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Harper Macleod senior associate Lesley Montague examines third party rights under Scots common law. The landscape of third party rights in Scots law has changed significantly since the Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Act 2017 came into force. However, that legislation is not retrospective a

A new report commissioned by the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS) considers how the support for criminalising ecocide could translate into a workable domestic offence in Scotland. The report cautions that without sufficient investment in environmental enforcement agencies and existing

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

The Edinburgh Foundation for Women in Law will host an event entitled ‘Diversity and criminal law practice in Scotland: spaces for voices’ on 23 April. In this roundtable the challenges to representation and diversity faced within Scots criminal law practice will be explored. This event

A new survey seeks the views of domestic abuse victims who have sought to raise domestic abuse at any stage of the Scots family law process. The survey has been designed by Dr Ilona Cairns, a senior lecturer in law at the University of Aberdeen, who is currently researching access to justice is

In civil disputes, the outcome of court proceedings will often hinge on key evidence that is in the possession of the respondent party, write Philip Knight, Jack Mullen and Hannah Johnston. If this evidence has the potential to reveal wrongdoing, pursuing parties may naturally worry that giving noti

A party to a legal action who was ordered to pay £150,000 to a Scots lawyer who was suspended from practice has had the decree which was granted in his absence reduced. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the initial writ served by the solicitor was “defective” because he had been suspen

Lord Drummond Young will give the keynote speech at the TrustLaw Conference at Scots Law 2015 on the subject of “The state of Scottish trust law and the need for reform”. Sponsored by Title Research, the conference will comprise a varied programme dealing with trustee investment powers and dutie

Thomas Ross A bid to abolish the “not proven” verdict from Scots law failed after MSPs at Holyrood rejected it 80 to 28.

Dr Mark Robertson of Ryden (pictured) will launch the firm’s 79th Scottish Property Review at CLT Scotland’s Commercial Property Conference on 25th October. The Conference, at BT Murrayfield Stadium, forms part of the prestigious Scots Law 2016 conference/exhibition series. Roy Spiers, CLT Scotl

Sally Nash Sally Nash discusses how the latest record-breaking divorce case in England would be treated north of the border.

CLT Scotland, in association with the University of Strathclyde, has launched the next event in the Scots Law 2018 Convention Series. Taking place at BT Murrayfield on 29th and 30th October, delegates will be able to choose from 10 individual conferences, each providing 6 hours of CPD. Roy Spiers, C

The 83rd annual general meeting of the Stair Society will be held in the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh on Saturday 17 November 2018, courtesy of the Faculty of Advocates. The business part of the meeting will take place from 10.30 to 11.00 am, after which tea and coffee will

Holyrood’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee is launching a call for views on proposed changes that would remove the defence of "reasonable chastisement" from Scots law. Without this legal defence, parents and guardians would not be able to physically punish their children.