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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

The finalists for the Law Society of Scotland’s 2017 In-house Rising Star Award have been announced.The judging panel shortlisted three nominees from a strong field of entries, all of whom have been described as “excellent”. The finalists are:

The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) is undertaking a project to reshape the nation’s civil procedure rules and is asking the public to help inform its review. The council is keen to engage with lay people and legal professionals alike to ensure the success of the project.

David Hoey David Hoey warns of the risk posed by a “rigid and inflexible recruitment policy” given the wide scope of discrimination law.

James Smethurst The key for business during the Brexit process is to maintain an uninterrupted service to clients, according to a new report on the legal impact of Brexit on the UK-based financial services sector from a Magic Circle law firm.

A general and absolute prohibition of any advertising for the provision of oral and dental care services is incompatible with EU law but objectives relating to the protection of public health and of the dignity of the profession of dentistry may, nevertheless, justify supervision of the form and man

Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court (Credit: Google Street View) A landlord in Fife has become the first in Scotland to be banned from renting out properties after doing so despite being denied entry to the council’s landlord register.

Guy Lougher UK workers are showing significant resilience in the face of Brexit uncertainty, according to research commissioned by Pinsent Masons.

Lord Kinclaven, the founder of the Faculty of Advocates’ MiniTrials, has received an OBE at an investiture ceremony in Buckingham Palace. The award, for “Services to the Scottish Legal System in Schools”, was announced in the New Year Honours.

Alan McDonald (pictured) explains a decision on enforcement of assigned standard securities. It has always been commonplace, particularly in recent years, for secured lenders to assign the benefit of standard securities in their favour. It is also perfectly normal for portfolios of such securities t

A former top judge has warned that the “torrent” of Brexit legislation may go unscrutinised. Delivering the Bingham lecture in London yesterday, former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, said that there were already thousands of items of legislation going unread.

A woman who challenged a Scottish local authority’s decision to grant planning permission for the development of a new wind farm in Perthshire has had her appeal refused. Helen Douglas argued that Perth and Kinross Council failed to have proper regard to its obligations as planning authority in re

Maclay Murray & Spens LLP has strengthened its financial services capabilities with the appointment of Carolyn Bell (pictured), as director of its financial services group in Edinburgh. The former in-house managing legal counsel with Lloyds Banking Group and Aberdeen Asset Management joins the f

Concern has been raised by the Faculty of Advocates about a key element of plans to outlaw psychological domestic abuse. It fears the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill “does not capture or reflect” an important distinction between coercive control and limited incidents of abusive behaviour which ar

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) will host its Annual General Meeting on Thursday 1 June 2017 at 29, 29 Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow commencing at 6pm. At the AGM the president will report on the year's activities and the treasurer will present accounts. Any amendments to the constit