Scottish Legal News
WEB4 days ago — Scotland's news service for lawyers. The number of criminal legal aid solicitors dropped from 1,459 in 2007 to 966, the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) has said as it warned the system was heading for collapse.
Registers of Scotland’s Knowledge Base - Scottish Legal News
WEBJun 20, 2017 — Registers of Scotland is proud to be celebrating its 400 year anniversary this month. For four centuries we have been the guardians of Scotland’s Land Register and have played a unique role in relation to property transactions in Scotland. We are proud of our rich history and the part we have played in underpinning the Scottish economy.
Legal jobs in Scotland - Scottish Legal News
WEBSolicitor. Pitlochry. J & H Mitchell WS. 1-10 of 17 Jobs. PREV. 1. 2. NEXT. Find the latest legal vacancies in Scotland for solicitors, advocates and other legal professionals on the Scottish Legal News website.
Case Reports - Scottish Legal News
WEBUpper Tribunal concludes First-tier Tribunal erred in upholding refusal of placement request for additional needs education. 26 Sep 2024. 5 minutes. A woman who had a placement request for her child with additional support needs refused by her local authority had successfully had an appeal against the refusal ...
Hamilton sheriff convicts man who failed to secure cars on …
WEBDec 8, 2021 — A sheriff in Hamilton Sheriff Court has convicted the driver of a car transporter of an offence of dangerous driving under section 1A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 after a car slid off the back of the transporter and injured a pedestrian. It was argued by the procurator fiscal that Gordon M
Top earning legal aid firms and advocates revealed in SLAB table
WEBOct 14, 2019 — Martin Johnston & Socha Ltd Solicitors returned to the top position in this year’s law firm legal aid fees table, after coming in third place last year. The firm saw fees rise three per cent to £1,592,000. Latta & Co Solicitors maintained second position and saw a five per cent decline in fees to £1,558,000.. Livingstone Brown Solicitors slipped to third place from last year’s top spot ...
Sheriff Appeal Court rejects sequestrated person’s appeal against ...
WEBJan 24, 2024 — A sequestrated person has lost an appeal against a sheriff’s grant of summary decree to recover possession of his property in Edinburgh in the Sheriff Appeal Court after an action was raised against him by the trustee in sequestration. Thomas MacLennan, the trustee in sequestration of appellan
MacDonald Lynch expands in Glasgow with Archer Coyle acquisition
WEBJul 10, 2023 — A law firm in Glasgow’s Southside is expanding as it acquires a long-established practice in the city. MacDonald Lynch, based in Mount Florida, has announced the acquisition of Archer Coyle, a family firm of solicitors located in the Muirend area of the city. MacDonald Lynch was established in 2021 …
Outer House judge orders proof in action by historic Aberdeen …
WEBApr 19, 2021 — The Shore Porters’ Society of Aberdeen, as well as three members of its Committee, raised the action against Kevin Brown, Stuart Burnett, Euan Cuthbert, Alan Davidson, and Sean Simpson.The first, fourth, and fifth defenders had previously raised separate actions challenging the validity of their expulsion from the society.
Exclusive: Lord Glennie questions ‘straitjacket’ of Moorov doctrine ...
WEBAug 28, 2019 — Lord Glennie. A judge has questioned why the courts require facts to be “squeezed into a Moorov straitjacket” instead of recognising a more general principle admitting similar fact evidence where relevance is established. Lord Glennie made the obiter comments in a judgment allowing the appeal against conviction of a …