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Justice Secretary Angela Constance has written to the Criminal Justice Committee to outline the actions being taken to tackle the rise in the prison population which has been growing consistently since the start of the year. The letter states that the recent increase in the number of people arriving

The Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS) and Good Law Project will take legal action against the Scottish government unless it "acts urgently" to uphold its commitments over the climate crisis. The Scottish government has pledged to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2045, declaring t

The Scottish government has been accused of "fumbling" plans to let members of the public upload videos of traffic incidents to be used by Police Scotland to target enforcement efforts. The proposed National Dashcam Safety Portal (NSDP) would allow the public to report poor road user behaviour, supp

Subscribers to our sister publication Scottish Housing News passed the 11k milestone last month with 225 new readers of the free daily newsletter for Scotland's dynamic social housing sector taking the subscribers' total to 11,050. Daily subscribers have grown by an impressive 23 per cent in the las

Disruption to jury trials on the islands must be resolved, Justice Secretary Angela Constance has been told. Last month Sheriff Principal Pyle published an order of court introducing changes to the jury court operations for Grampian, Highland and Islands Sheriffdom. The order requires new jury trial

Addleshaw Goddard has unveiled the 15 high-growth tech businesses chosen for its 2023 AG Elevate mentoring scheme – with three Scottish businesses making the final cut. More than a quarter of this year's intake have AI central to their proposition, with health tech also featuring prominently a

Almost half of Scottish businesses believe that the Bank of England should resist raising interest rates any further as they continue to battle challenging economic conditions for trading, according to the latest Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor (SBM) report. The findings come as business

The average property price in Scotland in June 2023 remained steady at £189,000 compared to June 2022, according to recent data from the UK House Price Index (HPI).

The Scottish Law Agents’ Society has responded to Holyrood's consultation on the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill. A condensed version of the response is reproduced below. We are deeply uneasy about why the Scottish government feels that it is desirable, appropriate or necessary to

The Scottish government has launched a consultation on draft regulations transferring certain appeal functions of the Transport Tribunal and allocating new appeal functions relating to bus services improvement partnerships to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland. The consultation on draft regulations per

Average house prices in Scotland have risen by 1.57 per cent between June 2022 and May 2023 and recorded substantial variations across the country.

Scottish business insolvencies have increased by 19.7 per cent to 292, compared with the first quarter of 2022-23, according to the latest figures released by the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB). There has also been a 2.9 per cent rise in personal insolvencies in Scotland during Q1 to 2,098. Bankrupt

Decriminalisation of all drugs for "personal supply" is one of a number of polices which the Scottish government is calling on the UK government to implement in a new paper on drug law reform. The move would allow people found in possession of drugs to be treated and supported rather than criminalis

Holyrood has launched a public consultation on the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill, proposed legislation that would allow local authorities to impose an additional charge on overnight accommodations, such as hotels and bed & breakfasts.

An independent Scotland would have a constitution "based on the sovereignty of the people" and reflect Scotland’s values as a modern, democratic European nation from day one, according to plans outlined by First Minister Humza Yousaf. The fourth paper in the ‘Building a New Scotland&rsqu