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A recipient of support payments under the Social Care Self-Directed Support (Scotland) Act 2013 has failed in his challenge of a reduction in support hours by the health board responsible for paying for that support. Andrew Lennon argued that NHS Highland had acted unlawfull

Lawyers have availed themselves of the emergency coronavirus legislation to enable an expert witness to give evidence remotely amid an ongoing debate on whether evidence in High Court cases should be given remotely at all. At a trial in the High Court in Glasgow, the defendant was accused of as

DWF is to move to smaller premises in Glasgow to reflect the working pattern that has emerged over the course of the pandemic, The Lawyer reports. The team will move from 110 Queen Street to the eighth floor of The Sentinel, which has recently been refurbished, but will temporarily be based at 9 Geo

Lesley Larg has become the first female managing partner of Thorntons. Ms Larg, an IP specialist, takes over from Craig Nicol, who served as managing partner for 10 years, six of which were as joint managing partner with Scott Milne.

Anderson Strathern has made a trio of senior appointments, with Gillian Harkness-McKinlay, Chris Devlin and James McMillan taking on director roles at the firm.  Ms Harkness-McKinlay joins from Burness Paull and becomes director, public sector and charities; Mr Devlin joins from Shepherd and We

Burness Paull has appointed insolvency lawyer Allana Sweeney in response to the continued growth of its restructuring and insolvency practice. Over the past 12 months the firm has taken lead roles in the insolvency/restructuring processes of high-profile businesses such as Premier Oil, Arcadia, Pizz

Gilson Gray has made a raft of promotions.

The recommended rates of pay for trainee solicitors will remain the same for the second year in a row, due to the ongoing economic impact of coronavirus, the Law Society of Scotland has said. The society’s governing Council has agreed that the recommended remuneration rates for trainees will b

A new act of sederunt provides court rules to support legislation introducing the procedure of Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting, which will apply in civil proceedings for damages for personal injury or death. The principle of the new procedure is that the court must not make an award of expenses aga

​The Law Society of Scotland has been named one of the UK's top 100 Most Inclusive Workplaces for 2021 by the National Centre for Diversity.  The society placed 93rd on the Top 100 index, which recognises companies across the private, public and charity sectors that are best at promoting equa

The kingdom of music is not the kingdom of this world; it will accept those whom breeding and intellect and culture have alike rejected.

A five-step recipe for asparagus gratin was inadvertently published in the digital version of Belgium's official journal. The recipe, appearing in the middle of regulations on drug and medical device pricing, was spotted by a Belgian lawyer.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has overturned a decision to grant interdict against the mother of an 11-year-old girl preventing her from removing the child from her school and from the sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife and granting a residence order in favour of her father. The defender a

Digital forensics experts tend to find more or less evidence to implicate or exonerate suspects depending on the contextual information about investigations, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Oslo gave 53 digital forensics examiners from eight countries, including the UK, th

Age discrimination complaints to employment tribunals in Great Britain have increased in volume by nearly three-quarters in the last year, according to new analysis. Ministry of Justice figures show there were 3,668 age discrimination complaints lodged in Great Britain in 2020, up by 74 per cent fro