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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

Brian McConnachie QC The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) has released figures on the top 20 legal aid advocates and solicitor advocates.

A new police unit is being deployed across the Scottish rail network following increasing reports of anti-social behaviour by football fans. British Transport Police (BTP) said a dedicated football unit within the force consisting of uniformed and plan-clothes officers would identify and deter troub

Scotland’s new Sheriff Appeal Court will now hear civil appeals from sheriff courts, after its jurisdiction in civil cases came into effect this week. The new court, which is presided over by appeal sheriffs, is meant to improve efficiency by: removing this business from the Court of Session; ensu

Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle Thursday 21 January at 5 pm in the Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place Edinburgh

Sheriff Principal Pyle A sheriff principal has suggested a number of reforms to the handling of domestic abuse cases, among them bringing serious cases to trial within weeks.

Lawyers have been praised for helping to get a landmark human rights case into court by working on it without charge. Although legal aid was in due course granted for the judicial review action in the Court of Session, much preparatory work was carried out for free by senior and junior counsel and s

The dispute resolution team at MBM Commercial beat stiff competition from CMS, Shoosmiths, and Thompsons to win Litigation Team of the Year at this year's Scott + Co Scottish Legal Awards.

The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2016 (LBTT(A)(S)A 2016) was granted Royal Assent on 23 March 2016. Introduced tomorrow, an additional amount of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), known as the Additional Dwelling Supplement ("the ADS"), is due on the purchase

A man found guilty of a statutory breach of the peace who claimed there was “insufficient proof” that he committed the offence has had an appeal against conviction refused. The Criminal Appeal Court refused the appeal after ruling that where there is a single positive identification “very litt