Pictured: Andrew Mackenzie, Chief Executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre; Rt Hon Lord Carloway, Lord President of the Court of Session; and Brandon Malone, Chairman of the Centre The Scottish Arbitration Centre has held its fourth annual arbitrator training day. The event, which was sponsored
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Land Reform Secretary Roseanna Cunningham Land Reform Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced that Inverness will be the permanent home of the Scottish Land Commission.
House prices in Scotland's buy-to-let rental sector have risen by 5.4 per cent in the last 12 months, with Edinburgh and Lothians home to the highest rents in Scotland. The latest 2016 buy-to-let index from Your Move found that typical rental prices remained increased slightly from £574 in July to
Nearly a third of Scotland’s professional services firms are considered to be at higher than normal risk of insolvency, according to research by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. The research shows that 30.7 per cent of businesses in the sector are considered to be at higher than normal
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon The Scottish government has launched a twelve-week consultation on the proposed new Scottish Independence Referendum Bill.
Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton The Scottish government has been urged to ensure that proposed pardons for gay and bisexual men convicted of now abolished sexual offences also apply to people in Scotland.
The latest edition of the Scottish Civil Justice Council’s newsletter is now available. This edition includes a listing of newly appointed committee members, and information on Rules relating to Serious Crime Prevention Orders in Scotland; payment of shorthand writers in sheriff courts and sequest
Judith Robertson The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has released its Annual Report 2015-2016, covering submissions to the United Nations as well as its work on housing rights and other issues over the past year.
Annabelle Ewing The SNP has said MSPs vote urging the Scottish government to repeal the Offensive Behaviour At Football Act “threatens to set us back as a country”.
John Scott QC The Scottish government has backed down over the creation of a new power for police to search young people for alcohol, after listening to the views of young people as well as justice and children’s groups.
An electricity company which was fined £1.75 million for breaching health and safety legislation after a worker was badly burned has had the financial penalty reduced by £550,000 following an appeal. Scottish Power Generation pled guilty to breaches of sections 2(1) and 33(1)(a) of the Health and
Lady Dorrian Court bosses have paid out £9,000 to buy the final commercial batch of VHS recorders in order to play taped evidence during trials.
Heather McKendrick Pupils from schools across Scotland are preparing to debate the pros and cons of holding referendums when they take to the floor for the opening rounds of the Law Society of Scotland’s annual debating tournament.
The Scottish government may be required to pay out an estimated £500,000 over its "Named Person" scheme after judges in the UK Supreme Court ordered it to pay the legal bills incurred by those who brought the case.All the successful litigants are part of the No to Named Persons (NO2NP) campaign gr
The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has welcomed the findings of an Inquiry by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into the cumulative impact of UK government welfare laws and policies on the human rights of disabled people. It noted with concern the commi