Blackadders LLP has grown its private client team with a number of new appointments across the firm's Glasgow and Edinburgh offices. Five new lawyers have joined the team in the past two months. Karen Phillips joined the firm as a partner in the Edinburgh office in December with a task to build the
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Dallas McMillan Solicitors has announced their two charity partners for 2023. All members of staff were asked for their nominations for charity partners and the clear winners were Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) and Homeless Project Scotland.
The Scottish government's recent changes to the emergency rent freeze legislation have improved the position of private landlords but have also caused an imbalance in the rental market and raised questions about the government's long-term vision for the sector, writes Marcus Di Rollo. Private landlo
TLT has advised the shareholders of UK-based software firm Insight Legal Software Ltd on its sale to Dye & Durham. Dye & Durham is a multinational organisation listed on the Toronto stock exchange and one of the world’s largest providers of cloud-based legal practice management softwar
The legal aid package announced by the Scottish government is not a "product of agreement", contrary to ministers' suggestion that it is, the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) has told SLN. Last week the government announced that solicitor groups had "agreed to an £11 million pac
Weightmans’ corporate team in Glasgow advised on M&A deals in 2022 with a value of £69.6m. The Glasgow team, led by Claire McCracken, advised on 17 acquisitions in 2022. Notable deals in the space included advising national dental group Dentex Healthcare on a series of acquisitions,
Renewable energy experts from Harper Macleod have now advised on projects generating more than half of Scotland’s renewable electricity. According to the latest statistics from industry body Scottish Renewables, Scotland’s total installed capacity of renewable electricity is just over 12
Thorntons has opened a new Glasgow office. The 7,200sq ft office will be able to host more than 60 desks – double the headcount of the existing team of almost 30 people.
Westwater Advocates' Greg Cunningham has successfully defended all claims of unfair dismissal and discrimination based on the protected characteristics of race (nationality) and religion or belief. In M Baczak v Care UK Community Partnership Ltd, the claimant was employed to work in a care home
Justice Secretary Keith Brown has announced the introduction of measures to ensure the on-going safety of prisoners while the Scottish Prison Service undertakes a review of the management of trans prisoners. The measures will be in place until the reviews are completed and will mean that no newly co
To mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Tom O’Connor considers the courageous conduct of two German judges who remained true to their principles and stood up to the Nazis. The shameful conduct of German judges under the Hitler regime was symbolised by the appalling behaviour of the fa
Burges Salmon, which has an office in Edinburgh, has been named the RollOnFriday ‘Best Law Firm to Work at 2023’, an accolade that the firm has achieved for the second year in a row. Burges Salmon’s managing partner, Roger Bull, said: “To be named the inaugural RollOnFriday &
The legal market is a highly competitive environment. Everyone in our beloved sector can witness it and the heat is constantly dialling up. A recent LexisNexis business development survey indicated that competition for new clients is the greatest concern that solicitors have. One of the most, if not
The UK government has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the way holiday entitlements are calculated for part-year workers, addressing employers’ concerns following a recent landmark ruling on the issue by the Supreme Court, writes Helen Cordon. The public consultation focuses
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission is consulting on a levy for 2023/24 that returns to just below pre-pandemic levels, following two years of cuts. This year the levy will rise by nine per cent.
