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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.

Landmark Information Group’s latest market data report shows a continuing stabilisation of the residential property market with demand and supply equalising into August and completions on the rise.

People across Scotland are being invited to learn more about land rights and responsibilities in a new, free series of webinars. Kicking off on 19 October, the informal 45-minute lunchtime sessions aim to stimulate practical change in how land is owned, used and managed. The Scottish Land Commission

A new series of public hearings have been scheduled for next year as part of the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry. Starting in April, evidence will be taken relating to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and Department for Clinical Neurosciences (RHCYP/DCN), Edinburgh.

The Scottish Law Commission has recommended a new set of rules for the ending of leases of commercial property in Scotland, replacing the existing common law of tacit relocation. At present, tacit relocation – the automatic continuation of a lease at the expiry of the period for which it was g

At least thirteen Scottish councils are currently using surveillance cameras made by Hikvision, a company linked to repression of Uighurs in China, according to the Scottish Lib Dems. Previously, The Times reported that Hikvision facial recognition cameras are used to distinguish entire ethnic minor

The Scottish Parliament has declined to close a petition to modify a law that does not apply in Scotland. Petition PE1969 is entitled 'Amend the law to fully decriminalise abortion in Scotland' and claims that the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 makes abortion a criminal offence in Scotland.

The Scottish Arbitration Centre has launched as an administrative body. The announcement was made during ICCA 2022 Edinburgh, which the centre hosted last week. It has announced the publication of its own set arbitral rules, which seek to combine the lessons gleaned from the experience of other arbi

The Scottish government has paid For Women Scotland (FWS) £147,500 after the group won a case against ministers earlier this year. The government had attempted to redefine “woman” in the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 and allow transgender women to occup

The average price of a property in Scotland increased by 9.9 per cent in the year to July 2022 to reach £192,966, the UK House Price Index Scotland has revealed, down from an increase of 11.4 per cent in the year to June 2022. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in Sc

Jeremiah Igunnubole, legal counsel for ADF UK and a former senior crown prosecutor, comments on the legality of plans to limit assembly near abortion clinics in Scotland. This week, Nicola Sturgeon committed to working with the Green MSP, Gillian McKay’s attempt to impose censorship zones acro

Fraserburgh, Peterhead and Huntly residents are invited to join the Scottish Land Commission online at its latest virtual public meeting. The meeting aims to give people the opportunity to talk about their local land, sharing the issues and questions they may have, and to find out about the Commissi

Homebuyer enquires in Scotland fell again during August as wider economic challenges impacted further on market conditions, the RICS Residential Market Survey revealed today.

Paul Cackette, the former head of the Scottish government's legal directorate and chief reporter of the directorate of planning and environmental appeals, has been appointed to support an urgent review of Ireland's planning body. The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) this week announced the urg

The Scottish government has launched a consultation on proposed legislation to ensure the long-term growth of Gaelic and Scots. The consultation, taking place ahead of the forthcoming Scottish Languages Bill, seeks views on how to raise the profile of Scots, a new strategic approach to Gaelic medium