Report recommends minimising isolation of young people on remand in wake of tragic deaths
Being traumatised, being young, being held on remand and being in the first three months of custody increases the risk of suicide, a report on mental health services for young people entering custody at HMP YOI Polmont has found.
Published 22 May 2019
Kirsty Smith becomes legal director at TLT in Glasgow
TLT has grown its UK-wide corporate team with the appointment of Kirsty Smith as legal director in Glasgow, who joins from DWF.
Published 22 May 2019
UN report: Legal aid 'decimated' in England and Wales as poverty rises
Declining access to legal aid in England and Wales has been highlighted in a United Nations report on the UK, which describes the budget as having been "decimated".
Published 22 May 2019
Lawyer warns against pitfalls of property raffles
A property lawyer has called on Scots to think twice before entering property raffles in a bid to land their dream home.
Published 22 May 2019
MBM advises Immense Simulations on $4.6m Series A funding
MBM Commercial has advised Immense Simulations on its Series A funding, taking the lead role in drawing up the key agreements and helping project manage the deal.
Published 22 May 2019
Watch: Glasgow University's women in law #First100years
Published 22 May 2019
England: Judicial Assistants scheme launched for High Court
The High Court of England and Wales has launched a new judicial assistants (JA) scheme.
Published 22 May 2019
And finally... crumbs
Three schoolchildren who sued a shop for defamation after being accused of stealing and opening a packet of biscuits have won their case.
Published 22 May 2019
TLT overcomes overprovision policy to secure licence for Bothwell restaurateur
TLT’s head of licensing (Scotland), Stephen McGowan, has secured a new licence for the San Vincenzo Italian restaurant and delicatessen in Bothwell – overcoming a previous refusal, trade opposition and the licensing board policy on overprovision which had declared the Bothwell locality as “overprovided” for all types of licensed premises.
Published 21 May 2019
Steve Dougherty: Is there demand in Scotland's housing market for a quasi-free market approach?
Steve Dougherty challenges the shortcomings of the current planning and regulatory system and asks if a quasi-free market approach would appeal to some prospective home-owners in Scotland.
Published 21 May 2019
