The Ampersand Advocates Bitesized webinar series continues tomorrow with Archie MacSporran discussing complications of accommodation costs, following the recent Swift v Carpenter judgment. Mr MacSporran will discuss out how to value an accommodation claim with an analysis of the Court of A
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Terra Firma Chambers has maintained its Band 1 rankings for Planning and Environmental Law, Agriculture & Rural Affairs and Tax in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners UK Directory and received praise for its ‘first class’ service. Described as ‘the market leader
Shared Parenting Scotland is launching a series of online, interactive training courses to help separated parents control their own stress and to improve their communication skills.
The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) procurement team has been selected as one of the five finalists in the ‘Procurement Team of the Year’ category at GO Awards Scotland. The nomination highlights how the procurement function at SCTS has developed over the last couple of
An organisation seeking judicial review of the Scottish ministers' definition of "woman" in an act has been granted permission to proceed by the Court of Session. For Women Scotland is challenging ministers over the definition of "woman" in the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2
Care experienced children and young people are among those who will have the opportunity to give their opinions on new legislation which would incorporate an international human rights treaty into Scots law – in a Zoom chat with MSPs. Virtual calls hosted by children’s rights organisatio
A former stable clerk is bringing an unfair dismissal claim against her former employer, The Herald reports. Susan Hastie, ex-senior clerk of Hastie Stable, is bringing an Employment Tribunal case against Faculty Services Ltd.
The Law Society of Scotland, in partnership with Peppy Health, has launched a menopause support resource, designed to help individuals and firms access the support that they need. Tailored to the Scottish legal profession, the advice offers: information on the menopause and its symptoms; recommen
Cash for Kids is set to receive a five-figure sum once again this year from Thorntons Solicitors as the beneficiary of the firm’s charity wills campaign. Taking place across its offices in Fife, Dundee, Perth, Angus and Edinburgh, Thorntons won’t charge a fee for wills written throughout
Enhanced rights for children will come at a cost, and the Scottish government’s estimate of £2 million is unrealistic, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. Ministers have drafted a bill and accompanying financial memorandum to incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of
The Foreign Secretary has refused to assist a Police Scotland investigation into the use of Scottish airports to facilitate rendition and torture. Dominic Raab ruled out asking the US government to release evidence held in the unredacted version of a Senate investigation into the CIA’s to
Family lawyer Claire Robertson has died of cancer aged 43. The Press and Journal has published a full obituary. "Claire Robertson, from Ellon, was one of the models who relished her time on stage during Courage on the Catwalk at Aberdeen’s Beach Ballroom in 2017.
Sales of £1 million-plus homes have surged across the UK, with two-thirds more deals agreed in the past four months than in the same period last year. Scotland, where the top of the market is now on an upward trajectory, is playing catch up reflecting the late post lockdown re-opening of the m
A lawyer who admitted he found a young girl's evidence in a sexual abuse case "titillating" has been struck off by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal (SSDT). Kevin MacPherson, 45, formerly a solicitor at a law firm in Stornoway, was reported after sending another solicitor, Ms D, mess
The next event in CLT Scotland’s Scots Law 2020 Conventions Series will be taking place online from 23rd-27th November with delegates able to choose from 10 individual conferences. Roy Spiers, CLT Scotland’s director of programmes, said: “We are delighted to take the Conventions Se
