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In the second of our new occasional series, Connor Beaton looks at John Maclean's famous speech from the dock. A hundred years ago this week, Scottish socialist John Maclean delivered a famous polemic against capitalism and war from the dock of the High Court in Edinburgh.

All Scottish prisoners should have the right to vote, the Scottish Parliament's equalities and human rights committee has said. The commitee began considering the issue last September after receiving a letter on the issue from Scottish Green MSP Patrick Harvie.

Amanda Masson, partner in the family law team at Harper Macleod, writes on a first-of-its-kind Scottish court case on legal parenthood. A recent decision at Edinburgh Sheriff Court considered interesting issues about legal parenthood which it is anticipated will become more common as alternative fam

An ever-increasing focus on anti-money laundering (AML) controls within the legal profession has seen the introduction of new AML requirements for both the Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish solicitors. As part of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on

The new chair of the independent body for complaints about the Scottish legal profession has called for radical reform of the regulatory and complaints landscape in Scotland. Speaking at an event held at Queen Margaret University’s Consumer Dispute Resolution Centre, attended by complaints exp

CMS’s Scottish-based Women in Business network group has teamed up Buchanan Galleries Shopping Centre to raise more than £2,000 to support people living with terminal illness. With all the donations now accounted for from last month’s Fashion & Fizz event, held at CMS’s G

Land and property search firm Millar & Bryce is set to hit the road in June with a series of Scottish roadshows, marking the launch of their fourth conveyancing manual. Each event will be led by Millar & Bryce’s principal consultant John King, who brings over 30 years' legal, policy an

Writing for Scottish Legal News, Scottish Conservative MSP Liam Kerr responds to colleague Gordon Lindhurust MSP's article in the SLN Annual Review on the proposed removal of the reasonable chastisement defence. Recently my friend and colleague Gordon Lindhurst MSP expressed his surprise in an artic

There should be new statutory aggravations in relation to gender and age as protected characteristics, according to a review on hate crime submitted to Scottish ministers today. Lord Bracadale's review sets out recommendations in relation to the suite of laws covering hate crime offences in Scotland

Matthew Stimson considers the ramifications of the Stage 1 Report on the Planning (Scotland) Bill. On 17 May 2018, the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Communities Committee published its Stage 1 Report on the Planning (Scotland) Bill.

A rise in the cost of practising as a Scottish solicitor has been agreed following an eight-year freeze. Members voted in the majority to adopt the proposed rise of £15 in the 2018/19 practising certificate (PC) subscription to £565, put forward by the Law Society’s Council.

Alastair McKie looks at the details of major planning legislation wending its way through Holyrood. The Planning (Scotland) Bill was laid before the Scottish Parliament on 4th December 2017, and is currently working its way through the legislative process. The bill contains a wide range measures int

The Glasgow corporate team at DWF has advised on the £32 million cross-border sale of Scottish outdoor advertising company Forrest Media to London-based Ocean Outdoor. Owned by Chris Trainer, Forrest Media is a provider of large format outdoor media solutions in Scotland and the North of Engla

The Scottish corporate team of DWF has advised Capita plc on the sale of Supplier Assessment Services, including its construction line operation, for £160 million. The business, which has been bought by funds affiliated with global private equity fund Warburg Pincus, had underlying revenue of

Kirsty Glennan, senior solicitor at Burness Paull, writes on impending changes to Scottish land law. Every day on my way to work, I pass a bare and neglected plot of suburban land. It is unremarkable but for one feature: it has a sign bearing the name of a local housebuilder. In 15 years, it has not