Anderson Strathern has made a new partner appointment to its robust commercial litigation team together with a raft of senior promotions and trainee retentions, following a strong year of growth...
Take the legal route to avoid cohabitation pitfalls
20 August, 2018
For many couples a key is likely to come before a ring and a Living Together Agreement or Cohabitation Agreement may provide the security needed to start a life together....
Evidence must prove existence of duties where a registrant’s ‘failure’ to act is alleged
1 August, 2018
The court has emphasised that where the actions of a professional are alleged to amount to a “failure”, it is necessary for the regulator to lead sufficient evidence to establish...
We’re continuing to grow following increased work from our significant client base and a series of new client appointments during the first half of our financial year. Revenue is up...
A recent English High Court decision has helped clarify the scope of damages which could be recoverable in the case of so-called ‘wrongful birth’ actions. The parents raising the court...
Turnover and profits up at Anderson Strathern
31 January, 2018
Anderson Strathern has increased turnover for the year to 31 August 2017 by 2.5 per cent to £21.5 million, boosted by major client wins, panel appointments and organic growth across...
Medical negligence and birth injury cases – causation issues
9 October, 2017
Medical negligence cases involving injuries at birth can present difficulty for pursuers when attempting to prove the facts. In particular, the drawing of a causal link between any negligence on...
The potentially serious consequences for registrants of a failure to attend disciplinary proceedings was confirmed in the recent appeal of Sanusi v General Medical Council [2018] EWHC 1388 (Admin), which...
The Court of Session has ruled that a Minute of Amendment which would have introduced a new case into a medical negligence action when the triennium for the new allegations...
Explaining permanence orders
1 February, 2017
Permanence orders were introduced by the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007. A permanence order provides a mechanism by which a Local Authority can apply to the Court to have...
The Court of Session has upheld the appeal of a nurse, LM, against a decision of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to strike her off from the NMC register...
Although home is where the heart is, for many unmarried couples buying a house together, the conversation about where to buy, what they can afford and the colour to paint...
In March 2015 the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in the field of medical negligence relevant to the issue of consent. The legal consequence of this case is that...
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