"Care for the Elderly and Planning for the Future" Seminar
Balfour+Manson are delighted to be hosting a seminar on "Care for the Elderly and Planning for the Future" with our Private Client Welfare team. The seminar will showcase our unique and in-depth expertise in this area with talks on a variety of topics given by members of our team along with guest speakers Professor June Andrews and Gill Salvesen.
Balfour+Manson appoints Karen Turner as Property Manager
Leading Scottish law firm, Balfour+Manson LLP, has further strengthened its property team with the appointment of Karen Turner as its Property Manager.
QA Legal launches in the wake of mis-selling scandal
QA Legal a unique association of lawyers, financial and banking specialists announced it has now launched its website www.qalegal.co.uk and is to open its lines to clients next week. Formed to address the lack of affordable, accessible and intelligible advice for clients caught up in the burgeoning scandal of mis-sold swap deals, QA is made up of solicitors, barristers, advocates, financial and banking specialists all of whom are experienced in the field of derivative trading and in litigation surrounding the sale of swap deals to unsuspecting clients of High Street Banks. Its members come from the legal, banking and financial professions across the UK and from Germany with others planning to join from other countries in Europe.
Right to Trial by Jury
Right to Trial by Jury: Thomson v Dennis Thomson Builders Ltd & Hamilton v Ferguson Transport (Spean Bridge) Ltd
Athlete Gives Balfour+Manson a Motivational Lesson
Talented athlete Lynsey Sharp has shared the ultimate motivational secret that helps her pursue a punishing international sporting career and a gruelling law degree – being cruelly written off while injured.
Property Tax Briefing - March 2012
This summary note is intended to provide an overview on some of the main issues arising from the Government’s Budget proposals which affect property transactions. The proposals illustrate the Government’s need to encourage business and investment in the UK whilst continuing the assault on tax avoidance schemes and increasing certain wealth taxes.
Morag McCracken named 'Young Scotland Thinker of the Year 2012'
Morag McCracken, solicitor at Balfour+Manson LLP has been named ‘Young Scotland Thinker of the Year 2012’ in a programme ran by Young Scotland Programme 2012.
Tax breaks for video games – the EU dimension
The Chancellor’s Budget Statement included something for the video games industry:
“Whose iTunes is it anyway?”
Most people would expect that when they die they could pass on their iTunes, eBooks and movies to their loved ones. Right? In fact, it may not be as straight- forward as you think...
Football on pub TVs screened by the Courts
After time out at the European Court of Justice, the battle between the FA Premier League and various IT entrepreneurs is in Chancery again. This is the story so far...
