News & Articles

10 May 2012

Event Papers: The Law and Care Seminar

On Thursday 19 April 2012, Murray Stable and Coalition of Care & Support Providers Scotland (CCPS) jointly hosted a seminar on the topic of ‘The Law and Care’.

The presentations by Scott Blair, Advocate, and Karen Ashton of Birmingham Public Law Solicitors, can be read here.

09 May 2012

NEWS: Piya Muqit contributes chapter to Human Trafficking Handbook

Piya Muqit has written a chapter for a new book entitled “Human Trafficking Handbook – Recognising Trafficking and Modern-day Slavery”.

01 May 2012

NEWS: Donoghue v Stevenson Memorial Park Unveiled

Joe Bryce posed for pictures with Renfrewshire Provost Celia Lawson and John Kiddie of Renfrewshire Law Centre at the unveiling of the new Donoghue v Stevenson memorial park in Paisley on 18 April 2012.

30 April 2012

NEWS: Commercial Litigation: Pre-emptive Remedies - International Edition (2nd Ed)

Richard Aird is contributing editor to ‘Commercial Litigation: Pre-emptive Remedies – International Edition’. The second edition of this guide for practitioners is now available.

02 April 2012

NEWS: Inner House HMO Appeal Success for Scott Blair

On 29th March 2012 the Inner House issued their Opinion in the case of Coyle v Glasgow City Council. The case raised issues that commonly occur at a range of licensing hearings. Scott Blair acted for Glasgow in a successful defence of the decision of the Sheriff to hold that there had been no unfairness in the proceedings before the Council at which the appellant lost his licence for a House in Multiple Occupation. The arguments for the appellant were that the police objection to his application…