Law
BBC investigates allegations men were trafficked to work for Scottish fishing firm
Published 1 month ago
A joint investigation by BBC Scotland’s Disclosure and Radio 4’s File on 4 programmes will reveal allegations that workers from around the world may have been trafficked to work for a trawler fishing business based on Scotland’s south coast.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Addleshaw Goddard reports 17 per cent revenue growth in Scotland
Published 1 month ago
Addleshaw Goddard, which has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, has announced revenue of £496 million for the past financial year, representing growth of 12 per cent.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Appointments at Gibson Kerr as turnover reaches £3m
Published 1 month ago
Gibson Kerr has made four new appointments and three promotions after it recorded a 25 per cent increase in turnover to £3 million.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Macdonald Henderson advises on investment in Turnkey IPS
Published 1 month ago
Macdonald Henderson has advised Turnkey IPS, a provider of software solutions to the insolvency industry, on an investment by Bowmark Capital, a private equity firm.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Stronachs’ Jaclyn Russell gains rare dual accreditation
Published 1 month ago
Stronachs has announced that partner and head of private client, Jaclyn Russell, has been awarded a dual accreditation from the Law Society of Scotland.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Firm-wide bonus at Gillespie Macandrew as profits rise to £5.25m
Published 2 months ago
Turnover at Gillespie Macandrew has increased 5.5 per cent to £17.7 million as profits reached £5.25m, its latest financial results show.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Watermans acquires Cooper Johnson Law
Published 2 months ago
Watermans has completed the acquisition of Edinburgh law firm Cooper Johnson Law.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Glasgow landlords refused eviction based on their financial hardship lose appeal to Upper Tribunal
Published 2 months ago
The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has refused an appeal by two landlords against the First-tier Tribunal’s decision not to grant them an eviction order to remove the long-term tenant of their property on the basis of financial hardship.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
UK drops objections to ICC warrants as top lawyer urges end to Israeli weapons exports
Published 2 months ago
The UK government has abandoned objections to proposed international arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials — and is now being urged to take a tough position against UK arms exports to Israel.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Law Society risk management competition focuses on AI and technology
Published 2 months ago
The Law Society of Scotland’s annual risk management competition is turning its focus to solutions based on technology and artificial intelligence (AI).
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Turnover up at Garden Stirling Burnet
Published 2 months ago
Garden Stirling Burnet has more than doubled its headcount and trebled its tally of fee-earners within the first two years of its new ownership. Turnover has also increased by a third in the past 12 months.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Around £700m already spent on UK’s Rwanda scheme
Published 2 months ago
Around £700 million was spent on the previous UK government’s controversial Rwanda scheme and over £10 billion had been set aside for it over a six-year period, the new government has revealed.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Burness Paull advises on electric vehicle infrastructure deal
Published 2 months ago
Burness Paull has advised longstanding client FOR EV on a project that saw the electric vehicle infrastructure provider install two major charging hubs at Network Rail Scotland’s operational depots in Irvine and Cowlairs, near Glasgow.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Tidman Legal finalist at Great British Entrepreneur Awards
Published 2 months ago
Tidman Legal, a firm of business and intellectual property lawyers based in Edinburgh, has been shortlisted in the Service Industries Entrepreneur of the Year category in Scotland.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Law Society publishes guide on improving disability inclusion in legal sector
Published 2 months ago
The Law Society of Scotland has launched a guide to help improve disability and neurodiversity inclusion across the Scottish legal profession.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
BBC investigates allegations men were trafficked to work for Scottish fishing firm
Published 1 month ago
A joint investigation by BBC Scotland’s Disclosure and Radio 4’s File on 4 programmes will reveal allegations that workers from around the world may have been trafficked to work for a trawler fishing business based on Scotland’s south coast.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Addleshaw Goddard reports 17 per cent revenue growth in Scotland
Published 1 month ago
Addleshaw Goddard, which has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, has announced revenue of £496 million for the past financial year, representing growth of 12 per cent.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Appointments at Gibson Kerr as turnover reaches £3m
Published 1 month ago
Gibson Kerr has made four new appointments and three promotions after it recorded a 25 per cent increase in turnover to £3 million.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Macdonald Henderson advises on investment in Turnkey IPS
Published 1 month ago
Macdonald Henderson has advised Turnkey IPS, a provider of software solutions to the insolvency industry, on an investment by Bowmark Capital, a private equity firm.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Stronachs’ Jaclyn Russell gains rare dual accreditation
Published 1 month ago
Stronachs has announced that partner and head of private client, Jaclyn Russell, has been awarded a dual accreditation from the Law Society of Scotland.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Firm-wide bonus at Gillespie Macandrew as profits rise to £5.25m
Published 2 months ago
Turnover at Gillespie Macandrew has increased 5.5 per cent to £17.7 million as profits reached £5.25m, its latest financial results show.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Watermans acquires Cooper Johnson Law
Published 2 months ago
Watermans has completed the acquisition of Edinburgh law firm Cooper Johnson Law.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Glasgow landlords refused eviction based on their financial hardship lose appeal to Upper Tribunal
Published 2 months ago
The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has refused an appeal by two landlords against the First-tier Tribunal’s decision not to grant them an eviction order to remove the long-term tenant of their property on the basis of financial hardship.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
UK drops objections to ICC warrants as top lawyer urges end to Israeli weapons exports
Published 2 months ago
The UK government has abandoned objections to proposed international arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials — and is now being urged to take a tough position against UK arms exports to Israel.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Law Society risk management competition focuses on AI and technology
Published 2 months ago
The Law Society of Scotland’s annual risk management competition is turning its focus to solutions based on technology and artificial intelligence (AI).
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Turnover up at Garden Stirling Burnet
Published 2 months ago
Garden Stirling Burnet has more than doubled its headcount and trebled its tally of fee-earners within the first two years of its new ownership. Turnover has also increased by a third in the past 12 months.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Around £700m already spent on UK’s Rwanda scheme
Published 2 months ago
Around £700 million was spent on the previous UK government’s controversial Rwanda scheme and over £10 billion had been set aside for it over a six-year period, the new government has revealed.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Burness Paull advises on electric vehicle infrastructure deal
Published 2 months ago
Burness Paull has advised longstanding client FOR EV on a project that saw the electric vehicle infrastructure provider install two major charging hubs at Network Rail Scotland’s operational depots in Irvine and Cowlairs, near Glasgow.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Tidman Legal finalist at Great British Entrepreneur Awards
Published 2 months ago
Tidman Legal, a firm of business and intellectual property lawyers based in Edinburgh, has been shortlisted in the Service Industries Entrepreneur of the Year category in Scotland.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Law Society publishes guide on improving disability inclusion in legal sector
Published 2 months ago
The Law Society of Scotland has launched a guide to help improve disability and neurodiversity inclusion across the Scottish legal profession.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →