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Scottish taxpayers could see the amount they pay in tax go up after the Scottish government publishes its income tax plans in December. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt yesterday used his first Autumn Statement to announce a number of measures aimed at raising an additional £25 billion in tax revenue, o

Thomas Ross KC has detailed the likely challenges to the use of EncroChat evidence in Scottish criminal procedure. South of the border there have been a number of challenges but in Scotland there are two hurdles for a challenge to the admissibility of evidence, he said.

The recent focus on Britain’s involvement in slavery has obscured the fact that slavery also existed in Scotland, writes Robert Shiels.

Shonagh Brown and Pamela Gilmour discuss the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill, recently passed by the Scottish Parliament, and how it aims to modernise and simplify the law of moveable transactions. Scots law has not traditionally been recognised for its dynamic or innovative nature, but newly-

Govan Law Centre calls for an increase in the protected minimum balance for earnings arrestments. A new Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament at the end of April and is currently before the Economy and Fair Work Committee for Stage 1 initial con

Robert Shiels welcomes an important new study on the Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy, the Clydeside merchants who made fortunes from Caribbean misery. The nature and extent of the economic impact of Caribbean slavery in British society is a highly topical and political issue. There is no doubt that many m

A new organisation aiming to create a community for female litigation professionals in Scotland will host a launch event next month in Edinburgh. Women in Litigation (WiL) hopes to create inclusive networking and educational events designed to build connections and address the unique challenges

Pictures of fighting and bombed buildings are a familiar sight from historic photographs. It is unlikely that anyone has paused to consider the effects of war in relation to records. Government Records Offices are not themselves immune from destruction. What then do documentary records have to do wi

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its response to the Scottish government’s consultation on the Scottish Law Commission report on review of contract law. The response highlights the changes to the landscape around contract law as a result of the DMCC Act 2024 granting n

The Damages (Scotland) Bill, appended to the recently published Scottish Law Commission Report on Damages for Personal Injury, contains some important proposed reforms which are intended to modernise Scots law and resolve certain difficulties, writes Lady Paton. The report recommends the amendment o

Judges in Scotland feel disrespected, overworked and underpaid, according to a new survey. The UK Judicial Attitude Survey (JAS) is a longitudinal survey conducted with all serving judges in the UK. Undertaken by University College London's Judicial Institute, it is the only known survey of its kind

A new book by a Scots lawyer examines comic legal fiction and the role it plays in the public’s understanding of the justice system. Retired judge and professor of law, Peter Robson, has produced a study of all the comic fictional lawyers over the past century, including the most famous, Old B

The University of Aberdeen's Centre for Scots Law hosted an event on the role of the lord advocate featuring advocates Paul Harvey and Dominic Scullion. Mr Harvey, who has served as an advocate depute since 2021, was appointed assistant principal crown counsel for sexual and domestic abuse offences

A new article on the recent English Court of Appeal decision in King Crude Carriers SA v Ridgebury November LLC looks at Scots law's influence south of the border. "As Alexandra Braun has noted, academic consideration of Scots law has tended to focus either on whether the particular hybrid of Roman