Legislation has been approved to help create new small landholdings to increase farming opportunities and "bring agricultural tenancy law into the 21st century". The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill, passed by Holyrood, grants greater protections for tenant farmers and small landholders and safeguarding
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The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) has written to First Minister John Swinney expressing concern over his offer to meet with the family of Sheku Bayoh, following the collapse of the public inquiry into Mr Bayoh's death. The SPF has also invited Mr Swinney to meet PC Nicole Short, who was injured b
MSPs have voted to create a new hutting law compelling the Scottish government to publish a model lease for hutting on public land. The change to the law aims to make it easier for people to access public land for low-impact, sustainable hutting in future.
Scottish animal welfare charity OneKind has called on the Scottish government to end the use of carbon dioxide to stun pigs before killing them in slaughterhouses. The calls come after the Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) recommended that UK governments prohibit carbon dioxide stunning as it inflicts
Kim Kardashian has blamed her "frenemy" ChatGPT for failing her law exams. In a video for Vanity Fair, the 45-year-old reality TV star said she relies on the AI tool for "legal advice".
A commercial judge in an action by a landlord against their business tenant seeking damages worth over £12 million after the property was allegedly left in a bad state of repair has ruled that a clause in the schedule to the lease allowing the tenant to pay the landlord a certified sum instead
Property factors across Scotland are facing mounting accusations of overcharging, mismanagement and opacity, which suggests the possibility of systemic abuse of homeowners’ trust and money. Advice Direct Scotland said it has seen a steady rise in complaints, describing the trend as “a gr
Professor Julian Goodare, emeritus professor of history at the University of Edinburgh, will be giving the Stair Society's annual lecture on 15 November. The title of his talk is 'Witchcraft and Scots Law'. The lecture will take place at 11:30 in the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh
‘Fundamental issues’ must be addressed in a bill which seeks to introduce a recall process to the Scottish Parliament. This is the outcome of a report issued by Holyrood’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. The report follows the committee’s consid
CMS will stage events across their Scottish offices throughout November designed to support in-house legal teams enhance their role as strategic business partners. The ‘Legal as a Business Partner’ seminars, being held in Glasgow (12 Nov), Aberdeen (18 Nov) and Edinburgh (27 Nov),
Children were involved in nearly a quarter of all attempted murders in Scotland between April and June this year, prompting calls for increased police resources to address what has been described as a “concerning increase”. A report by the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) revealed that 17
A solicitor who alleged that another solicitor had falsified documents in misconduct proceedings against her following her removal as her father’s attorney has lost a challenge against the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission’s decision not to investigate the matter. Margaret Horsley, wh
Scotland’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill takes centre stage at Holyrood again today as MSPs begin three weeks scrutinising almost 300 amendments to the proposed legislation. The private member's bill sponsored by Lib Dem Liam McArthur narrowly passed stage one earlie
