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Fraser Mitchell explains the details of the infrastructure levy regulations in Scotland's new planning legislation. The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 has arrived following the most recent review of the Scottish planning system. In amongst significant changes to development planning and modest changes

In October 2018 the Deputy First Minister John Swinney committed to establishing a financial redress scheme for survivors of historical child abuse in care in Scotland. This will require legislation to be passed by the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish government has now launched a public consultati

A below inflationary rise in the cost of practising as a Scottish solicitor, has been agreed by solicitors at a special general meeting. Members voted in the majority to adopt the proposed rise of £10 in the 2019/20 practising certificate (PC) subscription to £575, put forward by the Law

We have an old scrapbook of newspaper cuttings in the records of the Faculty of Advocates, the independent body of lawyers admitted to practise as advocates in Scottish courts. One, from 1919, about the possibility of the legal profession being opened to women, catches the eye. A representative of t

The Law Society of Scotland has announced a strategic partnership with Scotland-based Braemar Finance, a finance provider for the professions in the UK. The new partnership will help Scottish solicitors access a range of business financing options, specifically designed for the legal sector, to help

The United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (UKELA) annual Scottish conference is taking place in Edinburgh on Thursday 10 October 2019. The conference is sponsored by Terra Firma Chambers, and Westwater Advocates are sponsoring five student places.

A leading property lawyer has been appointed head of Pinsent Masons’ Scottish and Northern Irish operations. Katharine Hardie takes over the role of chair of Scotland and Northern Ireland from Richard Masters, 29 years to the day since she joined the firm as a trainee lawyer in 1990. She will

Global legal business DWF has announced the appointment of senior insurance litigator Lynne Macfarlane as a director in its Scottish insurance practice. Ms Macfarlane joins DWF's insurance team from Clyde and Co, where she has spent the entire 20 years of her legal career. She has extensive experien

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has launched a new training resource at the Scottish Crime Campus at Gartcosh aimed at helping local authorities report instances of organised crime.

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MacRoberts has helped win an £18 million investment for emerging Scottish energy company Together Energy. The deal, which has been secured from Warrington Borough Council, will see the council take a 50 per cent shareholding in the business. The council was attracted to the Glasgow-based compa

The Herald has published a full obituary of senior Scottish prosecutor John Dunn, who passed away last month at the age of 57. He will be remembered for "his lightning wit, fast analysis and generous heart", the obituary reads.

The Lord President, Lord Carloway, will join other senior Scottish lawyers and judges in addressing a "first-of-its-kind" conference and networking event for law students in Aberdeen this weekend. The "Approaching the Bar" event taking place this Saturday has been organised by the Aberdeen Universit

Via Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service: A range of leaders from across the SCTS have embarked on a 10-month leadership course.

Lord Kinclaven shares insights from the MiniTrial legal education scheme, teaching thousands of Scottish pupils about the justice system. Turn back the clock to 2001, when the book Paths to Justice Scotland was published. It was a survey which examined, among other things, the public’s perspec