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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) ... moreWeek 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) ... moreBiggart 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) ... moreThe 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) ... moreWeek 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) ... moreWeek on the Web - Current Awareness 26 08 10 - Greater use of mediation in cross-border disputes, guidance for handling Competition Act investigations, police station interviews - guidance and Commission issues opinion on Member States' evidence sharing proposals. (26/08/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - Scottish Gossip 26 08 10 - Applications for appointment to the SCCRC, Napier law course scores high with students, appointment of Procurator Fiscal and STEP award. (26/08/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - English Gossip 24 08 10 - Immigration cap will strangle City law firms, Law Society continues to defend legal aid, LSB publishes next stage consultation and Bar Pro Bono Awards 2010. (24/08/10) ... moreBecome Part of Scotland's First Full Service Virtual Law Firm - In this brief article, which features a short video, Mark Harrison of Flexlaw introduces the benefits of coming to work with Scotland's first full service law firm. (24/08/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - Scottish Gossip 19 08 10 - Law Awards finalists announced, small firms need to connect with locals, SLAB to review running costs and more people seek employment related legal advice. (19/08/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - Current Awareness 19 08 10 - Double jeopardy reform, European contract law: chance to have your say, letter of rights for criminal suspects and STEP publishes guidance on trustee residence. (19/08/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - English Gossip 17 08 10 - New proposals for the regulation of criminal advocates, survey reveals grave concerns over family legal aid, PII helpline opens and English law firms win over US competitors. (17/08/10) ... moreBiggart Baillie: Challenging Scottish Government Planning Decisions - Eildon Limited & McAveer Properties (A FIRM), 28 July 2010 (Court of Session) and Penny Uprichard, 30 July 2010 (Court of Session) illustrate the difficulties in challenging the decisions of the Scottish Government (whether direct decisions or decisions made by Reporters) in terms of the Town & Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. In both cases the judges dismissed the applications apparently without any particular difficulty.
(17/08/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - Current Awareness 12 08 10 - Royal Assent for Justice Bill, guidance published on home owner legislation, ICO defends privacy interest over benefit crackdown and house pries fall for the first time in a year. (12/08/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - Scottish Gossip 12 08 10 - Society to research bullying in the profession, further work on Law Society constitution and Parole Board appointments. (12/08/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - English Gossip 10 08 10 - Law Society calls for urgent review of "alarming" tender process, individual and firm practising fees for 2010/2011, increase in cohabiting relationship breakdowns and survey reveals threat of "Cowboy" will writers. (10/08/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - Scottish Gossip 05 08 10 - Expert group launches consultation on key civil justice questions, spending cuts detrimental to court and a number of new appointments. (05/08/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - Current Awareness 05 08 10 - Default retirement age retired, 1000th FOI decision, OHIM changes of practice and fifth month of housing market increases. (05/08/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - English Gossip 03 08 10 - New legislation website launched, a supremely successful first legal year, new Presiding Judges appointed and a raft of new appointments. (03/08/10) ... moreMurray Shaw of Biggart Baillie LLP reflects on the new planning system one year on - We are nearly a year in to the new system and it is an opportune time to see where we stand. There are of course some elements of the new system yet to be implemented (such as the changes in relation to Section 75 Agreements and planning obligations), while the recent publication of the consultation paper entitled “Resourcing a High Quality Planning System” shows that the changes made to date are all part of an ongoing process. (03/08/10) ... moreAlan Clark, Thorpe Molloy's former lawyer turned legal recruitment professional - In this brief video, Alan (the man to speak to for law jobs in Aberdeen) discusses his own experience of finding a traineeship and what can help in this increasingly difficult challenge. (02/08/10) ... moreBiggart Baillie: Retirement Age to be Abolished - The Government has today announced that the statutory default retirement age ("DRA") of 65 will be abolished by 1 October 2011. There will be a phasing-out of the DRA from April 2011. Employers who notify employees before 6 April 2011 of a retirement date before 1 October 2011 can lawfully retire employees under the existing rules. (30/07/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - Scottish Gossip 29 07 10 - Law Society consultation on constitution closes, increase in consumer search for legal services, Law Society welcomes Calman Commission proposals being taken forward and Judicial Appointments Board appointment. (29/07/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - Current Awareness 29 07 10 - Freedom of Information consultation, millions of fake items seized in fight against counterfeiting and piracy, ICO takes tougher approach to FOI enforcement and getting level crossings law on track. (29/07/10) ... moreDavid Wilson, Personal Injury Law at Digby Brown discusses the meaning of 'immediate family' in relation to loss of society awards. - David discusses the history and development of this category particularly in the light of the recent decision in Roslyn Mykoliw and Others v Arthur Botterill and Tulloch Transport Limited. (29/07/10) ... moreBiggart Baillie: Mental Illness as a Disability under the Disability Discrimination Act - The question of whether an employee is a 'disabled person' and, therefore, given protection under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 ("DDA"), can be difficult to answer. The EAT has now provided guidance as to whether an employee suffering from depression will be a 'disabled person' and thereby provided protection under the DDA (28/07/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - English Gossip 27 07 10 - Specialist judges for Excellence Awards announced, SRA publishes research into disproportionality, deadline for QLTR applications draws near and Associate Prosecutors play a key role in efficiency. (27/07/10) ... moreDo You Remember the First Time? - In this brief video Gordon Thomson, of Nationwide Expert Witness, discusses first time witnesses and the pressures of the witness box. (21/07/10) ... moreWorld Case Law & Court Cases News 15-07-2010 - Technology trouble for courts and jurors, professor representation and and 'death knell' blow to unfair bank charges cases in Scotland. (15/07/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - Scottish Gossip 08 07 10 - Out-of-hours payment secured for police station attendance, legal sector offers best salaries to graduates and a raft of new appointments. (08/07/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - Current Awareness 08 07 10 - Wrongful death reform, data protection laws: chance to have your say, Government Equalities Office simplifies legislation for business and new rules for privacy online. (08/07/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - English Gossip 06 07 10 - The new Legal Ombudsman, Your Freedom website launched, numbers of mergers climb and Family justice - your views on its future. (06/07/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - Scottish Gossip 01 07 10 - Civil courts review response, websites underused by legal firms, MSPs back independence of legal profession and Society responds to new legal aid regulations. (01/07/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - Current Awareness 01 07 10 - Major justice reforms passed, Commission requests UK strengthen national data protection authority, Commissioner orders release of Shirley McKie case information and serious sexual offenders are being brought to justice. (01/07/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - English Gossip 29 06 10 - Fundamental look at legal aid system begins, consultations on local courts published, 90% 'friendship' approval for solicitors and SRA Board agrees new fees policy and draft fee determinations. (29/06/10) ... moreBiggart Baillie: The Budget - Employment Matters - The Conservative-Liberal coalition UK government set out its financial programme of measures to tackle the record public deficit in the emergency budget earlier this week. The main implications for employers are set out here. (28/06/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - Current Awareness 24 06 10 - Options for tribunal reform in Scotland, community punishments to replace shortest prison sentences, moves to protect social housing and agreement to enhance benefits of international patent system. (24/06/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - Scottish Gossip 24 06 10 - Guarantee Fund to cover all legal service providers, Registers consider new fee structure, honorary degree for mediator and Glasgow Academy triumph in debating tournament. (24/06/10) ... moreWeek on the Web - English Gossip 22 06 10 - Promoting the solicitor brand, LawWorks Pro Bono Awards 2010, legal profession proud to unite for London march and new ruling on 'no win no fee' for tribunals protects access to Justice. (22/06/10) ... moreLaw Society of Scotland calls for meeting with Lord Advocate to resolve conflict in new legal guidelines - The Law Society of Scotland has called for an urgent meeting with the Lord Advocate to resolve issues arising from the publication of new interim guidelines on police interviews which conflict with the solicitors’ code of conduct. (18/06/10) ... more
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