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Practical guidance has been produced to help businesses identify and prevent human trafficking and exploitation across their operations. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has also announced he will write to all major Scottish companies who appear not to have met their duty to publish an annual statemen

Alan Gilfillan has been recognised for his expertise by becoming one of just nine accredited specialists in his field in Scotland. Mr Gilfillan, who became a partner with Balfour and Manson last year, has been accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in charity law. 

A high-profile international lawyer promises to make it a special European Lawyers Day at the Faculty of Advocates next week. Philippe Sands QC, professor of law at University College London, author of East West Street and counsel who has appeared before a number of international courts, is to give

The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC) and JustRight Scotland (JRS) are deeply concerned by the publication of the article in this week’s Herald: “Stuart Waiton: Scots men are at risk of being branded ‘rapist’ for political reasons” and subsequent blog in Scott

MacRoberts has donated over £3,000 to charities based in Dundee.

Canadians have been queueing across the country for the chance to buy cannabis after the ban on the sale of the drug for recreational use came to an end yesterday. Newfoundland and Labrador man Ian Power was the first person to buy marijuana legally at midnight yesterday.

A charity promoting freedom of expression has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump for allegedly violating the First Amendment by attacking journalists. PEN America argues that the US president has used the powers of the federal government to retaliate against journalists an

The estate of singer Prince has issued a statement requesting that US President Donald Trump stop using the song Purple Rain at rallies. At recent events, including one in Mississippi, the playlist has featured the track, word of which reached the late artist's estate.

A claim made by a woman on behalf of her son against a marine vessel operator following the death of his father was not time-barred under the Athens Convention, justices in the Supreme Court have unanimously ruled, dismissing the appeal of the company. Lord Hodge gives the sole judgment with which L

Solicitor Eamon Keane responds in a personal capacity to yesterday's piece by Dr Stuart Waiton. The views expressed are his own. The debate around civil actions for damages in rape cases is no doubt a topic which is of considerable interest to the profession and the wider public. That being sai

In response to a blog in SLN yesterday giving the author's opinions on a recent damages case that followed a criminal rape case, three solicitors have responded with their criticisms. On reading the inflammatory and often inaccurate blog piece entitled ‘Blog: Do civil rape cases mark ‘de

Pictured: (L-R) Michael Ellis, Claudia Duffy, Andy Harris, Stuart Hendry MBM Commercial recently welcomed two new European patent attorney consultants to the team as part of a strategic partnership with entrepreneurial patent attorney firm Ellis IP.

Peter Coghlan has joined Gilson Gray as finance director. Mr Coghlan has more than 16 years’ experience in the Scottish legal sector and will work closely with senior management to mould the firm’s future finances.

The average price of a property in Scotland reached £153,309 in August 2018 – an increase of 4.1 per cent on the previous year and an increase of 0.3 per cent when compared to the previous month. The latest publication of Registers of Scotland's monthly UK House Price Index&nbs

A book on partnership law authored by Harper Macleod's Stephen Chan has been released. Mr Chan, a partner at the firm, has penned A Practical Guide to Partnership Law in Scotland, which is published by Thomson Reuters.