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The legal market is a highly competitive environment. Everyone in our beloved sector can witness it and the heat is constantly dialling up. A recent LexisNexis business development survey indicated that competition for new clients is the greatest concern that solicitors have. One of the most, if not

President of the European Court of Human Rights, Síofra O’Leary, has encouraged Council of Europe member states to use the forthcoming Summit of Heads of State and Government in Reykjavik to commit further resources to the court. Speaking at the court’s annual press conference in

Sheriff Alexander B Wilkinson KC passed away on 17 January at the age of 90. He was a former president of the Sheriffs Association in Scotland and was co-author of the first edition of The Law Relating to Parent & Child in Scotland and acted as a consultant on the second edition. "His influence

The UK government has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the way holiday entitlements are calculated for part-year workers, addressing employers’ concerns following a recent landmark ruling on the issue by the Supreme Court, writes Helen Cordon. The public consultation focuses

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A man who alleged that a Jaguar he obtained by a hire purchase agreement was defective but continued to drive it following rejection has lost an appeal before the Sheriff Appeal Court against a sheriff’s finding that he could not rely on his rescission of the contract. Appellant Alan King argu

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission is consulting on a levy for 2023/24 that returns to just below pre-pandemic levels, following two years of cuts. This year the levy will rise by nine per cent.

The Society of Advocates in Aberdeen hosted a book launch and CPD event for Professor Roddy Paisley’s recently published Rights Ancillary to Servitudes. Introductory remarks were provided by the president of the society, Martin Sinclair, and Professor Andrew Steven of the University of Edinbur

Edward Fitzgerald CBE KC will deliver the annual JUSTICE Scotland Human Rights Lecture this year.

Lindsays has welcomed Lauren McGhie, a new solicitor, who has joined the firm's private client team in Glasgow. She has experience assisting clients with a variety of private client matters including powers of attorney and wills. She also has experience in dealing with executry administration for bo

Lawyers and litigants involved in so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) in England and Wales should be made to pay into a defence fund to protect freedom of speech, a Westminster committee has said. The House of Lords select committee on communications and digital said t

Twitter is facing a court battle with the company that manages the King's public estate after allegedly failing to pay rent on its London office. The new lawsuit filed by the Crown Estate comes just weeks after the owner of Twitter's California HQ filed a similar complaint over unpaid rent.

The cost-of-doing-business crisis remains the overriding concern for Scottish firms according to the latest Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor report, which showed a glimmer of hope with overall business sentiment returning to positive territory after slipping into the red last year. Produc

Plexus Law has announced the appointment of Bobby Murray to the casualty & personal injury team. Mr Murray, who brings 10 years’ experience in Scottish casualty litigation, will join as an associate partner in the Edinburgh office.

Law firms and accountants that fail to do enough to prevent fraud are the target of the UK government's Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill. The government intends to introduce a new offence in the bill, when it makes its way to the Lords, that will be based on similar offences for briber