Clan Childlaw and Together secure funding to advance children’s …
Dec 10, 2024 · Clan Childlaw and Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights) have been awarded funding from the Independent Human Rights Fund for Scotland, managed by the Corra Foundation. A partnership between the two organisations will allow Clan to apply a legal lens to the information gathered thr
Sheriff Appeal Court reduces interim occupancy right granted to …
Oct 15, 2024 · Pursuer Marianne McBride originally obtained an interlocutor from the sheriff granting her an interim occupancy right to defender Graeme McInnes’ property in terms of section 18 of the Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981 and interdicting him from selling or transferring the property. It was agreed by both parties that the interdict was wrongly sought, but the defender ...
Solicitor Stuart Murray under investigation over financial activity
Oct 23, 2024 · Aberdeen solicitor Stuart Murray has had his practising certificate withdrawn by the Law Society as a probe into financial irregularities gets underway. The former Aberdeen Bar Association president and vice president of the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association is being investigated over his financia
Jennifer Young: Scottish budget 2025-26 – business impact and …
Dec 6, 2024 · “This budget invests in public services, lifts children out of poverty, acts in the face of the climate emergency, and supports jobs and economic growth.” That’s according to the finance secretary, Shona Robison, in the Scottish government’s 2025/26 budget statement, wri
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2 days ago · BTO has welcomed John Dunlop as a new partner in the firm’s real estate team, based in its Edinburgh office. This appointment follows last month’s announcement of Paul Greenhill’s promotion to partner in Glasgow, as well as …
Trainee numbers show legal sector’s record growth continues
Dec 6, 2024 · Growth for the Scottish legal sector has been maintained for a fourth consecutive year, with 764 new solicitor traineeships commencing in the past 12 months to the end of October 2024. The Law Society of Scotland data for the 2023-24 legal practice year is the third highest number of new trainees re
New paralegal accreditation launched in banking and finance
Dec 11, 2024 · The Law Society of Scotland has added to its paralegal accreditation programme with a new specialism for paralegals who work in banking and finance. The new certification is the 15th area of law recognised for paralegals and is the second accreditation in financial services as it joins the asset man
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SLAS survey seeks views on SLCC and complaints system
Nov 1, 2024 · The Scottish Law Agents Society (SLAS) is inviting lawyers to complete a survey on the perceived fairness, transparency, and suitability of the existing legal complaints system in Scotland. Recently, SLAS noted that members of the legal profession have raised concerns and expressed dissatisfaction r
Claire White: Additional charges in Scottish courts – a guide to the ...
Oct 9, 2024 · The First Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session has issued welcome guidance on the assessment of “additional charges” payable on solicitors’ fees in judicial accounts, writes Claire White. This is a percentage uplift on solicitors’ fees which is allowed where th