Judith Robertson The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has expressed its disappointment that Holyrood's social security committee rejected an amendment to further enshrine the right to social security in law.
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Julie McMahon Power of attorney registrations have risen by nearly 40 per cent in four years.
A joint initiative to put Scotland’s legal services on the international map will be launched today. A group of Scotland’s leading commercial law firms, in partnership with Scottish Development International (SDI) and the Law Society of Scotland, will launch Scottish Legal International (SLI) in
The family of a mechanical fitter who died of an asbestos-related illness in England after inhaling the deadly dust while working as an apprentice at a shipbuilding company in Scotland will have to pursue their claim for damages under English law, a judge in the Court of Session has ruled. Relatives
Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh argues, amongst other things, that the Prescription (Scotland) Bill 2018 should be welcomed, but the Scottish Parliament needs to ensure all obligations to pay debts arising from personal contracts and statute should be covered by short term negative prescription, with fe
Andrew Foyle Andrew Foyle, a solicitor advocate and litigation partner in the Edinburgh office of Shoosmiths gave delegates attending the annual Law Society of Scotland Debt Recovery Conference in Glasgow plenty of food for thought on the main challenges and opportunities in the business of debt rec
Scotia Law Training Ltd has launched the Modern Apprenticeship in Paralegal Practice. The apprenticeship, with the training provided by Scotia, enables legal employers to train current or new employees with a comprehensive programme of paralegal skills. Participants can then be fast tracked into par
The Scottish government is funding two projects aiming to explore the barriers to children’s views being heard in family law cases, led by researchers from Stirling and Glasgow universities. Guided by an expert group of young people, researchers will identify the challenges and explore the imp
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Catherine MacPherson considers issues on the horizon for the cash and digital payments regimes. What Scot doesn't love a conversation on legal tender? It's been the focus of many a joke, those of Michael McIntyre and Kevin Bridges come to mind. Most people will be familiar with the adage that "cash
Wednesday 10 October 20186:00pm - 7:30pmAdam Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh Law School, Old College.
Rosie Walker looks at the proposed changes to Scotland's defamation regime. On 14 December 2017, the Scottish Law Commission published its “Report on Defamation”, recommending a number of reforms to the law on defamation in Scotland. The current law on defamation has been in effect since
An ‘easy read’ version of the Victims’ Code for Scotland has been launched to help victims with communications difficulties understand their rights. The Scottish government has also awarded £50,000 to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) to develop a sp
Writing a textbook is not an easy endeavour. Not only is it regarded by the broader academic community as belonging to the lower ranks of the hierarchy of publications academics are supposed to aspire to (the single-authored monograph being the ultimate status symbol), but in these REF driven times,