Bruce Beveridge
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Four new partners and four associates appointed
Two advance to associate and one to senior solicitor
20.05.13
ASPS set to back plans for partner background checks
The Journal puts the profession's concerns to Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill
Tom Quail argues that cohabitants deserve more than "rough and ready" figures
Bruce Beveridge interviewed on stepping into Austin Lafferty's presidential shoes
Minister David Mundell MP on the Partnerships (Prosecution) (Scotland) Act
When an adjudicator's decision can go against human rights
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22.05.13
Update Conference & Events
SYLA seminar
Interview with Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill, putting the profession's concerns over perceived threats to the Scottish justice system
Courts have tended to take a broad axe in quantifying financial claims by separating cohabitants, but various methods are open to practitioners attempting to achieve a more reasoned award
Overview of the construction adjudication decision that has been held to contravene the right to enjoyment of possessions under the Human Rights Convention
Interview with incoming President Bruce Beveridge, whose career in the Government legal service has given him a remarkable variety of exposure to legal practice
The background to, and the effects of, the accession treaty by which the European Union becomes subject to the European Convention on Human Rights
History and effects of the new Act by which a Scottish partnership can now be prosecuted notwithstanding its dissolution