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Christopher Lindley Christopher Lindley explains how new agricultural holdings provisions will work.
Michael Matheson Air weapons owners who haven’t yet applied for a licence need to decide now what they will do with their firearm when new laws come into effect on 31 December.
Gordon Jackson QC (left) and Donald Findlay QC
Judges in the Court of Session have ordered the independence campaigners battling an eviction bid by Holyrood to have them removed from its grounds to pay £105,000 in legal bills. Lady Dorrian, the Lord Justice Clerk, sitting with Lord Malcolm and Lord Glennie ordered the “indie campers” to pay
Lauren Daly The Living Wage Foundation has announced that Fords Daly Legal (FDL), has today been accredited as a "Living Wage" employer.
Laura Tainsh Laura Tainsh, a partner and waste management specialist at Davidson Chalmers LLP has become the first Scottish solicitor to achieve full membership of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM). As the national body for the waste and resource management industry, the CIWM sup
The special price of £99 plus VAT for Scottish Legal Training’s Criminal Law Masterclass is only available for attendees who book before January 3 2017.
Three English councils have been granted orders by the Court of Session in a landmark ruling which ensures that decisions by the High Court of England and Wales placing four children in secure accommodation north of the border are recognised and enforceable in Scotland. Judges in the Inner House of
The Scottish Parliament has approved legislation that will help ensure next year’s Crofting Commission elections "run smoothly".Governing the election of commissioners to the Crofting Commission – the regulatory body for crofting – the approved legislation covers:
Thomas Ross The president of the Scottish Criminal Bar Association (SCBA) has called the £4 million cut in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) budget by the Scottish government "absolutely astonishing".
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)’s final report on the legal services market study for England and Wales, including imposing a requirement on providers to publish price information. After the completion of a year-long study in
Stephen Gibb Shepherd and Wedderburn has been voted a “best legal adviser” in Legal Week’s Best Legal Adviser Report 2016-17.
Digby Brown has reported a jump in profits from £7.8 million to £8.6m in the year ending March 2016. Revenue rose to £27.3m, up from £24.6m in the previous year, a 10.9 per cent increase.Highlights in 2016 for the firm have included:
Eilidh Wiseman The Law Society of Scotland has expressed concern about the Scottish government’s cut in legal aid funding as part of the budget.