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An angling group has won a legal battle to sue Scottish Water over a spillage of high-purity acid into a river following an appeal. Devon Angling Association raised an action seeking damages after 12,000 litres of 96 per cent concentrated sulphuric acid leaked into the River Devon from a tank at Sco

Michael Matheson Seven new members have been appointed to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) board.

Legislation passed yesterday intended to ensure repatriated powers from the EU go to Holyrood upon Brexit means a legal challenge is now “inevitable” unless Scottish ministers repeal the law, according to a constitutional expert. Professor Stephen Tiereny, vice dean of Edinburgh Law Scho

Hew Edgar Sales across the Scottish housing market remain flat in the run up to Christmas, according to the November 2017 RICS UK Residential Market Survey.

Lord Pentland Today the Scottish Law Commission (SLC) publishes its report recommending reform of defamation law in Scotland. The report includes draft legislation designed to modernise the law for the age of the internet and social media. The draft bill is the most substantial proposed reform of de

Lucy Thornton The Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association (SYLA) has announced a new committee for the remainder of 2017/2018 following a recruitment drive and changes to the Executive Committee. Laura Meldrum (Anderson Strathern) who has been president of SYLA since May 2016, has opted to step down f

Nicola Sturgeon A new group has been created to advise the Scottish government on the action needed to tackle gender inequality.

Susan Deacon has been appointed as chair of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) board. She replaces Andrew Flanagan who announced his intention to step down in June of this year, and will be in post for four years.

Kim Leslie A landmark Supreme Court ruling has given hope to victims after a local authority was held responsible for abusive foster parents, according to Scottish law firm Digby Brown.

Moira Kelly The Land & Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) has fallen short of its predicted contribution to the Scottish budget by more than 10 per cent, figures published today show.

Lorna Jack Two brand new seats on the Law Society of Scotland Council have been filled by a Scottish solicitor working in Brussels and a solicitor advocate based in Fife.

Home Office officials are reportedly considering whether to proscribe a far-right group called Scottish Dawn, widely believed to be a direct successor to the banned neo-Nazi group National Action. Last December, National Action became the first far-right group in Britain to be added to the list of p

David Menzies The latest Annual Report from the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) has revealed that insolvency practitioners have repaid nearly £34 million to creditors of individuals in Scotland in the last year.