The Scottish government has set out how to meet its potential for “effective, economic and environmentally sustainable” land use. The revised Land Use Strategy sets out policies and proposals for the next five years and beyond. Getting the best from our land is Scotland’s second land use strat
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Lord Jones The Hon. Lord Jones, Michael Jones, a Senator of the College of Justice, has passed away aged 68.
Michael Matheson A new law allowing life sentences for traffickers will come into effect on 31 May 2016.
Sheila Byth The Edinburgh office of Shoosmiths has expanded its family law offering with the appointment of associate Sheila Byth.
Lord Pentland The UK's three law commissions have called for a new legal framework for the conduct of elections and referenda in an interim report published today.
Michael Falter (left) and Andrew Leaitherland DWF has announced that it is to acquire German international commercial law firm BridgehouseLaw on 1st January 2016.
Glen Gilson Gilson Gray LLP said it is delighted with today’s decision of the Election Court, which upheld the election of its client, Alistair Carmichael, as MP for the Orkney & Shetland constituency and opened up the prospect of significant changes to public access of high profile trials.
Cat MacLean In a major development in swaps litigation, an explosive judgement issued on Friday 13th November by a English High Court judge has held that there is “ample support for an inference of fraud and dishonesty at the highest level of RBS”. In this article, Cat MacLean looks at the detai
First sitting of the Sheriff Appeal Court
Laura Cameron A huge rise in the number of health and safety court cases in Scotland could be a sign of things to come, a litigation lawyer has warned.
Eric Robertson Advocate Eric Robertson examines recent initiatives – practical and legislative – to tackle persistent problems of modern slavery, as reviewed at the recent Tumbling Lassie Seminar.
Sheriff Alistair Duff An innovative virtual learning and online communications platform for judicial office holders in Scotland has been named as the winner of the prestigious 2015 “Crystal Scales of Justice Prize”.
Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC Two UK government departments have declined to publish legal advice given to the Prime Minister before he gave the go-ahead for drone strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria.
Dr Gianluca Raccagni of Edinburgh University A debate exploring the impact of Magna Carta on Scotland, Britain and their respective relationships with Europe will be held at the University of Edinburgh this month.
The number of people being searched by Police Scotland officers has fallen by more than three-quarters compared to last year, new figures have shown. According to the latest figures, a total of 20,916 people were searched in June-July 2015, down from 84,144 over the same period in 2014.
