Colin McKay Hundreds of mentally ill people are being held against their will without rules in place to stop them from being wrongfully sectioned.
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HBJ Gateley has added another two new partners after reporting strong growth and a seven-strong senior hiring round at the end of last year.
Paul Motion Paul Motion discusses the pitfalls associated with mitigating cyber-attacks on businesses. So, 2015 was the year of the cyber-attack, with TalkTalk, Ellen Conlin Hair & Beauty and supermarket group Morrisons all experiencing the devastating impact. The Ellen Conlin attack highlights
A retired academic who contracted a rare form of cancer which he claimed was the result of exposure to asbestos during the course of his employment at a university has had an action for £180,000 damages dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session assoilzied the defenders after ruling that the pursue
Children should help design new legal documents to ensure the views of youngsters are heard whenever possible in family court cases, says the Faculty of Advocates. Currently, forms are used to inform a child of an action and to seek his or her views, but the forms have been widely criticised.
Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited, in cooperation with the University of Aberdeen, Business School, Centre for Real Estate Research, has published statistics for the fourth quarter of 2015 relating to the Aberdeen Housing Market. The report is based on a constant quality methodology. Th
A bill to improve access to justice for survivors of domestic abuse and tackle the rise of so-called revenge porn will be debated at the Scottish Parliament today. The Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm Bill, introduced by the Scottish government, will modernise criminal law and strengthen powers for
Neil Stevenson The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC), Scotland’s independent body for complaints about lawyers, is consulting on a new strategy for the next four years, aimed at putting consumer understanding at its heart.
Angela Constance The Scottish government's Education (Scotland) Billis to be debated at Holyrood today
New laws to strengthen the rights of carers will be debated by the Scottish Parliament for the final time this afternoon. Mental health minister Jamie Hepburn met young carers at Edinburgh Young Carers Project this morning ahead of the stage 3 debate of the Scottish government’s Carers Bill at Hol
Lord Neuberger A Conservative think tank has condemned increasing fees of more than £1,000 an hour charged by City law firms for restricting access to justice.
Kate Hodgkiss Lawyers have taken opposite sides over proposals to devolve employment law to Holyrood, with some arguing Scotland could become overwhelmed with cases from elsewhere in the UK because of the Scottish government's intention to scrap controversial hearing fees.
(L-R): Euan Mackenzie, Simon Crabb and Dorothy Bain QC A Scottish lawyer has given an illuminating talk on the struggle for human rights in conflict-stricken Colombia.
Dr Richard Gibbs Marks & Clerk, the UK’s largest intellectual property (IP) firm, has appointed Dr Richard Gibbs as the new managing partner of its Glasgow office.
Angela Constance Draft legislation to remove the three-year time limit on bringing civil cases to court – also known as time-bar – is on track to be introduced before the end of the current parliamentary session on March 24, Education Secretary Angela Constance has told adult survivors of allege
