Balfour And Manson

Peter Littlefair takes a realistic look at the uses of AI for practitioners and its direction of travel. As a smaller legal jurisdiction, Scotland is often behind the United States and England in its take-up of new tech. AI is no different and a range of options are rolled out into firms already. Ho

Balfour and Manson has appointed a new associate and solicitor to its property team. Kirstyn Logan has joined the team, from Drummond Miller, as an associate. She is an experienced property law professional who has also worked for McEwan Fraser, Gilson Gray and Clancy Hendrie Legal - and is well-kno

The annual Balfour and Manson family law conference is under starter’s orders as the event returns to Perth Racecourse next week. Almost 150 family lawyers will attend the fully booked event, widely regarded as one of the most important and influential conferences of its kind.

Sophie Pike explores the cost of childcare and how that should be shared between separated parents. The cost of childcare in the UK is reported to be amongst the most expensive in the world, with an average full time nursery placement costing nearly £15,000 per child per year. In Scotland, fun

Balfour and Manson has appointed Graeme Thomson as its new head of private client. Mr Thomson, who takes up his post today has been a private client partner at the firm since January 2021.

Balfour and Manson has doubled its private client team in Aberdeen with the hire of new senior associate, Greg Lawson, and secretary, Barbara Stephen, as the Albyn Terrace-based firm gears up for further expansion this year. Amy McKay, who joined the firm as an associate in 2017, has also been promo

Commercial property expert Stephanie Nichol has been made a partner at Balfour and Manson. She has specialised in commercial property for more than 20 years and has high-level experience across the sector, working with a very wide range of clients.

Balfour and Manson chairman Elaine Motion took part in a panel discussion at the annual JUSTICE Human Rights Conference. The discussion focused on five aspects of constitutional law, including devolution, whether the UK should have a written constitution, and House of Lords reform.

Balfour and Manson has promoted Michaela Guthrie to partner, effective 1 November, taking the number of partners at the firm to 23. Ms Guthrie initially joined Balfour and Manson as a trainee in 2014 and has specialised in medical negligence and personal injury law since 2015. She is accredited by t

The parents of Scottish rugby player Siobhan Cattigan, who suddenly died last year at the age of 26, have launched legal action against the Scottish Rugby Union and World Rugby. Balfour and Manson LLP is representing Neil and Morven Cattigan in their lawsuit against rugby authorities, alleging that

Balfour and Manson has promoted Will Wallace to associate in its residential property department, rewarding his “fantastic client care” as the property market continues to bounce back after the turmoil of the pandemic. Mr Wallace, who joined the Edinburgh-based firm as a solicitor in Apr

Balfour and Manson has promoted three lawyers to senior associate. James Hyams, Carolyn Jackson, and Peter Littlefair took up their new positions – in the private client, clinical negligence, and personal injury teams respectively – on 1 July.Mr Hyams started his traineeship with the fir

Elaine Motion, one of Scotland’s leading constitutional lawyers, has joined a new body designed to raise the standard of democratic debate in the UK. The Institute for Constitutional and Democratic Research (ICDR) was created by a group of legal experts, academics, business leaders and campaig

Balfour and Manson's Carolyn Jackson has been recognised as a specialist in medical negligence law. Ms Jackson, an associate with the firm, joins partner Ann Logan and senior associate Michaela Guthrie in gaining the accreditation from the Law Society of Scotland.

Balfour and Manson senior associate Michaela Guthrie has gained a Law Society of Scotland accreditation in medical negligence law. Ms Guthrie joined Balfour and Manson as a trainee in 2014, spending the final year of her traineeship working closely with partner Ann Logan. She has specialised in medi