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Lesley Gordon reviews the application of Scotland's cohabitation legislation in recent case law.  The number of cohabiting families in the UK has almost doubled in the last 20 years and, in 2006, Scotland led the way by introducing legal protection for cohabitants from unfair situations arising

The use and regulation of fireworks is the focus of a public consultation which aims to ensure everyone can enjoy displays safely. Community safety minister Ash Denham launched the consultation, which asks for views on issues such as whether the sale of fireworks to the public should be banned, and

Police officer numbers have seen a small increase in the last quarter but have decreased over the past year. The key findings of the statistics, published today by Scotland’s chief statistician, are:

Olivia Parker, careers development officer at the Law Society, talks about whether employers are really engaged with fair access and highlights some of the pitfalls that are still regularly identified in the traineeship recruitment process. In the three years I’ve been working in our careers t

David Ballantyne has resumed practice, as a member of the Hastie Stable. Mr Ballantyne's experience is mainly in government legal work, having been the Attorney General in three separate countries: Tuvalu 1988-91, Turks & Caicos Islands 1992-98 and the Cayman Islands 1998-2003.

Two innovative US judges will give insights into their approach to justice at a special Faculty of Advocates event. Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren and Judge Victoria Pratt have agreed to be the speakers at a seminar on Thursday, 14 March.

Families are currently waiting up to eight years for fatal accident inquiries (FAI) to be conducted into the death of a loved one, figures obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats have revealed. A freedom of information request submitted by the party to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Servi

Professor Sir David Edward, the former European Court of Justice judge, said Brexit has left him receptive to Scottish independence. Sir David set out his views as a new pro-independence research group, Progress Scotland, launched.

The effects of a change in the law on workplace regulations introduced some five years ago are still to fully reveal themselves in Scotland, writes Lorna Ferguson. The Brexit story so far has involved fresh consideration of several long-standing legal, social and economic issues; an important one be

People serving community payback orders (CPO) since their introduction in 2011 have generated around seven million hours of unpaid work, according to new figures. The Criminal Justice Social Work 2017-18 statistics show 17,800 CPOs were commenced in 2017-18 and 75 per cent had an unpaid work or

A police chief has been cleared over claims of improper use of the force's firing range, The Herald reports. The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has rejected claims against assistant chief constable Bernie Higgins 14 months after was temporarily suspended.

New rules to reduce deaths in household fires have been announced, with improved standards introduced for fire and smoke alarms in Scottish homes. The improved standards will mean every home in the country must have a smoke alarm fitted in the living room or lounge, and in circulation spaces such as

Brexit is starting to get real, with the detail of the ‘no deal’ provision being put in place. Continuing on from her earlier two articles on Brexit and family law (Part I, Part II), Rachael Kelsey now looks at what all family lawyers (specialists or those with a more general practice) n

CMS has advised SSE on the sale of a 49.9 per cent stake in its Stronelairg and Dunmaglass wind farms to Greencoat UK Wind Plc in partnership with a major UK pension fund whose investment is managed by Greencoat Capital. The stakes equate to 160.6MW (megawatts) of capacity and the total consideratio

DAC Beachcroft Scotland has reported strong growth over 2018 as a result of five new panel appointments and securing additional work from existing clients. With more pipeline work and tender outcomes awaited, John Maillie, location head for DAC Beachcroft Scotland, is optimistic heading into 20