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The Scottish government must ensure Police Scotland has the vehicles that it needs as it emerged that a quarter of the vehicles that the service relies on have in excess of 100,000 miles on the clock. Figures acquired under freedom of information legislation show that Police Scotland have 348 vehicl

Scottish legal authorities have failed to explain the fate of an Aberdeen sheriff who was the subject of sexual misconduct allegations almost four years ago. Jack Brown was reported by a female lawyer, referred to as X, in 2018. He was suspended on full pay.

Finally, a politician you can trust: a cat has been appointed as the mayor of an Italian town and will stay in office for a year. Miao spent her first day as ‘mayor of the animals’ of Civita d’Antino, Abruzzo Region, southern Italy earlier this month.

Burness Paull partner Alasdair Sutherland is raising money in aid of Movember – an annual event in which participants grow moustaches to raise awareness of men's health issues, such as prostate cancer and men's suicide. Mr Sutherland states on his fundraising page: "I lost three friends t

Aberdeen University's Dr Daria Shapovalova presented her work on place-based governance of just transition at the Polar Law Symposium and the Arctic Circle Assembly, both of which took place in Reykjavik, Iceland. The Polar Law Symposium is an annual conference discussing legal issues relevant to th

Mitchells Roberton partner Euan David passed away on 20 October at the age of 64. Mr David was a lawyer for over 40 years, having graduated LLB from Glasgow University in 1979, and had a wide-ranging area of practice in a variety of firms before joining Mitchells Roberton in 1996.

Keeper of the Advocates Library, Neil Mackenzie, details the work of the Faculty of Advocates’ Free Legal Services Unit. The Faculty of Advocates has a long history of promoting access to justice to those who cannot afford to pay for legal advice and representation.In England, Magna Carta

CMS has advised leading renewable energy developer and operator, SSE Renewables (SSE), on the acquisition of the Aberarder wind farm project in Strathnairn near Inverness, Scotland. The project, which was granted planning consent in 2017, allows for the construction of a 12-turbine onshore wind farm

MSPs are set to debate and vote on stage one of the Scottish government’s Hunting with Dogs Bill, which aims to tighten legislation and put an end to illegal hunting. Speaking ahead of the debate on 25 October, environment and land reform minister Mairi McAllan said: “The chasing and kil

Tackling climate change is an important component of policy agendas across the UK and more broadly on a global scale, writes Tarik Elhadidi. The UK government has set an ambitious target of a four-fold increase in offshore renewable energy by 2030, a key pillar in the country’s 2050 net-zero t

Property lawyers have been urged to prepare for a housing market crash similar to that seen in 2007 and 2008. England and Wales' Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), which regulates conveyancing firms, has recommended solicitors prepare for a 40 per cent fall in deals.

To mark Black History Month, the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association is delighted to host an event this Thursday. In line with the Black History Month theme of 'Time for Change: Actions Not Words', the event will examine what it means to build a culture of allyship within the Scottish legal professi

Arnot Manderson Advocates is delighted to report the remarkable achievement of twenty eight individual rankings (including nine in Band 1) across fifteen wide ranging Practice Areas in the recently announced Chambers and Partners listings. As well as the haul of individual rankings Arnot Manderson

UK consumers are at risk of predatory practices by big tech firms because of delays in promised competition legislation, an influential Westminster committee has said. A new report by the business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS) committee notes that the government has not yet published the Di

Northern Ireland will become the first part of the UK and one of the first countries in the world to introduce miscarriage leave and pay under plans now out for consultation. The two-month consultation follows the recent introduction of the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act (Northern Ireland)