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The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) has re-elected Patricia Taylor for a second term as its president. SYLA has created a number of new positions on its committee, at both executive and non-executive level. It now has a social media manager, supporting roles for secretary and treasurer an

The Scottish Solicitors’ Bar Association recently conducted a survey of its members that found that despite the solicitor profession now being majority female, 70 per cent of SSBA members are male, less than two per cent identify as BAME and only three per cent are members of the LGBTQ+ commun

The Scottish Liberal Democrats justice have marked 1,000 days since Scotland's prison suicide strategy expired by revealing that in the last three years there have been more than 2,300 self-harm incidents in Scottish prisons. A freedom of information request submitted by the party has revealed 2,341

A new Scottish tax aimed at encouraging the use of recycled materials in construction has been approved unanimously by the Scottish Parliament. The Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill will replace the UK Aggregates Levy and tax the sale or use of aggregates consisting of

The Scottish Land Commission has launched Land Links, a new webinar series designed to boost awareness of land reform and land rights. The series of 45-minute webinars are free to join with the first session at 7pm on Tuesday 29 October providing background on why land reform matters with future ses

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has called for a revised system of appeal against its decisions due to the time and costs involved. Since the start of March 2024 the Court of Session has refused 10 requests for leave to appeal decisions of the SLCC. By comparison, there were only two

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have filed 40 parliamentary questions on Police Scotland’s proposed use of live facial recognition in a bid to force the Scottish government to explain how the measures are compatible with equalities and civil liberties concerns. The party's justice spokesperson,

The Scottish Parliament has announced the launch of a ‘people’s panel’ which will consider the question ‘What does Scotland need to do differently to reduce drug-related harms?’. The people’s panel, made up of 25 people from across Scotland who are broadly represe

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the case of AB to the High Court of Justiciary for determination. In November 2021, the applicant pled guilty to a charge of contravening section 4(3)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The applicant was sentenced to 50 months’ impris

The Scottish Public Law Group (SPLG) is hosting an event entitled Statutory Interpretation in Public Law: Recent Developments and Challenges. Questions regarding statutory interpretation have been central to a number of recent high profile Scots public law cases, with the outcome depending on very d

The Scottish Law Agents Society (SLAS) is inviting lawyers to complete a survey on the perceived fairness, transparency, and suitability of the existing legal complaints system in Scotland. Recently, SLAS noted that members of the legal profession have raised concerns and expressed dissatisfaction r

Six members of the Scottish legal sector have been announced as the inaugural winners of the Law Society of Scotland’s Legal Pioneers Award.

The Scottish government must listen to the needs of police officers and staff as new figures revealed that officer numbers have dropped by over 1,000 since Police Scotland was formed, the Lib Dems have said. As at the end of June this year, the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers fe

The Scottish Prison Service's waiting list for sexual offending rehabilitation programmes would take 14 years to clear, according to new figures. The SPS was urged by Emma Jardine, policy and public affairs manager at Howard League Scotland, to increase the transparency over access to such schemes.