The latest publication of the monthly UK House Price Index shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in January 2018 was £148,512 – an increase of 7.3 per cent on January in the previous year and an increase of 1.4 per cent when compared to the previous month. T his compares to a UK
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Research from the University of Loughborough, commissioned by the Law Society of England and Wales, has found that the legal aid means test is preventing families in poverty from accessing justice. The research shows that people on incomes already 10 per cent to 30 per cent below the minimum income
Over 150 leading Scottish authors - including Ian Rankin, Karen Campbell and Christopher Brookmyre - journalists, activists and citizens from across the world have signed a letter calling on the Scottish government to bring forward a bill to reform defamation law in Scotland. The letter calls on leg
J Gordon Reid QC FCIArb, a former Temporary Judge of the Court of Session and convener of the Faculty Dispute Resolution Service has passed away at the age of 65. Mr Reid was a solicitor for four years before becoming a member of Faculty in 1980. He took silk in 1993. He ceased practising last year.
Forestry in Scotland will be fully devolved to the Scottish Parliament after MSPs backed the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill. Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing said the bill’s modern approach to forestry development, support and regulation will enable the Scottish government to bet
The Law Society of Scotland has called on the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission to embrace major changes to the way it administers legal complaints in a bid to avoid an above inflation hike in costs. The SLCC has proposed a 5.2 per cent rise in its draft budget for 2018/19. A proposed rise of up
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has dismissed, by a 6-1 majority, a request to revise its 1978 ruling that fourteen men interned in Northern Ireland in the 1970s were subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment, but not torture. Ireland sought the revision in 2014 after an RTÉ programme
The Philippines has given official notification to the United Nations of its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). It comes a month after the ICC announced it was opening a preliminary examination into allegations that thousands of extra-judicial killings have taken plac
An international law firm specialising in class action litigation has invited students to join a group action against universities to reclaim part of their tuition fees because of strike action. Shimon Goldwater, an associate at Asseron, told The Times that the UCU strike over pensions has meant "se
The adult film actress suing Donald Trump over an alleged affair is crowdfunding her legal fees. Stephanie Clifford, whose stage name is “Stormy Daniels”, has filed a complaint against the US president over a non-disclosure agreement which she says is now void to the extent it concerns an allege
Blackadders' Simon Allison has been named Lawyer of the Year at this year's Scottish Legal Awards.
Four men have been sentenced to a total of 29 years for offences including abduction, holding workers in servitude, and assault. 65 year old Robert McPhee was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for abduction and holding workers in servitude and violent offences spanning decades.
