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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

Forty-six new Scottish solicitors have been formally welcomed to the profession at an admissions ceremony held at the Signet Library in Edinburgh.

Join Edinburgh Law School’s Professor John Cairns in conversation with fellow Edinburgh alumnus John D. O. Fulton this evening as they discuss Mr Fulton’s new book, Slavery and the Scottish Enlightenment and their current research on the topic. Professor Cairns and Mr Fulton will discuss

The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) successfully represented a client in a fitness to practise hearing before the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), securing a withdrawal of all allegations of impairment. Lead advisor Samantha Tapak and the ALP team guided the client through the procedure and provi

A new-look digital guide to the Scottish justice system has been launched to help people understand the different processes as well as find up-to-date information. It is part of a collection of free online resources created by Community Justice Scotland (CJS) to help people understand the complexity

SPI Piling, one of Scotland’s most dynamic and innovative specialist civil engineering companies, is the headline sponsor of the Scottish Construction Summit, the inaugural event hosted by SLN's sister publication Scottish Construction Now in Glasgow on September 17. A well-respected firm with

The Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish Association of Law Centres have jointly written to a parliamentary committee examining civil legal aid provision in Scotland to emphasise the urgent need for an increase in legal aid fees. Both legal bodies had previously provided written and verbal evide

Public inquiries are imposing an "escalating and unsustainable burden" on Police Scotland, the Scottish Police Federation (SPF) has claimed, citing a growing financial and operational crisis exacerbated by six major inquiries currently under way. In evidence submitted to Holyrood’s Finance and

Burges Salmon has advised Blackfinch Energy on its acquisition of Muirhall Wind Farm Extension.  The site is surrounded by several other turbines and stands out for its impressive scale and production capacity.

More than 80 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Scotland believe the viability of their business is at risk over the next 12 months, according to new research from Aberdein Considine. The survey, carried out by Censuswide on behalf of the law firm, highlights the mounting econo

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

Prison reform campaigners have called for a cap on the number of prisoners in Scotland as jails grow dangerously overcrowded and under-resourced. The country’s prison population reached an average of almost 8,000 last year, an eight per cent increase since 2023.

Scullion LAW’s commitment to supporting local families has been officially recognised by the Scottish Parliament, following the firm’s latest volunteering day at the Home‑Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire (GNNL) hub in Maryhill.