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A series of three briefing papers on the Scottish Parliament’s consideration of proposals to amend retained EU law in devolved areas is now available. The papers have been written by Dr Robert Brett Taylor and Professor Adelyn L M Wilson of the University of Aberdeen as part of a Scottish Parl

MacRoberts gave a warm welcome to its 12 new trainees who have begun their legal careers at the firm.

When is an agricultural lease not an agricultural lease? An agricultural lease provides a tenant with various rights, including security of occupation for the agreed length of the lease.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Glasgow-based company DialADeal Scotland Ltd (DDSL) £150,000 for making more than half a million nuisance marketing calls. The unsolicited calls were about non-existent Green Deal energy saving schemes including boiler and window repl

Shared Parenting Scotland’s annual report has revealed the pressure of the pandemic on parents and children after separation. Covering the first year of Covid lockdown, the charity was approached for help, advice and information by close to 1,000 individuals, its highest ever caseload and an i

A total of 16,269 cases were concluded in all criminal courts between April and June – an increase of 83 per cent on the previous quarter, figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service show. The use of remote jury centres, established across Scotland, enabled jury trials to operate at

Abuse directed at retail and bar staff who ask customers to comply with the law and wear face coverings will not be tolerated, Justice Secretary Keith Brown has said. It continues to be a legal requirement to wear face coverings in places such as shops and pubs and on public transport unless exempt

A medical committee's decision to refuse a kidney donation from a convicted criminal has been overturned by a court on the basis there is no such thing as a "criminal kidney". A judge in the southern Indian state of Kerala said the organ transplant authorisation committee should not have examined th

Two companies have been fined a total of £100,000 after an employee was crushed by machinery. Chivas Brothers Limited and Fire Protection Group (FPG) Limited pled guilty at Dumbarton Sheriff Court last month to health and safety breaches committed between 20 December 2016 and 22 February 2017.

The Scottish Civil Justice Council is consulting on the mode of attendance at court hearings in civil proceedings. Last year, in response to the pandemic, the Scottish Parliament passed legislation making changes to the law for conducting civil business in Scotland’s courts and tribunals.

Tara Davison considers whether a notice is valid when served on a party who is specified in the contract, but who no longer holds office and lacks authority to act. In the recent case Scottish case of Michael Wilson v Graeme W Cheyne (Builders) Ltd [2021] ScotSAC Civ (03 August 2021) the Sheriff App

The Scotsman has published an obituary of Sandy Moffat, who passed away on 13 July. "Major Sandy Moffat, who died on 13 July 2021, was representative of a breed of Scottish lawyer who were effectively ‘twice a citizen’, combining dedication to the high traditions of his profession with l

The Sheriff Appeal Court has determined that a certificate of repairs issued by the proprietors of a farm in respect of a real burden to the purchasers of the burdened property contained manifest errors preventing it from being wholly enforceable. Paul and Evonne Salmond, originally the de

Greater use of bicycles is encouraged but cyclists, like all road users, have duties incumbent upon them to proceed safely, says Steven Smart. One of the key items on the agenda at the upcoming COP26 conference in Glasgow is cutting emissions by planning ahead for the electrification of all cars.

A team from Anderson Strathern comprising Aileen Gilholm, Robin Turnbull, Jemma Forrest, Jamie Devlin and Sheonagh Richards, took part in a 60-mile cycle from Glasgow to Edinburgh on Sunday in aid of Social Bite.