We are pleased to announce the opening of our new Hamilton office as part of the ongoing growth of the firm. The office is based in the Brandon House Business Centre next to the bus station in Hamilton. The new new office allows us to offer appointments to clients in the centre of Hamilton which […]
Read more →A rise in guardianship orders giving guardians control over the affairs of adults who lack the capacity to make their own decisions has been described as concerning recently. A report by the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland relating to guardianships found that guardianship orders in Scotland rose by 12% to 13,501 between 2017/18 and the […]
Read more →Legal aid budget for 2016-17 Responding to the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget for 2016-17, announced yesterday, Christine McLintock, president of the Law Society of Scotland, made the following statement to legal aid practitioners: “The 2016-17 budget allocation for the legal aid fund has been set at £126.1 million, the lowest it has been for well […]
Read more →A power of attorney allows you to appoint someone to make decisions on your behalf where required. You must have capacity to be able to grant a power of attorney. A power of attorney requires to be registered with the Office of Public Guardian. There is a waiting period before your power of attorney can […]
Read more →There have been significant Legal Aid cuts in Scotland in recent years. These cuts have dramatically restricted access to justice for Scotland’s poorest families. These cuts began to be introduced before the financial crisis and before austerity measures were introduced in other sectors. Therefore, legal aid had already been reduced to a skeleton service before […]
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