Maree Todd Proposals which would require all sports coaches working with children and other vulnerable groups to undergo mandatory disclosure checks have been outlined.
Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000
Thursday, 10 May 2018 from 6pm at SSC Members’ Lounge, Edinburgh As we continue into a new era of technological advancement, with clients increasingly demanding tangible results for the money they are paying their lawyers, an ability to effectively and efficiently work with and lead a team of prof
Roseanna Cunningham Proposals to reduce plastic pollution through a ban on the manufacture and sale of plastic-stemmed cotton buds in Scotland have opened for public consultation.
Pictured: Emily Dunsmore (Corporate Fundraiser, SAMH) with members of Anderson Strathern's Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.
Two sheriffs have been appointed as specialists to hear cases in the All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court. Sheriff Robert Fife and Sheriff Robert Weir QC have been designated by Sheriff Principal Mhairi Stephen QC, Sheriff Principal of Lothian and Borders, as specialists in actions of damages
Harper Macleod is part of a legal team advising two MPs who have joined a legal challenge in relation to Brexit. On Tuesday, the Court of Session granted MPs Tom Brake (Lib Dem Brexit spokesperson) and Chris Leslie (Labour) permission to become involved as 'directly affected' parties in ongoing liti
Caroline Kelly (pictured), partner and solicitor advocate at Thorntons, writes on the new legislation approved by MSPs on Tuesday. This week, on 1 May 2018, the Scottish Parliament passed the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill. The Bill is likely to have a phased imple
Gilson Gray has acquired the North Berwick offices of law firm Lindsays, including the transfer of partner Dorothy Kellas and all local staff.
Land and property search firm Millar & Bryce is launching their fourth conveyancing manual this summer. The manual will provide an introduction into basic Scottish conveyancing with a series of roadshows taking place across the country. The roadshows will address what we can expect in the future
Inverclyde Council has applied to the Scottish government for permission to issue fixed penalty notices to drivers who keep their engines idling. The council's application under the Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 follows a series of complaints in the are
Garry Ferguson, member of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers committee and partner at BTO Solicitors, writes on the new Civil Litigation Bill. On 1 May 2018, the Scottish Parliament unanimously passed the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill. Its provisions will be brought i
Proposals to revive plans for another public inquiry into the conduct of the press have been narrowly defeated in the House of Commons. MPs voted by 304-295 against a cross-party amendment to the Data Protection Bill tabled by Ed Miliband, Ken Clarke, Brendan O’Hara, Christine Jardine, Liz Sav
New research by Aberdein Considine has revealed that the vast majority of family firms in Scotland would give up control of the business if that was the only way for it to expand or grow. Three quarters (75 per cent) of family-run firms in Scotland would consider ceding control of the business in or
Andy Drane, partner at Davidson Chalmers, writes on new arrangements affect GPs and GP premises. In Scotland new General Medical Services and Section 17C Contracts for GPs came into force on 1st April 2018. These Contracts seek to implement the agreement reached between Scottish Government and the B
Eamon Keane, solicitor and convener of the Scottish Legal Action Group (SCOLAG), responds below to recent comments by Lord Carolway on the conduct of rape trials. On the 1st of May 2018 the Lord President announced that “rape victims should not have to appear in court”. Speaking to the B