Court Cases, Case Law, Legal Jobs & Legal News

Week on the Web - Current Awareness 02 08 10 - Early pleas ease the pressure on victims of H & S cases, clampdown on 'party flats', giving people their say on planning and landmark agreement extends ASA's digital remit. (02/09/10) ... more

Week on the Web - Scottish Gossip 02 08 10 - Appointment of Queen's Counsel, Livingston solicitor elected to Law Society Board and Anderson Strathern announces partner retirement. (02/09/10) ... more

Biggart Baillie: TUPE - Service Provisions Changes - The case of Ward Hadaway Solicitors ("Ward") v Love & Others has decided that there is no 'service provision change' and therefore, no TUPE transfer where contracts for future services are awarded to a new service provider and where no work in progress is transferred. (02/09/10) ... more

The Planning Act in Scotland: One Year On - In this short video Murray Shaw, Chairman of Biggart Baillie LLP and a recognised expert in planning law discusses the impact of the Planning Act one year after implementation. (31/08/10) ... more

Week on the Web - English Gossip 31 08 10 - Law Society takes legal action, LSC statement on Law Society's judicial review, proposed changes to the Practising Certificate Fee and new approach to 'reserved' legal activities. (31/08/10) ... more

Senior Tax and Trusts Solicitor, Edinburgh - Senior tax and trusts solicitor required for leading Edinburgh private practice law firm. (26/08/10)

Employment Lawyer, Edinburgh - Leading private practice law firm requires ambitious employment lawyer to join their Edinburgh team. (26/08/10)

Corporate Lawyer, Glasgow - Leading private practice law firm in Glasgow requires a corporate lawyer (4 years plus)for a 12 month fixed term contract. (26/08/10)

IT/IP Lawyer, Edinburgh - IT/IP lawyer to work in private practice with a commercial law firm in Edinburgh (19/08/10)

Personal Injury Paralegal, Glasgow - Excellent role with leading FS organisation in Glasgow for paralegal with personal injury experience. (19/08/10)

Case Law, Criminal Appeals

Garry Whillans v. Procurator Fiscal, Edinburgh [2010] HCJAC 91 - Bill of Suspension:- On 27 October 2009, the complainer signed a written intimation of his intention to plead guilty to a contravention of section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. On... more...

Case Law, Criminal Appeals

Ray Daniel Sneddon v. Her Majesty’s Advocate [2010] HCJAC 90 - Criminal Note of Appeal Against Conviction:- On 13 May 2009, the appellant was found guilty after a trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court of the following charge on indictment:- "On 31... more...

Case Law, Criminal Appeals

Gavin Hardy Clark v. Her Majesty’s Advocate [2010] HCJAC 88 - Criminal Note of Appeal Against Conviction:- On 1 August 2008, following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh, the appellant was found guilty of a charge of attempted murder,... more...

Case Law, Criminal Appeals

Petition to the Nobile Officium by John William Corkish v. Her Majesty’s Advocate [2010] HCJAC 89 - The petitioner was listed as a Crown witness in an indictment containing a number of serious charges involving firearms. Those indicted were James Scott MacDonald and Raymond Anderson, Senior. The... more...

Case Law, Asylum & Immigration

G.A.O. for Judicial Review of a decision of the Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] CSOH 92 - The petitioner was a citizen of Sudan, who arrived and claimed asylum in the UK in June 2008; her claim for asylum was subsequently rejected in July 2008. By January... more...

Case Law, Criminal Appeals

James Paterson v. Her Majesty’s Advocate [2010] HCJAC 85 - Bill of Suspension:- On 7 August 2009, a justice of the peace in Glasgow granted a search warrant in terms of section 23(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and... more...

Case Law, Mental Health

W.S. v. The Mental Health Tribunal, The Scottish Ministers, the Ayrshire and Arran Health Board & Others [2010] CSIH 74 - The appellant was admitted to the State Hospital in 1996. In May 2007, the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland made an order under section 264 of the Mental Health (Care and... more...

Case Law, Criminal Appeals

Hussnain Ashraf, Faris Ahmed, Raza Malik and Mohammed Mohammed v. Her Majesty’s Advocate [2010] HCJAC 87 - Criminal Note of Appeal Against Sentence:- On 2 February 2010 at Glasgow Sheriff Court at a continued first diet the appellants each pled guilty to a charge of assault and... more...

Case Law, Procedure

The Scottish Ministers v Wayne Holloway – Peebles Sheriff Court, 20 October 2009 - The Minuters made an application under section 298 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in relation to money seized in 2008. The Defender and a friend had been travelling... more...

Case Law, Damages

Pollock v Westall – Jedburgh Sheriff Court, 16 July 2010 - The Pursuer raised an action of damages following a road accident in December 2008. She was 23 years old at the time of the accident and 25 at the date of... more...

Case Law, Damages

Pollock v Westall – Jedburgh Sheriff Court, 16 July 2010 - The Pursuer raised an action of damages following a road accident in December 2008. She was 23 years old at that time and 25 at the date of proof. Liability... more...

Case Law, Reparation

James Doran v. Shanks Waste Management [2010] CSOH 91 - The pursuer was employed by the defenders as a HGV driver until an accident occurred at work in August 2008. He was dismissed from his employment one month later following... more...

Case Law, Asylum & Immigration

S.Y. of the Democratic Republic of Congo for Judicial Review of a decision of the Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] CSOH 89 - The petition was a national of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who claimed she was a supporter of the Mouvement pour la Liberation du Congo (MLC) led by Jean... more...

Case Law, Professional Negligence

Tods Murray W.S. v. Arakin Limited [2010] CSOH 90 - The pursuers sought recovery of £87,831.11, a sum due to them in professional fees and outlays for their legal services, provided to the defenders over the period 1986 to 1994.... more...

Case Law, Health and Safety At Work

Marie Ann Wallace v. Glasgow City Council [2010] CSOH 88 - In June 2007, the pursuer was employed by the defenders as a clerical assistant for a school in Glasgow. She required to use the toilet facilities, and as a courtesy... more...

Case Law, Commercial

The Scottish Lion Insurance Company Limited for an order under Section 896 of the Companies Act 2006 and for sanction of a Scheme of Arrangement under Section 899 of the Companies Act 2006 [2010] CSOH 87 - The petitioner sought sanction of a Scheme of Arrangement under s899 of the Companies Act 2006, which required the court’s sanction. S899(1) provided that the court could sanction the scheme... more...

Case Law, Criminal Appeals

David Alexander Hughes v. Her Majesty’s Advocate [2010] HCJAC 84 - Criminal Note of Appeal Against Conviction:- On 20 February 2009 at Glasgow High Court the appellant was convicted after trial of a charge of murder. The appellant subsequently appealed against his... more...

Case Law, Damages

Raymond Munro v. William Sturrock trading as Scotmaps [2010] CSOH 116 - Proof:- In this action the pursuer, a successful rally driver, sought damages from the defenders, a provider of maps via DVDs used to assist navigators in a rally, following a... more...

Case Law, Judicial Review

Matthew McAllister for Judicial Review of a Decision of the Scottish Legal Aid Board [2010] CSOH 112 - Petition for judicial review of a decision of the Scottish Legal Aid Board to refuse to grant sanction for the employment of junior counsel:- The petitioner, along with seven other... more...

Case Law, Asylum & Immigration

L.A. for the Judicial Review of a decision of the Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] CSOH 83 - Petition for Judicial Review:- The petition and appellant was a citizen of Pakistan, who came to the UK in September 2006. He sought asylum on grounds of his persecution in Pakistan, as... more...