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Edinburgh is still holding its own as one of Europe’s most influential financial services hubs despite ongoing Brexit uncertainty according to an expert in the sector.The first six months of 2019 has seen strong levels of activity in financial services, with a range of deals taking place in th

Julie Hamilton comments on the role of the expert witness in the wake of a recent case south of the border. The recent, high profile collapse of a multimillion pound fraud trial in London highlights the importance of expert evidence. The role of an expert witness should be to provide the court with

Ken Dalling, principal of Dalling Solicitors in Stirling and a member of both the Council and the Board of the Law Society of Scotland, writes on today's three per cent increase in fees for legal aid lawyers. So here we are. At long last we have arrived at a day which, frankly, I had given up all ho

The Commons' Scottish Affairs Committee has recommended that UK trade deals should be contingent on the close involvement of the Scottish government, to ensure that trade agreements work for the whole of the UK. In a new report, it outlines mechanisms for involving the devolved administrations in tr

Lynda Clark, Lady Clark of Calton, has retired from the bench after serving as a judge for 13 years. Lady Clark was appointed a judge of the Supreme Courts in 2006 and was appointed to the Inner House on 1 October 2013.

Tens of thousands of fraud victims have been denied justice after a computer algorithm dismissed four-fifths of reported cases. The Sunday Telegraph reports that 80 per cent of fraud incidents reported to the police in 2017-18 were rejected.

Andrew Lyon has been announced as the new head of financial services at TLT. Mr Lyon has been at the firm for 11 years and leads the financial services disputes and investigations team in London.

Two teenagers who were given custodial sentences after one pled guilty to behaving in a threatening and abusive manner and the other admitted a charge of assault have had their appeals against the sentences imposed rejected. The appellants claimed that the sheriff failed to properly take into accoun

A man who was sentenced to two years and three months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to taking, possessing and sharing indecent images of children has had an appeal against the custodial term imposed rejected.However, the Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary quashed a Se

Kathleen McAnea outlines why developers should review a recent case when procuring works and considering the extent of their design consultant’s liability. The limits of a lead consultant’s liability for a project were highlighted in a new Scottish appeal court decision wh

Graham Boyack looks at how mediation is faring in Scotland.

A Scottish local authority which raised an action for £12 million in damages over the loss of a social housing development claiming that a firm of architects appointed as lead consultant had “assumed responsibility” for the other contractors’ negligence has had its claim dismissed following a

TLT has appointed disputes partner John Paul Sheridan as its new head in Scotland. Mr Sheridan has been with the firm since joining as a trainee in 1998 and is a respected commercial litigator, supporting clients in the financial services and real estate sectors. He is also a solicitor advocate with

New figures released today from mental health charity LawCare show the number of lawyers calling their helpline is increasing. The charity dealt with nearly 900 calls in 2017 from 616 callers, an 11 per cent increase on the number of callers in 2016. Nearly half of the solicitors and barristers who

Lord Neuberger President of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger (pictured), has called for the compulsory judicial retirement age of 70 to be abolished.