Litigation Solicitor Vacancy in Glasgow – what could you bring to our team?
Complete Clarity Solicitors is looking for an experienced Litigation Solicitor to join its Glasgow office. What type of solicitor am I looking for? My business needs to employ a good all round lawyer. At Complete Clarity Solicitors, my team and I currently advise on pretty much any area of Scots Law. Can you do this? […]
Court Reform Continues with Opening of Civil Sheriff Appeal Court
The recent opening of Scotland’s Civil Sheriff Appeal Court has marked the next step in the biggest modernisation of Scotland’s courts in a century. The new Sheriff Appeal Court will hear civil appeals from sheriff courts as part of Government reforms that aim to ensure the right cases are heard in the right courts. This […]
Anti-Social Behaviour Will Still be Grounds for Eviction
Housing Minister Margaret Burgess has reassured landlords that anti-social behaviour by tenants will be grounds for eviction under the new Private Tenancies Bill. During a Q&A with Scottish landlords to mark National Landlords Day, Margaret Burgess said the Private Tenancies Bill will enable landlords to manage their property and deal with anti-social behaviour. “Anti-social behaviour […]
Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill Published
The Scottish Government has published its Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill, which it says will ensure tenants have more security, stability and predictability when privately renting a home in Scotland. Proposals in the bill include: A more streamlined system with no confusing pre-tenancy notices, modernised grounds for repossession and easier-to-understand tenancy agreements. Legislation which will […]
Consumer Rights Act Gives New Rights to Consumers
Consumers who buy digital products, such as music downloads or ebooks, now have new legal rights when these products are faulty. The Consumer Rights Act 2015 came into force on 1st October and introduced specific rules entitling shoppers to a repair or replacement when digital products are faulty. The law will also clarify rules around […]
Civil Court Reforms Come into Force
Tuesday 22nd September marked the start of the new legal year and also saw the official launch of the new All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court and the Sheriff Appeal Court. The new courts are part of a package of reforms to Scotland’s court system heralded by the Scottish Civil Courts Review, which found that the […]
Couple Find Loophole in High Hedges Legislation
A dispute between neighbours in Lundin Links in Fife over the height of a hedge has taken a new twist after the owners of the hedge turned it into a row of trees rather than scale back its height, reports the Daily Mail. Neighbours had been asking the owners of the hedge to trim it […]
Statistics Reveal Fall in Debt Cases
The latest civil justice statistics, published by Scotland’s Chief Statistician, have revealed a fall in the number of debt cases being considered by Scottish courts for the fifth year in a row. According to the figures, there were 35,400 debt cases raised in 2013-14, a drop of 46% since 2008-09. Changes in types of borrowing, […]
Dispute between Neighbours over Height of Hedge
Scotland’s High Hedges Act has been used once again to resolve a long-running and bitter dispute between neighbours, reports the Telegraph. Residents of the village of Buchlyvie in Stirlingshire used the legislation to require a neighbour to drastically cut back a leylandii hedge that had reached around 40ft in height. The height of the trees […]
Sheriff Appeal Court Appointments Confirmed
The appointments of Sheriff Principal Mhairi Stephen QC as the President of the new Sheriff Appeal Court and Sheriff Principal Craig Scott QC as Vice President have recently been confirmed by the Lord President. It has also been confirmed that retired Sheriffs Principal Alastair Dunlop QC and Brian Lockhart are among those to be appointed […]
