The Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill is currently before the Scottish Parliament. The bill seeks to preserve on a permanent basis a number of changes to the law that were introduced temporarily to address the challenges of the pandemic. Many of these changes deal with administrative
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Andrew Scott explains the Quincecare duty. In our recent blog, we considered the duty of care Banks owe to their customers to protect them from fraudulent activity. In a decision of the Privy Council in Royal Bank of Scotland International Ltd (Respondent) v JP SPC 4 and another (Appellants) (I
MBM Commercial has announced the appointment of Alison Scott as partner and head of the firm’s commercial property practice. Ms Scott takes the reins of the department upon the retirement of Jane Ramsay.
Malcolm Graham has taken up his post as the new SCTS chief executive, taking over from Eric McQueen. Mr Graham said: “I am delighted to be joining SCTS as chief executive and look forward to leading and supporting the excellent work undertaken daily in supporting justice.
Lord Scott will lead the independent public inquiry into the investigation of Emma Caldwell’s murder. Justice Secretary Angela Constance announced the appointment of Lord Scott in an update to the Scottish Parliament.
This week the SLN spotlight falls on solicitor advocate John Scott QC of Capital Defence lawyers who was recently appointed to chair the new independent Stop and Search Advisory group. What has been your best experience as a lawyer?
Former boxer Scott Harrison is to be extradited to Spain to serve a prison sentence for two assault convictions after a sheriff granted a warrant sought by the Lord Advocate. The former WBO Featherweight Champion was sentenced to four years imprisonment by a court in Malaga in 2012 and a European Ar
Graham Scott Scots law firm Morton Fraser has appointed Graham Scott as a partner in the firm's private client team in Edinburgh, bringing the division's number of partners to ten.
Eric McQueen While lawyers have told Scottish Legal News that High Court trials delays are due to court capacity, Eric McQueen, SCTS chief executive, argues that the answer is not to create more courts but to radically reform the justice system, putting digital technology at its heart.
The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has firmly denied that thousands of witnesses are being called to trials which fail to go ahead – at a cost of £10 million to the taxpayer. The Sunday Post reports that, according to legal insiders, court officials are calling trials to ensure they
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Eilidh Wiseman Following publication of a paper by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) entitled A New Model for Summary Criminal Court Procedure, Eilidh Wiseman, president of the Law Society of Scotland, welcomed the proposals, saying they could “change the face of summary court pract
Corporate banking specialist Richard Scott has been appointed as Pinsent Masons’ head of office in Aberdeen. He succeeds fellow partner and employment law expert Katie Williams who is relocating to Australia to bolster Pinsent Masons' presence in the Asia Pacific region.
Congratulations are due to solicitor Aisling Scott, who won last week's Come Dine With Me in Edinburgh. Aisling's fellow contestants had some difficulty pronouncing her Irish Gaelic menu offering on Wednesday's episode, which included Ae sicín pâté, about which she said: "Ho