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Kevin Engel Business confidence levels in Scotland have fallen into negative territory for the first time in almost a year, making them among the lowest in the UK according to the latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor survey.

Roseanna Cunningham Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has outlined a number of priorities including the creation of a land commission next year.

Professor Pieter Bekker The Scottish Arbitration Centre welcomed a group of visiting students from the University of Dundee’s centre for Energy, Petroleum, Mineral Law and Policy recently.

Lady Dorrian The Scottish Sentencing Council has launched a new resource which brings together guideline judgements issued by the High Court, along with helpful summaries and a selected list of other useful opinions.

A Scottish local authority which refused a cab driver's application to renew his taxi booking office licence after finding that he was "not a fit and proper person" has successfully challenged a sheriff's ruling to overturn its decision. Judges in the Inner House of the Court of Session held that th

Shona Robison Proposals to introduce a national target for reducing Scotland’s drinking levels would see pubs and supermarkets restricted in the amount of alcohol they sell.

Dr Gregor Duncan

Julian Foster Scottish tenancy deposits are £100 cheaper on average than England and Wales; while in Scotland Edinburgh is the most expensive area, according to the Letting Protection Service Scotland (LPSS).

Michael Matheson Communities will “see real benefits” in their local areas from an increase in community sentences the Scottish government claimed after announcing £4 million extra funding for the scheme.

The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC) is hosting a seminar and drinks reception on 22 June to celebrate its first anniversary. The SWRC offers free legal advice, information and representation to women survivors of gender based violence. The seminar will consider lessons learned from our first

Lord Carloway The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) has now published its third Annual Report outlining its achievements, accounts and a summary of the rules prepared during the year.

Eilidh Wiseman A new collaborative initiative to promote and support mental health and wellbeing in the Scottish legal community launches this week.

Michael Matheson

The latest edition of the Scottish Civil Justice Council's newsletter, Update, is now available. It includes links to the SCJC Annual Report and introduces five new members, as well as providing the usual information on recent rules and on-going committee work.

Dame Elish Angiolini