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Burness Paull advises Dandara on PRS deal
Burness Paull has acted for developer client Dandara in a major deal with La Salle Investment Management, for the development of a 292 unit private rented sector (PRS) scheme in Aberdeen.
Published 17 July 2015
Blog: Managing Your Millennials: A User’s Guide
The next generation of workers will work very differently, writes Simon Allison.
Published 17 July 2015
Ex-government worker who filmed up women's skirts jailed
A former government employee has been jailed and placed on the sex offenders register after taking surreptitious videos and photographs up women's skirts.
Published 17 July 2015
Anderson Strathern presents higher education award to Glasgow University
Anderson Strathern’s education group was out in force at the inaugural Herald Higher Education Awards in Glasgow last night.
Published 17 July 2015
Brodies sponsors Maggie's Culture Crawl
Cancer charity Maggie's is bringing its successful fundraising event, the Maggie's Culture Crawl, to Edinburgh for the first time with the support of Brodies LLP.
Published 17 July 2015
Faculty thanked by charity that helps underprivileged youngsters
A first sortie into Scotland by a charity which helps teenagers explore unexpected career paths has been voted a success, with special praise for the Faculty of Advocates.
Published 17 July 2015
England: proposals call for prisoners who study hard to be given early release
Prisoners who study hard while in jail could be allowed to leave early the Justice Secretary, Michael Gove has suggested.
Published 17 July 2015
Owner of dangerous dog which attacked neighbour loses appeal against conviction
The owner of a Staffordshire cross Labrador who was found guilty under dangerous dogs legislation after her pet attacked her next door neighbour has failed in an appeal against conviction.
Published 16 July 2015
ECtHR declares case concerning UK ban on assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia inadmissible
In its decision in the case of Nicklinson and Lamb v the United Kingdom (application nos. 2478/15 and 1787/15) the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has unanimously declared the applications inadmissible. The decision is final.
Published 16 July 2015
UK government to make "substantive amendments" to Scotland Bill
The Scotland Bill introduced to take forward the recommendations of the Smith Commission will be amended substantially by the UK government in the Autumn.
Published 16 July 2015
Couple to test legality of land maintenance company's business model in in Lands Tribunal
A couple are to bring a test case against a company which charges homeowners for maintenance of property it acquires in The Lands Tribunal for Scotland next month.
Published 16 July 2015
Equity partners at SME law firms in UK earn less than salaried partners
Partners at some small UK law firms are seeing no increase in pay despite an uptick in the country's economy.
Published 16 July 2015
Blog: Accountability in banking: new rules for senior managers
An ineffective system of governance for the financial sector is to be overhauled next year, writes Peter Alderdice.
Published 16 July 2015
Review of process supporting independent selection commissions for UK Supreme Court appointments
Lord Neuberger (pictured), President of the Supreme Court, has today welcomed the recommendations of a review of the process for supporting the work of the independent selection commissions established to recommend appointments to the court.
Published 16 July 2015
Strathclyde University to host civil court reform conference
A conference examining the impact of new reforms on Scotland's courts, tribunals and procedures is taking place in Glasgow on 24 August 2015.
Published 16 July 2015
