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A fraudster who earned more than £500,000 by deceiving luxury hotels and stores into buying ‘unique’ Scottish-grown tea that was actually imported has been imprisoned for three-and-a-half years. Thomas Robinson, 55, of Dunkeld, Perthshire, also defrauded a group of genuine Scottish

Gilly Grant has been appointed secretary of the Scottish Council of Law Reporting, succeeding Anthony Kinahan who retires after 22 years in the role. Christine McLintock retired as chair of the council having served since 2023. She first joined the council as a trustee/director in 2017.

The Inner House of the Court of Session has affirmed a decision of a commercial judge that the Scottish courts have jurisdiction to hear an action arising from an alleged breach of contract between a joint venture involved in a Scottish Water pipeline project to supply drinking water to Edinburgh an

It will be a notable first when the Faculty of Advocates hosts a seminar examining state aid law from a Scottish viewpoint. The half-day event on 2 February, is the first organised by the UK State Aid Law Association (UKSALA) to be held outside London.

A local authority’s claim for £4.5 million to pay for the restoration of sites following the collapse of Scottish Coal is valid, a judge in the Court of Session has ruled, after dismissing arguments by the cautioner that the demand for payment did not trigger liability. Lord Woolman (pictured) he

An oil company is suing the Scottish Government over claims its property is being contaminated by “hazardous chemicals” released from land used for the M74 extension. Esso Petroleum wants the Scottish Ministers to take action to prevent further escapes and is seeking damages for the cost of moni

The man found guilty of the “limbs in the loch” murder has had an appeal against a decision of the Scottish Information Commissioner concerning a freedom of information request he made to the Scottish Prison Service refused. William Beggs alleged that commissioner Rosemary Agnew made “fundamen

Scotland must not be dragged out of the European Union against its will, Europe and International Development secretary Humza Yousaf has said. Speaking ahead of a debate on Scotland’s membership of the European Union in the Scottish parliament, Mr Yousaf stressed that the UK’s membership must be

Andy Knox The Home Office is facing criticism for its refusal to recognise Scottish-based English language tests for people seeking British citizenship.

Lord Carloway The lord justice clerk has attacked the UK Supreme Court, calling it remote and “far removed” from the realities of Scots law.

A man who sued the fire service after he was injured when ice and guttering fell from the roof of a neighbour’s house as he was walking home has had his damages action dismissed by a judge in the Court of Session. Lord McEwan held that that the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, which had been work

Law firm Balfour+Manson LLP is to welcome Army veteran Adam Powell for work experience this week thanks to its long-standing relationship with Scottish Veterans Residences (SVR). SVR is a registered charity that provides high quality accommodation in registered housing support services in Edinburgh,

An adoption order granted by a court in Ethiopia is thought to be the first foreign adoption order to been recognised and registered at common law in Scotland. A married man who was granted adoption of the child of his wife’s previous marriage before the couple relocated to Scotland has had the ad

Pictured with the Deputy First Minister from left to right: Shannon Donaghue, Ross Cowan, Emma Rose, Hamish Hastie and Mahnoor Shah. The Scottish Parliament has voted to allow 16- and 17-year olds to vote in Scottish elections starting from next year.

The effectiveness of further fiscal devolution will be largely dependent on Scotland’s revised fiscal framework, a Holyrood committee has concluded. A report published today by the Parliament’s Finance Committee questions the extent to which the proposed fiscal framework would allow the Scottish