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The final report of Lord Justice Briggs’ Civil Courts Structure Review has been published, including a section on the proposed online court. Lord Justice Briggs has given his backing to the pilot online court scheme, which could results in tens of thousands of cases being dealt with annually onlin

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission(SLCC) has set out its four year strategy to improve Scotland’s legal complaints system. The independent public body, which investigates and resolves complaints from the public about Scottish lawyers, finalised the plan after a consultation earlier this year

Registers of Scotland (RoS) has announced the publication of the first single official UK House Price Index (UK HPI). This publication covers statistics up to April 2016 and will continue on a monthly basis hereafter.

Following a roundtable discussion on the application of disciplinary sanctions last month, the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has now issued finalised guidance to the relevant professional organisations. The guidance is based on benchmarking against best practice across a variety of oth

The Law Society of Scotland is calling for solicitors and trainees from all areas of practice to become mentors as part of its expanding mentoring scheme. The legal careers mentoring scheme aims to match mentors and mentees, helping them share knowledge and expertise, give advice and gain fresh pers

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has identified £68 million in arrears for over 313,000 workers since April 1999, according to a report today from the National Audit Office. The number of workers identified as being owed arrears in 2015-16 was 58,000 compared to 26,000 in 2014-15.

The revamped website for our sister publication Scottish Construction Now is proving more popular than ever with its readers after attracting a record 39,000 unique visitors last month. Page views for the site at www.scottishconstructionnow.com topped 75,000 over the same period, maintaining its con

The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2016 (LBTT(A)(S)A 2016) was granted Royal Assent on 23 March 2016. Introduced tomorrow, an additional amount of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), known as the Additional Dwelling Supplement ("the ADS"), is due on the purchase

The Law Society of Scotland prosecuted 31 cases of misconduct before the independent Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) in 2014-2015 and made 25 findings of professional misconduct. The SSDT has published its annual report for 2015. The report states that the tribunal heard and made d

Male and ethnic minority barristers are more likely to receive complaints according to a report published by the bar’s regulator this week. The Bar Standards Board (BSB) studied complaint patterns between 2012 and 2014, finding that female barristers were significantly less likely to face complain

The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in two cases that foresight is simply evidence – albeit sometimes strong evidence – of intent to assist or encourage a crime, which is the proper mental element for establishing secondary liability. In doing so, it has set the law back to its position befo

US presidential candidate Donald Trump's company has lost its attempt to prevent the construction of a wind farm in Aberdeenshire after judges in the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the appeal on the basis it misapplied the Electricity Act 1989 and that the consent granted by Scottish Ministers

The Law Society has published guidance for solicitors on good practice in working with transgender employees. Gender reassignment is a protected characteristic under the Equalities Act 2010 and the Law Society's guidance has been prepared to help solicitors fulfil their duties as employers under the

The demand for free legal advice has soared in the wake of legal aid cuts and court fees according to a report by a charity that organises pro bono clinics. LawWorks' report found a 55 per cent increase in applications in the last financial year. There were over 43,000 inquiries at law firms in the

The volume of residential sales in Scotland rose 6.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2015-16 compared to the same period in the previous year, according toofficial statistics published today by Registers of Scotland (RoS). A total of 28,019 properties were submitted for registration between July a