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David J Black reads the fine print of the Book Festival furore. Many of us may share the underlying views of those who believe we should be cutting back on the use of fossil fuels to save the planet, but scratch beneath the indignant morality of the latest attack by a number of Greta Thunberg inspir

Hikers in the French Alps have been warned they face fines of up to €750 (around £640) if they pick protected flowers on their walks. Thousands of génépi sprigs and edelweiss flowers were seized by French police during a week-long operation earlier this month, with 20 hikers

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. UK won’t resettle Afghan women’s rights lawyer being hunted by Taliban | openDemocracy

Mackinnons Solicitors LLP has announced the addition of two new lawyers to its conveyancing and private client teams. Amanda Gibb has joined the firm as a senior associate from Raeburn Christie Clark and Wallace, bringing a wealth of experience in property work to the current team.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has rejected a challenge to a sheriff’s decision that a partnership agreement which was altered without the understood consent of one of its partners to introduce a new managing partner could be reduced on the grounds of essential error induced by misrepresentation and

The adoption and use of remote hearings varied considerably between different courts during the pandemic, according to a new report. Civil Justice System's Pandemic Response presents findings from research on the impact of remote hearings and other measures introduced or expanded during the pan

The Royal Faculty held a drinks reception this week to celebrate the honorary membership of the Law Society of Scotland given to Michael Samuel. Mr Samuels is the only the 20th person to have been so honoured.

Almost half of Scottish businesses believe that the Bank of England should resist raising interest rates any further as they continue to battle challenging economic conditions for trading, according to the latest Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor (SBM) report. The findings come as business

Turnover at Gillespie Macandrew has reached £16.8 million, representing an increase of 11 per cent on the previous year. The firm's financial results for the year ending 28 February 2023 indicate that it has achieved double digit income growth for the second consecutive year.

Two former solicitor generals have supported the demands for a public investigation into the case of a man wrongly convicted of rape after The Guardian reported that the police had held crucial DNA evidence for 16 years before his exoneration. Edward Garnier KC labelled the miscarriage of justi

The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow will be partnering with the Women in Law project to participate in Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival 2023. From 12-17 September 2023 (10am-4pm) the Faculty Hall will be hosting a physical and interactive exhibition about women in law, drawing inspiration fr

In 2013, I was an in-house lawyer with Standard Life, on the Law Society’s In-House Lawyers Committee, and heard about an inaugural Scottish Legal Walk in Edinburgh. This Access to Justice Foundation event, in aid of local legal advice charities, was on the first of October that year. I went a

The average property price in Scotland in June 2023 remained steady at £189,000 compared to June 2022, according to recent data from the UK House Price Index (HPI).

An application by two landlords for permission to appeal a decision of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland that they had failed to comply with the terms of a Repairing Standard Enforcement Order has been refused by a sheriff of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland. Razia and Mohammed Saeed, who let a pr

Law Society of Scotland president Sheila Webster has offered her congratulations to 18 new sheriffs appointed on the recommendation of the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland. She said: “Congratulations to this worthy group who will be stepping up as full-time sheriffs from next month. I&