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Views are being sought on the implementation of the ban on MSPs from also serving as MPs or in the House of Lords. Following the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill being passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament in December, a consultation seeking views on the principles and pra

Dr Morag Kerr, secretary-depute of Justice for Megrahi, replies to Ronnie Clancy KC's recent articles on Lockerbie and argues that despite the slur of 'conspiracy theorist' used by the UK and Scottish governments, the Crown Office, the SSCRC and the Americans, Mr Megrahi still suffered a miscarriage

Darren Murdoch, president of the Scottish Law Agents Society, details the worrying results of a survey. The interim results of the Scottish Law Agents Society (SLAS) survey on regulation of the legal profession highlight a deeply concerning overwhelming dissatisfaction with the current regulatory sy

Boutique  Edinburgh firm Connell and Connell has promoted solicitor Chloe Davidson to associate. Ms Davidson, a specialist in Scottish residential property, joined Connell and Connell from D J Alexander Legal and has been with the firm since 2020.

SJ Macdonald, who works across WJM's Scottish offices as part of the firm's wills & trusts disputes team has been elected as a committee member of the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Contentious Trusts and Estates Global SIG Steering Committee. This follows her appointment as v

A bill to "further improve" police complaints and police conduct procedures has been passed by the Scottish Parliament. The Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill aims to ensure allegations of misconduct among police officers and staff are dealt with more transparently and effectively

An unexpectedly high caseload resulting from the failure of one firm, inflationary pressure on core costs and significant uncertainty are key drivers in the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission’s 2025-265 budget, published for consultation today. SLCC Chair Jane Malcolm said: “Last year

Two lynx illegally released into the Scottish Highlands in an apparent bid to reintroduce the big cats to the region, hundreds of years after they were driven to extinction, have been captured.

John Hill Burton was an advocate from 1831 and he became a significant figure in nineteenth century Scottish thought. His contribution is reassessed in this impressive study by an independent scholar. Burton’s practice may not have amounted to much, and in 1854 he was appointed secretary to th

While commemorating Scottish lawyers who fell during the two World Wars, we reach a sad anniversary on Christmas Eve regarding the death of Major Ernest Alexander Maclagan Wedderburn (otherwise known as Sandy). Major Wedderburn died 80 years ago on 24 December 1944 as a result of a tragic accident.

Clan Childlaw and Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights) have been awarded funding from the Independent Human Rights Fund for Scotland, managed by the Corra Foundation. A partnership between the two organisations will allow Clan to apply a legal lens to the information gathered thr

The annual CMS Scotland Hotels & Leisure Charity Quiz has raised £585 for a Scottish charity supporting employees and students within the Scottish hospitality sector.

The Damages (Scotland) Bill, appended to the recently published Scottish Law Commission Report on Damages for Personal Injury, contains some important proposed reforms which are intended to modernise Scots law and resolve certain difficulties, writes Lady Paton. The report recommends the amendment o

The challenges in sentencing people with mental health and related issues are outlined in two new reports, published today by the Scottish Sentencing Council. An issues paper, Judicial perspectives of mental health and sentencing presents the findings of research undertaken by the council in late 20