in her conditio
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High street practice offers early responsibility, strong client relationships and deep community ties – but Scotland’s smaller firms should do more to persuade young solicitors that a rewarding career exists beyond the central belt, writes Robert S Macduff-Duncan. Back in March, I attend
Lord Advocate v North British Railway Co (1894) 2 SLT 71 The soundly educational 21st-Century Bar Conference last December 5th heard Lord President Pentland forecast that “litigation about environmental issues will become a greater feature of our forum”.
