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The National Trust for Scotland’s Georgian Housein Edinburgh has become the first property to be registered on the Land Register of Scotland under new powers held by the keeper of the Registers of Scotland (RoS). The recently introduced Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 allows the keeper

John Scott QC A new independent advisory group, chaired by solicitor advocate John Scott QC, is to be established to examine the use of stop and search powers in Scotland.

New legislation comes into force today which introduces a new system of debt advice and debt management in the world. The Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Act 2014 introduces a suite of measures, including the "minimal asset process", which offers debt relief quickly and at less than half the c

School pupils have won through to the final of the Law Society of Scotland’s national debating tournament after pitting their wits against schools across the country. Just four of the original 128 teams that entered the Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament will take part in the final of the c

Speaking before a Holyrood committee, the lord advocate, Frank Mulholland QC and James Wolffe QC, dean of the Faculty of Advocates gave opposing views on the creation of a statutory defence for trafficking victims who commit crimes. Mr Mulholland told the Scottish parliament’s justice committee a

The Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates have responded to theHome Office's consultation on on an updated draft code of practice for the interception of communications, in particular to the protections afforded to the communications between lawyers and their clients. Communications b

Darina Kerr (pictured) discusses impending changes to the operation of judicial review in Scotland. Major changes to the operation of judicial review in Scotland are on the horizon. These changes have important implications for developers and funders. They will bring the procedure closer to that in

Scots lawyers are bringing in lower annual fees than their counterparts around the UK but are getting more optimistic according to new research. The Royal Bank of Scotland’s 2015 Financial Benchmarking Report on law firms found that for a Scottish equity partner the median fee income was £334,000

Following SLN’s news on the increasing number of women entering the legal profession Audrey Dishington (pictured) discusses female representation at Pagan Osborne. It has been widely reported that women are under-represented at senior levels throughout industry and this is particularly prevalent i

Drivers and passengers who abuse the blue badge scheme could have their badges confiscated through new legislation coming into force at the end of this month. The blue badge scheme provides an essential service for disabled people by allowing access to parking bays which are normally closer to work,

In a report published today, the UK parliament’s joint committee on human rights has given a mixed view of the UK government's track record on complying with judgments of the European Court of Human Rights and has expressed concern about delays on implementing judgments in Northern Ireland. The jo

Arnot Manderson duo Jonathan Mitchell QC (pictured right) and Catherine Smith (pictured below) have been appointed to a new panel of counsel for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The new appointments run from March 2015 for a period of four years.

Seventeen members of the Faculty of Advocates have been appointed to a new panel of counsel for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The commission has drawn up two groups, for Scotland and for England and Wales. In total, there are 81 advocates, barristers and solicitor advocates who wi

A man who settled his personal injury damages action has successfully appealed against a sheriff’s finding that no expenses were due to or by either party. Sheriff Principal Alastair Dunlop QC (pictured) found the defender liable to the pursuer in the expenses of the action after ruling that the s