A law firm which claimed that a former client had waived his right to bring a damages action against them after the expiry of the three-year time bar had its appeal refused. The Inner House of the Court of Session upheld a decision of the Lord Ordinary, who rejected the firm’s argument that the te
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Ewan Alexander Pinsent Masons today revealed its unaudited results for 2016-17 which shows global turnover increased by 11 per cent to £423.1m.
A motorist who claimed more than £180,000 in damages following a relatively minor collision in which a car reversed into his vehicle while parked at a petrol station has been awarded just a fraction of that amount. Grant Grubb raised a personal injury action seeking £182,880 after John Finlay admi
Keoghs has doubled the partner count at its new Glasgow office by appointing Emily Jeffrey and David Hennessy, who join from Brodies.It follows the arrival of Stefanie Johnston and Douglas Cowan, who spearheaded the UK firm’s expansion into Scotland in April.
Whatever type of ‘Brexit’ is eventually agreed between the UK and the EU, legislation made by the EU and the case law of the European Court of Justice is likely to be important for Scottish courts for many years in the future. The way that EU law influences UK courts is likely to change however.
David Smith Legal firms with five or more partners have had a third year of growth across the sector and experienced significant income growth rates of between eight per cent and 20 per cent, fuelled by mergers and the volume of corporate transactions, according to Scottish accountants Henderson Log
Paula Skinner Harper Macleod has advised a Glasgow-based fintech business on a six-figure investment, the first to be completed with the help of a new Glasgow City Council scheme designed to help SMEs scale up.
Aidan O’Neill QC As the UK and EU prepare to start serious negotiations about Brexit, it now looks increasingly likely that there will be a lengthy period where transitional arrangements will be to put in place. These may last several years after the date of actual Brexit. The way these are drawn
David Hoey David Hoey warns of the risk posed by a “rigid and inflexible recruitment policy” given the wide scope of discrimination law.
Pictured (l-r): Students Nikki Sully, Heather Evans, Rory Milkova, Dan McManus, and Georgia Carey Students from Robert Gordon University Law School had the opportunity to present legal arguments in the highest court in the UK after being given permission to hold their internal Moot Final in the Supr
David Gourlay David Gourlay explains the details of the Financial Conduct Authority's discussion paper on distributed ledger technology (DLT) (DP17/3) which closes for comment on 17 July 2017.
In the wake of yesterday’s article on child tax credit legislation we are pleased to publish the following reader’s letter. As is the case with yesterday’s article we do not necessarily agree with its contents. Sirs,
