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Scullion LAW senior solicitor Stephanie Grieve has won the Military Values in Business Award at the Scottish Forces in Business Awards 2025. The awards ceremony took place in Glasgow last week, uniting veterans, reservists, family members, and Forces Friendly employers to celebrate their remarkable

A new online guide details examples of how good governance and collaboration are improving land management. The Governance Guide, published by the Scottish Land Commission, aims to demystify governance – the structures and processes that shape how land is owned and managed – and make it

Ensuring committees are structured and equipped to deliver their key role in holding the Scottish government to account is being considered by the Scottish Parliament’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. The inquiry will look at issues such as the size of membership, remi

Belfast-based international libel lawyer Paul Tweed will begin his Scottish speaking tour later this month with an event at the Royal Scots Club on Monday March 17 which is open to the public and can be booked here. Mr Tweed will talk about his experiences battling mainstream media corporations and

MFMac is championing Scottish Whisky as a key sponsor of the Fife Whisky Festival 2025. MFMac has sponsored the festival since its inception in 2018 and the continuation of the partnership reinforces its commitment to Scotland's world-renowned whisky industry.

First Minister John Swinney will convene a gathering of Scottish society to work together and unite Scotland against the “increasingly extreme far right”.  Representatives from key organisations across Scotland including churches, trades unions and charities will be invited to atten

A Reporters’ Guide designed to assist the media with court reporting has today been published by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. The guide sets out the rights and responsibilities of court reporters and lists the ways in which journalists can access the information they need to

A legal aid application for the private prosecution of footballer David Goodwillie for rape has been approved by the Scottish government. In 2017 a sheriff in a civil case found that Mr Goodwillie and former teammate David Robertson raped Denise Clair.

A sheriff has ruled that it would be disproportionate for a housing association to evict a tenant under a Scottish secure tenancy with a lifelong psychiatric disorder after proceedings for recovery of possession were raised based on anti-social and criminal behaviour in Glasgow Sheriff Court. Wheatl

Two metal detectorists have unearthed a hoard of 15th century coins in the Scottish Borders. Keith Young and Lisa Stephenson discovered 30 gold and silver coins in close proximity dating to the 15th Century in the Cappercleuch area of the Borders.

Liam McKay explains why the Scottish construction sector may be less affected by a ruling south of the Border. A recent decision by the High Court of England and Wales regarding construction contracts may not hold true in Scotland.

Musing over the haggis, coaxed down with a friendly single malt, David J Black shares his thoughts on why it is that so many Scots have a bizarre love-hate relationship with that man from Ayrshire. Robert Burns is, by a long way, the most celebrated poet in the world. His January 25 birthday feast i

Land acquisition by public bodies has a stronger role to play to address Scotland’s rural housing crisis, according to a new report issued by the Scottish Land Commission. The report outlines key actions needed to ensure a steady supply of land for much-needed rural housing, using publicly own

The family of a 59-year-old man who died after suffering a fall in an off-grid rural community have been successful in their claims for damages against the Scottish Ambulance Service for failing to send an ambulance to take him to hospital following his head injury. Lynda O’Neill, the widow of

More than 100 organisations across Scotland working to tackle violence against women and girls will share in a funding uplift of £2.4 million. The funding boost will bring the total Scottish government investment in Delivering Equally Safe, which funds projects to prevent violence and support