Danielle Stevenson, senior solicitor at Jones Whyte Law, looks at the collaborative approach to divorce. Often when couples are facing separation and divorce, the immediate thought is the rush to court, opposing sides and a battle. However, the reality is more often than not far from that, particula
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TLT has advised Q-Park, one of Europe's leading parking service providers, on the sale and leaseback of three Scottish car parks. The deals are part of a national disposals programme that TLT's specialist real estate team has acted on and involved international elements, careful attention to timesca
The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC) has launched a new advocacy support helpline to complement its legal helplines and surgeries. The helpline has been set up to help women survivors of gender-based violence answer questions about the justice system, child welfare, finances, housing and
Solicitor Graeme Di Rollo of Burness Paull examines the Supreme Court's ruling in Shanks v Unilever. This week, the Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated judgment in a long-running legal saga between Unilever and a now former employee called Professor Shanks. The case concerned Prof. Shanks
Ewan McIntyre, partner at Burness Paull and expert in professional negligence and financial services litigation with over 25 years’ experience, is currently enjoying a secondment with Racine, one of the main independent French law firms, in its Lyon office. That something might be mo
The prosecutor who took on campaigners opposed to the Skye Bridge tolls says the stress of the case caused him to have a nervous breakdown.
Scotland has always been different from the rest of the UK when it comes to claims and litigation. With a separate jurisdiction and its own unique legal concepts and rules, it has been essential for insurers to understand and acknowledge the quirks of the Scottish system and to deal with them accord
Lawyers have sounded a note of caution over making fundamental changes to criminal trials following the publication of a report into jury behaviour and the use of the ‘not proven’ verdict. John Scott QC told Scottish Legal News that the research commissioned by the Scottish government &l
An auction selling off 25 supercars from the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president has accumulated €21.6 million. Swiss prosecutors seized the cars in 2016 when they initiated a corruption investigation against Obiang, likely heir of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who has ruled in Equato
UK law firm TLT has elected its first new managing partner in 19 years, with corporate head John Wood winning support from the firm's partnership. Mr Wood will replace the firm's long-standing managing partner David Pester who has decided to step down at the end of his sixth term in office. Mr Wood
Two experts on Sir Walter Scott have developed a free online course for people who would like to learn about the giant of Scottish literature. Professor Alison Lumsden, director of Aberdeen University’s Walter Scott Research Centre, and Kirsty Archer-Thompson, collections and interpretation ma
The remains of former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco can be removed from his burial place at the centre of a controversial state monument and reburied in a cemetery, the Supreme Court of Spain has ruled. In a unanimous ruling, judges rejected a legal challenge from Franco's grandchildren and thre
Scotland has taken twice as many Syrian refugees as the UK average, according to new statistics. Under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme, 18,676 people have resettled in the UK and Scotland has taken in 3,180 of them, 17 per cent of the total.
MSPs on Holyrood's Economy Committee have backed plans to limit ministers' access to statistics. At present, ministers and their staff can see market-sensitive data a day before it becomes public while they can see less sensitive publications five days before the public.
The Scottish government is to extend a seven-day limit on unsuitable temporary accommodation to protect people at risk of homelessness. Under new legislation, anyone facing homelessness will spend no longer than a week in accommodation like bed and breakfasts.
