Trainee numbers show legal sector’s record growth continues
Dec 6, 2024 · Growth for the Scottish legal sector has been maintained for a fourth consecutive year, with 764 new solicitor traineeships commencing in the past 12 months to the end of October 2024. The Law Society of Scotland data for the 2023-24 legal practice year is the third highest number of new trainees re
Solicitor Stuart Murray under investigation over financial activity
Oct 23, 2024 · Aberdeen solicitor Stuart Murray has had his practising certificate withdrawn by the Law Society as a probe into financial irregularities gets underway. The former Aberdeen Bar Association president and vice president of the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association is being investigated over his financia
Claire White: Additional charges in Scottish courts – a guide to the ...
Oct 9, 2024 · The First Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session has issued welcome guidance on the assessment of “additional charges” payable on solicitors’ fees in judicial accounts, writes Claire White. This is a percentage uplift on solicitors’ fees which is allowed where th
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6 days ago · The Scottish Arbitration Centre has appointed Alice Leggat as a director of the board and Laura West as a member of its court. Ms Leggat, a solicitor practising in both Scotland and in England and Wales, is head of legal at SSE Thermal, a key business of SSE plc, where she advises on all manner of c
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New legal members for Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland
Dec 6, 2024 · Sixteen lawyers have been appointed as legal members of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland. The new appointees are Eric Baijal, Katharine McKerrell, Bruce Beveridge, Colin Neilson, Joe Boyd, Ruth O’Hare, Stephanie Carr, Bobby Reid, Edward Christie, Ann Ritchie, Claire Currie, Amanda Snedd
Ahmed Khogali: Supreme Court rejects Article 6 challenge against ...
Nov 21, 2024 · Ahmed Khogali gives an overview of Daly v HM Advocate. Criminal appeals to the UK Supreme Court are rare due to the High Court of Justiciary’s status as the final court of appeal in Scots criminal law. Under the Scotland Act 1998, such appeals are only permitted to the Supreme Court where devo
Court raises concerns about tools to deal with practitioners not ...
Dec 3, 2024 · The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has renewed its call for a better solution to deal with solicitors unwilling or unable to comply with their regulatory duties. It follows a court hearing in which a solicitor was questioned on why they had not provided timely access to a …
Ampersand Advocates excels in Chambers and Partners UK Bar …
Oct 21, 2024 · Ampersand Advocates has once again demonstrated its exceptional standing in the Scottish legal landscape, securing top-tier rankings across multiple practice areas in the newly published Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025. The stable has been recognised as a Band 1 set in Clinical Negligence, P
Innes & Mackay reflects on milestone 150th year
6 days ago · Innes & Mackay, a Highland firm of solicitors and estate agents, has celebrated its 150th anniversary. From revisiting a pivotal moment in Scotland’s legal history to fostering community connections and celebrating the year’s achievements, the firm’s milestone anniversary has been one to ...