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The Scottish government declared a housing emergency in May 2024, acknowledging that Scotland lacked sufficient housing supply to meet demand. This was partly self-inflicted, with the government cutting its affordable housing building supply programme and imposing rent controls without exemption, wh

Proposed legislation which aims to recognise digital assets as property in law will be scrutinised by a Holyrood committee. The Scottish Parliament’s Economy and Fair Work Committee has launched a call for views on the Scottish government’s Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill.

Lindsays is extending its support for grassroots athletics across Scotland. The firm’s partnership with scottishathletics is already one of the longest-running sponsorship agreements in Scottish sport.

Terra Firma Chambers has again been recognised as one of the leading stables at the Scottish bar in the latest edition of the Legal 500. The 2026 edition of the Legal 500 directory was released on Wednesday with Terra Firma ranked as a leading set (Band 1) for Employment, Private Client & Family

The Scottish legal market stands at a crossroads. Earlier this year, the Scottish Parliament passed the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025, a landmark piece of legislation that promised to reshape the profession. Most significantly, it repealed section 49 of the Legal Services (Scotlan

Dentons is celebrating another year of championing social justice and giving back to the community through the firm's Scottish offices. Activities conducted as part of the Dentons Responsible Business programme for the UK, Ireland and the Middle East (UKIME), which published its 2025 report this mon

It was unsurprising that the announcement of the winner of a Scottish literary award earlier this month received media attention. What was rather more noteworthy about this event was that it was reported in Scottish Legal News. The recipient of the McIlvanney Prize (named in memory of the late Willi

Sheriff Principal Anwar has been appointed as an advisor to the Scottish Sentencing Council. Appointed as sheriff principal of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway in April 2020, she later took on the role of sheriff principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin in May 2023 and became president of the S

Proposed changes to strengthen the public’s right to information and increase transparency among public authorities are set to be scrutinised in Holyrood. The Scottish Parliament’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments (SPPA) Committee has launched a call for views on the Scottis

More people impacted by drugs have received support after the Scottish government funded 225 community-based projects across the country. The National Drugs Mission Funds distributed almost £13 million in grants in 2024-25 through the Corra Foundation. In 2024-25, there were more than 51,000 i

A parliamentary inquiry has strongly backed the Law Society of Scotland’s calls for the Scottish government to urgently increase civil legal aid fees and pursue reforms to restore access to justice. The Report on the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee inquiry into Civil Legal

Ampersand Advocates has welcomed Chris Stephen to the stable. Mr Stephen was called to the Scottish bar in 2022 as a Lord Hope Scholar and is also qualified as a barrister in England & Wales. His practice focuses on administrative and public law (including public inquiries), international law, a

Two police officers who had their firearms authorisation withdrawn after taking a photograph with a Scottish singer on the Cowgate have been awarded a combined sum of just under £50,000 after an Employment Tribunal in Edinburgh found that they had been discriminated against on the ground of se

Services helping women affected by drugs and preventing substance use by young people are to benefit from more than £2 million funding. Minister for drugs policy Maree Todd announced the support during a statement to the Scottish Parliament on the National Records of Scotland latest statistics