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Melanie Barbour and Antonia Welsh have joined Westwater Advocates. Ms Barbour practised mainly as a local authority solicitor and is also a legal member of the Housing and Property Chamber of the First Tier Tribunal.

The recommended rate of pay for trainee solicitors will not change for the coming year, the Law Society of Scotland has confirmed. The Law Society’s governing Council has agreed that, in light of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the recommended remuneration rate for trainees wi

Brodies LLP has launched a training programme that aims to give all newly qualified solicitors across Scotland access to quality learning opportunities and to connect with industry peers. More than 120 newly qualified lawyers have already signed up to access the free 'Breakfast with Brodies' trainin

An academic is inviting lawyers to complete a survey on decision-making in contract management that aims to explain the differences in this area between lawyers and other professionals. Dr Haward Soper, honorary associate professor of law at the University of Leicester, undertakes research focuses o

A reduction to the practising certificate fee for 2020-21 has been approved by solicitors at the Law Society of Scotland’s first ever virtual annual general meeting (AGM). The proposed reduction to the cost of practising as a Scottish solicitor was put forward by the Law Society’s Counci

Patrick Penninckx, head of the information society department at the Council of Europe conducted a webinar entitled Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights this week. It was organised by the European Law Students Association (ELSA) as part of a series of webinars on law and technology. The spe

The third episode of the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association (SYLA) podcast is now available. Episode three of Conversations with SYLA sees SYLA president Ayla Iridag speak to barrister Michael Polak of Church Court Chambers about his journey to law, world-famous cases and his compan

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Legislation to ensure that the rights of children are at the heart of any family law case, and that their views are heard, has passed its first hurdle at Holyrood. Measures in the Children (Scotland) Bill include regulation of child contact centres to ensure every one is a safe place for c

A group of MPs has called on the UK government to establish an expert committee detailing legal guidance on fairly dealing with legal claims arising out of the pandemic. Led by Dr Philippa Whitford MP, the SNP's health spokesperson, the group is working with medical defence organisation MDDUS.

Philip Yelland, executive director of regulation at the Law Society of Scotland, has retired after 30 years at the professional body for Scottish solicitors. In the past three decades, he has seen major changes within the organisation and significant regulatory reform, including two new Scottish par

An attempt to trademark the name of a malt made in tribute to Portree has failed. Diageo, which owns Talisker, had successfully applied to register "Port Ruighe" but the body representing port winemakers in Portugal objected to the name, Gaelic for Portree, because "Port" and "Porto" enjoy protectio

Real-time video technology can now be used to allow notaries to authenticate the execution of a document remotely. Physical distancing measures to manage the coronavirus outbreak have caused difficulties for the signing of documents which need a notary to be present.

The Housing and Property Chamber has extended its postponement of case management discussions (CMDs) and scheduled hearings until July 9 at the earliest. A date of May 28 was originally set back in March as part of the measures required to manage the COVID-19 outbreak.

ESPC has highlighted how the Scottish property market might move forward after the coronavirus lockdown measures have been eased.