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3 days ago · Legislation to strengthen tenants’ rights and prevent homelessness has passed stage 1 in the Scottish Parliament. The Housing (Scotland) Bill aims to tackle poverty across Scotland by improving the renting experience for tenants, through a range of new rights and a system of rent controls, in
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3 days ago · MML Law, the prominent Dundee solicitors’ firm, has announced a raft of new appointments and promotions. Jay Lawson, a solicitor in MML’s busy employment law practice, has been promoted to partner and Natalie Menzies, a lawyer in the firm’s expanding private client department, has
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5 days ago · Scotland's news service for lawyers. There was a one per cent increase in crime in the year to September 2024, new figures from Scotland’s chief statistician show.
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6 days ago · A Nigerian grandmother who was refused a visitor visa to enter the UK to see her grandchildren for the first time has successfully challenged the decision by the home secretary to refuse her entry clearance by petition to the Outer House of the Court of Session. Petitioner CD, who was employed as a ...
Rise in community payback orders | Scottish Legal News
Jan 16, 2024 · There were 14,700 community payback orders (CPOs) commenced in 2022-23. This was 20 per cent higher than in 2021-22 but was the third lowest in the last decade, according to figures from Scotland's chief statistician. From 2013-14 to 2019-20, the annual number of orders commenced ranged from 16,500
Alison Nicol: New Children Act changes – what you need to know
Aug 9, 2021 · The regime on court orders determining with whom a child lives or spends time is changing, writes Alison Nicol. The factors which a Scottish court must consider when deciding with whom a child should live or otherwise spend time are changing to include the effect a court order might have on &ld
New Edinburgh law firm Ralph Hendrie Legal launches
Feb 26, 2019 · Mr Hendrie, formerly managing director of Clancy Hendrie Legal and previously partner at Boyd Legal, has a wealth of property experience.. Ivan Ralph, one of the founding partners of McEwan Fraser Legal in 2009, takes up the role of managing partner.. Mr Ralph, who has 25 years’ residential conveyancing experience and was pivotal in the growth of McEwan Fraser Legal, hopes to drive similar ...
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Nov 22, 2024 · Pop singer Katy Perry has won a 15-year-long trade mark dispute with a fashion designer called Katie Perry. The American pop star – whose real name is Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson – launched the legal action in 2009 after Australian …
Morton Fraser and MacRoberts announce historic merger
Sep 6, 2023 · Morton Fraser and MacRoberts have agreed to merge in a move that will create a new, top-tier independent law firm in Scotland. With 250 solicitors and £46 million in annual revenues, the newly-merged firm says it will form part of a new 'big four' in Scotland's legal sector, being over 30 per