Whigham v Owen: One more step along the Cohabitation road we go?
The Court of Session decision last Tuesday (26th February 2013), in the case of Whigham v Owen, marks a further step in the development of the application of section 28 of the Family Law (Scotland) Act...
View ArticleLaw Centres and Welfare Reform
A very interesting article in ‘The Justice Gap’ about the role of Law Centres in the face of Welfare and Legal Aid reform. The Justice Gap is an online magazine aimed at the public about law and...
View ArticleEdinburgh Law School Music Society to Hold Spring Concert
The Edinburgh Law School Music Society will be hosting its annual spring concert in the Signet Library tomorrow night. The concert, which is held in support of theEdinburgh Free Legal Advice Centre,...
View ArticleMore than 5,000 hits in one week for Govan Law Centre’s ‘Bedroom Tax Toolkit’
The Govan Law Centre website is reported today as having had in excess of 5,000 downloads of its ‘bedroom tax toolkit’ since it was launched on 6th April. This toolkit has been produced by the Law...
View ArticleInsurance Company entitled to void contract over misrepresentation
Very interesting article in the Scottish Legal News last week for all the ‘boy or girl racers’ to take note of – Sheriff Thomas Ward at Greenock Sheriff Court held last week that a car insurance...
View ArticleConsumer Focus Scotland calls for wider support to help people address legal...
Much attention has been directed lately at the cuts in Legal Aid and the impact that will have on people accessing legal advice. What is often overlooked however, are the multiple other factors in...
View ArticleAttorney General and LawWorks Awards
(left to right: Anna, Claudia, Sarah, Lorna) As a result of the excellent pro bono work that FLAC provides, the University of Edinburgh was shortlisted for the LawWorks “Best Contribution by a Team of...
View ArticleLaw Society condemns Scottish Government decision to close 10 Sheriff Courts
The Scottish Government announced last week its plans to close 10 Sheriff Courts throughout Scotland – a reform of the Scottish Court system intended to save £4.5m from the Scottish Court Service’s...
View ArticleCentral Legal Assistance Office “Bedroom Tax” Briefing
In response to the so-called ‘bedroom tax’, which came into effect at the beginning of this month, the Central Legal Assistance Office has produced a helpful briefing: CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE OFFICE:...
View ArticleScottish Universities Law Clinic Network (SULCN) Roundtable
On 7 June, eight Edinburgh law students representing the Free Legal Advice Centre attended the SULCN Roundtable event hosted by Strathclyde University. SULCN was formally launched in June last year to...
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