Holyrood's Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee has issued a call for written evidence as it prepares to scrutinise the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill. The objective of the bill is to replace the Short Assured Tenancy and Assured Tenancy by introducing a new single tenancy fo
Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000
David Hossack Morton Fraser has been shortlisted for "Immigration Provider of the Year" in the 2015 Expatriate Management and Mobility Awards (EMMAs) in the EMEA region.
DWF has trained 50 colleagues in the Edinburgh and Glasgow offices to administer CPR to support "Save a Life for Scotland" and to help raise awareness of the importance of bystander CPR.
Neil Stevenson The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission(SLCC) has been invited to give evidence to the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Committee for Finance and Personnel today.
The Law Society of Scotland has paid tribute to past president, Michael Scanlan, who passed away yesterday. Mr Scanlan served as president of the Law Society between 1999 and 2000 and chaired many of the Society’s committees, including the remuneration, insurance and education & training commi
The Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer has published the annual Treasure Trove Report, which has been presented to the Scottish Parliament.
Eric Robertson Advocate Eric Robertson examines recent initiatives – practical and legislative – to tackle persistent problems of modern slavery, as reviewed at the recent Tumbling Lassie Seminar.
The Law Society of Scotland RFC returned from the Law Rugby World Cup 2015 as Plate Winners coming third in the tournament overall after a victory against the Australian team 15 - 14.
Laura Cameron A huge rise in the number of health and safety court cases in Scotland could be a sign of things to come, a litigation lawyer has warned.
Following Holyrood's Justice Committee’s consideration of interim regulations for legal aid funding for cases appearing before the new Sheriff Appeal Court this week, the Law Society of Scotland has welcomed the transitional arrangements. The original objections to the proposed rates were highligh
Ian Maxwell Ian Maxwell discusses changes enacted this week to the family court system.
John Morgan, a trainee solicitor at Brodies The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association and the WS Society have announced that the winner of their Writing Competition for 2015 has now been found.
Compass Chambers has been ranked band 1 as a set in each of its core areas of personal injury, clinical negligence and health & safety in the 2016 edition of the Chambers UK Bar Guide.
Members of the public and interested organisations are being asked whether they think a bill to create a register of lobbying activity in Scotland is necessary and desirable. The call for views from the Scottish Parliament’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments(SPPA) Committee follows the