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Views are today being asked for on proposals that will modernise specific aspects of succession law by MSPs on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. The Succession (Scotland) Bill is a Scottish Law Commission bill, implementing certain recommendations from their 2009 report.

Adam Wagner The website RightsInfo has produced a series on the 50 most important human rights cases “that transformed Britain” translated into “plain-English short stories”.

Derek Stillie This week's SLN Spotlight falls on Derek Stillie, an experienced commercial litigator and disputes lawyer, as well as former professional footballer, who recently joined Brodies LLP.

Paul Wheelhouse Views are being sought on proposals to clarify the law on when possession of an object becomes ownership.

Tyrone Jones Law firm DWF has been nominated in two categories at this year's Law Awards of Scotland ahead of the awards ceremony in Glasgow this September.

Professor Lorne Crerar Harper Macleod has attracted five new partners among ten recruits from fellow Scottish firm McClure Naismith LLP, which entered administration on Friday.

An MSP who has been a long-standing campaigner for anti-human trafficking legislation in Scotland has hailed a double initiative by a group of advocates. Jenny Marra MSP is supporting two “Tumbling Lassie” events to examine the law on slavery in Scotland and to raise funds for charities which he

The owner of a hotel which was struck off the Companies Register and dissolved has failed in an appeal against a decision that its tenancy agreement with its landlord ended on its dissolution. Alan Love, the owner of Prestwick Hotels Limited (PHL), claimed that the lease with the landlords “contin

Rhoda Grant MSP MSPs yesterday rejected another bid to tackle demand for commercial sex through an amendment to the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Bill.

Lord Carloway A new sentencing council for Scotland is officially established today.

First sitting of the Sheriff Appeal Court  

Ever popular in the 13 year history of the Scottish Legal Awards is the award for Rising Star of the Year with organisations taking the confident step of nominating their best emerging talent.

Lesley Ward The School Closure Review Panel (SCRP), a new statutory body, independent of the Scottish government, has refused consent to Aberdeenshire Council’s plans to close two dyslexia units, and has remitted the proposal back to the council.

A self-employed game farmer has pled guilty to wildlife offences, leading to the second conviction in Scotland by vicarious liability for wildlife crime against wild birds. At Stirling Sheriff Court, Graham Christie was fined a total of £3,200 after admitting his liability for the crimes committed

The Sheriff Appeal Court (SAC) (Civil) is providing a new facility to lodge motions to the court by email, opening up a simple and speedy procedure for court users. From 1 January 2016, there will be the capacity to intimate, oppose and lodge motions in the SAC by email which will also become the de