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.
Legal jobs in Scotland - Scottish Legal News
WEBChild law litigation solicitor (NQ to 3 years’ PQE) Glasgow. JK Cameron Solicitors. 1-10 of 12 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.
Law Society calls for stronger public protection measures in legal ...
WEBFeb 23, 2024 · A majority of MSPs voted today to agree to the principles of the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) following the bill’s stage one debate in the Scottish Parliament.. The bill would deliver major changes to the way the legal sector is regulated, including far-reaching reforms to the complaints system, a new form of regulating legal businesses, and new restrictions over who can and ...
Aberdeen law firms merge under Burnett & Reid banner
WEBMay 1, 2024 · Three law firms in Aberdeen announce their merger today. Burnett & Reid LLP, Gavin Bain & Company and Taggart Meil Mathers are to become one firm this year. The merger will bring together a combined workforce of some 70 personnel, under the banner of Burnett & Reid, which was founded in 1754 …
Scottish government neglect of legal aid causing collapse of system
WEBJan 29, 2024 · The Scottish government’s public spend on legal aid has declined by 45 per cent, allowing for inflation, over the past 10 years. Over the same period, government spending on the Crown Office rose by 70 per cent. The average criminal summary fee per case has increased by only £113 from £621 in 2006/07 to £744 in 2023, The Herald reports.
Justin Reid: Sheriff allows attorney to act as executor-dative in late ...
WEBSep 20, 2023 · Sheriff Philip Mann sitting in Aberdeen Sheriff Court has just handed down a landmark decision (Mrs Susan Gordon, Petitioner, [2023] SC ABE 26) which, if followed by other courts, will open a new door in commissary practice across Scotland, writes Justin Reid. The deceased, Mr Thomas Nicol Rae,
Five legal walks in aid of pro bono legal services
WEBAug 16, 2024 · This includes the pro bono services advocates provide through the Faculty of Advocates’ Free Legal Services Unit (FLSU). There are currently five Scottish Legal Walks scheduled for this year: • Glasgow Legal Walk – Wednesday 25 September. • Falkirk Legal Walk – Sunday 29 September. • Dundee Legal Walk – Tuesday 1 October.
Former Supreme Court justice launches unprecedented attack on …
WEBAug 28, 2024 · In an essay for Prospect magazine, the former justice of the UK Supreme Court mounts an unprecedented attack on its US counterpart, highlighting in particular its ruling in Trump v United States.. The judgment, in which the court ruled by 6-3 that former presidents enjoy a degree of immunity from criminal prosecution, is “the most recent and extreme symptom of a profound constitutional ...
KLTR launches new approach to ownerless property in Scotland
WEBMar 1, 2024 · A new scheme from the King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer (KLTR) will allow communities across Scotland to take over ownerless land and buildings. The KLTR, the Crown’s representative in Scotland for ownerless property, today launches the Ownerless Property Transfer Scheme (OPTS) as part …
a potential new crime for Scotland? - Scottish Legal News
WEBMay 3, 2024 · Neil Macdonald is an associate BTO Solicitors LLP. Neil Macdonald takes a look at plans to introduce an offence of ecocide into Scots law. In November 2023, Monica Lennon MSP launched the public consultation on her proposed member’s bill to introduce ecocide law in Scotland. Although Scotland does have legislation intended to …
Skip to content