Liam McKay examines a new ruling concerning the operation of time bar as it relates to collateral warranties and the potential implications for buyers/tenants of commercial properties as well as those involved in the construction of the properties. The level of complexity in relation to the law on t
Search: https://www.galaxus.ch/en/sector/showdiscussion/snaphack-v3-visit-kunghaccom-q7pa26us-222712
The pressures of modern life, economic uncertainties, and the lingering effects of the pandemic are among key factors which have contributed to Scotland’s significant increase in mental health issues, including anxiety, depression and stress, in recent years, write Seonaid Sandham. As mo
Holmes Mackillop has made a trio of appointments to its Ayr office. Zainab Ifzal qualified as a solicitor last week, Robyn Davidson joins as a trainee solicitor, and Amy Paterson has been appointed as an admin assistant.
Coulters Property has announced a partnership with Watsonian Football Club, becoming the club’s exclusive property sponsor for 2025.
Blackadders LLP has recruited eight new trainees to the firm’s training programme.
Burges Salmon has welcomed its first cohort of newly qualified solicitors in Edinburgh. Eva Hunter and Marcus Jones were admitted to the roll of solicitors earlier this month, becoming the first trainees to qualify in Scotland through Burges Salmon’s programme. They join the firm’s banki
Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has expressed her "conviction" that tackling domestic abuse will make Scotland a safer place for women and girls after new figures shows a 0.4 per cent increase in the number of charges reported to the Crown Office. In 2024-25, 30,227 charges related to domestic abuse w
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has raised "serious concerns" about the use of orders for lifelong restriction (OLRs) in Scotland. OLRs are indeterminate prison sentences imposed on people to protect the public from the risk of serious harm. They have no fixed release date and include lifelong
Kennedys has promoted two lawyers in Edinburgh as part of a global promotions round. Insurance lawyers Amy Dignan and Jenna Green have been promoted to legal director and senior associate respectively.
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has welcomed its largest ever cohort of trainees across its offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, as well as five newly qualified solicitors. Among the firm’s newest five solicitors are Mairi Adams, who joins the private client team in Edinburgh, Robyn Bl
CMS is to host a free breakfast seminar next month which navigates the UK government’s decision on the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) and its wider implications for the energy sector. The event, co-hosted with management consultancy Baringa, will take place on 23 September at
Austen commemoration on the wall of Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, London Credit: JRennocks, CC BY-SA 4.0
In a ruling affecting all UK local authorities, the English Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a French citizen with pre-settled status (PSS) under the EU Settlement Scheme. The appellant was deemed ineligible for housing assistance by an English District Council based on being a person from
BTO Solicitors LLP’s charity of the year, The House of Hope, hosted its first Gala Ball at Prestonfield House in Edinburgh last Friday.
Lawyers have set sail towards Gaza alongside a flotilla which is seeking to break Israel's blockade and bring humanitarian aid directly to starving Palestinians.
