The new website of CALM Scotland has just gone live at www.calmscotland.co.uk. CALM (which stands for Comprehensive Accredited Lawyer Mediators) is passionate about resolving family disputes via mediation rather than litigation. In their website (designed and built by Moore Legal Technology with great assistance from CALM Scotland member Scott Docherty – follow Scott on
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The Edinburgh Law Review – Get FREE online access to this great Scots Law resource for 30 days!
By ScotsLawBlog
The Edinburgh Law Review is an international forum for the discussion of law. The journal has a focus on Scots Law and the Scottish legal system, making it indispensable to practitioners wishing to stay informed of recent and current developments.
So we are pleased to announce that Edinburgh University Press is offering free online access…
Parenting Apart sessions from Relationships Scotland are now available across Scotland
By ScotsLawBlog
Family lawyers are all too well aware of the emotional trauma that often derails attempts to negotiate divorce and separation issues in a calm and reasonable manner. More than one in three children are now likely to experience their parents getting divorced or separating before they turn 16. Meanwhile, parents who have decided to separate…
Upcoming CPD Seminars for Scottish Lawyers: Litigation, Business & Private Client/Agriculture
By MBL Seminars
Looking for extra CPD hours? Needing to top up your team’s knowledge and expertise? These litigation, business and private client/agricultural seminars in Scotland may be of particular interest to you:
Arbitration in Scotland – A Practical Guide
Glasgow, 18 March 2016
Flight Compensation Claims – Litigating Against Airlines
Glasgow, 11 March 2016
Business Disputes – …
Misuse of Drugs Act Section 23 – What are reasonable grounds to suspect?
By Chris Fyffe
The admissibility of evidence arising from police searches of vehicles under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 has become fertile ground for legal argument in recent years. The argument which found prominence in McAughey v HM Advocate [2013] HCJAC 163; 2014 SCCR 11 has resulted in a relative flood of cases centring upon the state of mind of…