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WEB3 days ago · Scotland's news service for lawyers. The Scottish Solicitors’ Bar Association recently conducted a survey of its members that found that despite the solicitor profession now being majority female, 70 per cent of SSBA members are male, less than two per cent identify as BAME and only three per cent are members of the LGBTQ+ commun
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WEBAmpersand Advocates shortlisted for at Legal 500 Scotland Awards 2024. 17 Sep 2024. 1 minute. Ampersand Advocates has received an impressive six shortlist nominations across five categories for The Legal 500’s Scotland Awards …
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WEB1-10 of 18 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.
All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injuries Court - new administrative ...
WEBApr 25, 2017 · The PI sheriffs and staff have been carrying out a review of court procedures and practices, with a view to improving efficiency. As part of that review, Sheriff McGowan has announced that new arrangements for the programming of opposed motions in the PI court will take effect from 2 May 2017.
Law Society: Issues with Assisted Dying Bill must be addressed
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Serious issues with the Scottish Parliament’s Assisted Dying Bill must be addressed to avoid uncertainly and negative outcomes, according to the Law Society of Scotland. The Law Society said it does not have a moral or ethical position on the stated objectives of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. Rather, the ...
Personal Injury Court issues guidance on motions for sanction for ...
WEBJan 10, 2020 · The All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court has issued a judgment to give some guidance on motions for certification of skilled persons and sanction for the employment of counsel made under new court rules introduced in 2019.. Sheriff Kenneth McGowan said the terms of motions should reflect “as closely as possible” the wording of the rule or law under which the application is being made ...
Argyll landowner who persuaded ex-partner to pay him for land …
WEBNov 11, 2021 · A sheriff in Oban has ruled that a man who persuaded his former romantic partner to pay him £140,000 for a plot of land she never received was liable to repay her the whole sum following his failure to convey title. Lorraine Ludman, a Scot living and working in Dubai, argued she and the defend
The COVID-19 Pandemic, Contracts, and Change of Circumstance: …
WEBJun 25, 2020 · In Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland v Lloyds Banking Group plc [2013] UKSC 3, 2013 SC (UKSC) 169, Lord Hope of Craighead uttered the following obiter dictum: [T]he proposition that the court can equitably adjust a contract on the basis that its performance, while not frustrated, is no longer that which was originally contemplated is not part of Scots law.
Police investigate collapsed firm McClure Solicitors over …
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · Police Scotland is investigating potential fraud at a failed law firm. McClure Solicitors, which was founded in Greenock in 1853, went into administration about three years ago. The work of the firm, which also operated in the north of England, was taken on by Jones Whyte.
Sheriff rejects no case to answer submission from man charged …
WEBOct 18, 2021 · The accused, JH, was charged with striking and threatening his partner between October 2020 and January 2021. A no case to answer submission was made on his behalf on the ground that the evidence led by the Crown was insufficient to corroborate the three incidents detailed in the charge that the complainer spoke to in evidence.
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