Scottish Legal News
网页5 天之前 · 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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Personal injury court refuses motion to treat final interlocutor as ...
网页2018年5月8日 · In the case of Louise Halligan v Sutherland’s Fruit & Veg Ltd and Wilko Stores Ltd, sheriff in the All Scotland Personal Injury Court outlined the procedure to be adopted where a “Williamson tender” has been lodged an explained the circumstances in which an interlocutor may be treated as pro non scripto.
Property Standardisation Group celebrates 20th anniversary
网页29 Jun 2021. Reading time: 3 minutes. A group established by four Scottish law firms to benefit clients and lawyers by creating free, standardised template documents to streamline the process for buying, selling and leasing property in Scotland is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The Property Standardisation Group (PSG) launched in 2001 with ...
SSDT report highlights main areas of solicitor misconduct
网页2015年3月17日 · Discipline tribunals involving solicitors are becoming increasingly complex according to the latest annual report from the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT). The tribunal, which has 12 solicitor and 12 non-solicitor members, heard and made decisions on 40 cases and there were 24 findings of professional misconduct in 2014.
Alison Nicol: New Children Act changes – what you need to know
网页2021年8月9日 · The changes being brought about by the 2020 Act include the removal both of the test of “practicability” of taking the views of the child and of the 12 years or more presumption. Instead, the court will require in all cases to give the child an opportunity to express views except where the child is not “capable” of forming a view, with ...
Registers of Scotland’s Knowledge Base - Scottish Legal News
网页2017年6月20日 · 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.
New award celebrates Scotland’s legal sector pioneers
网页2024年8月22日 · The Law Society of Scotland is launching a new award to celebrate legal pioneers within the sector as part of its 75th anniversary commemorations. Nominations for the Legal Pioneer Award are open to both solicitors and non-solicitors - past or present - who have made a significant contribution to Scotland’s legal sector. Susan Murray ...
Police investigate collapsed firm McClure Solicitors over …
网页2024年2月14日 · 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.
SLCC welcomes improved Law Society complaint handling …
网页2024年4月2日 · The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has welcomed improvements to Law Society of Scotland investigation timescales since it made statutory recommendations last year. A report published by the SLCC in March 2023 showed that the majority of complaints investigations were taking longer than the …