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The Scottish government should act to review the scope of its new land interests register in the wake of proposed UK legislation to force overseas entities to declare their ‘beneficial owner’. Certain categories of property owners in Scotland who do not make the actual decisions about wh

CMS has announced the appointment of Cara McGlynn as a solicitor in the firm's Scottish IP disputes team. Ms McGlynn, who joins from Brodies, is a specialist in resolving IP and technology-related disputes across a variety of sectors. She is the only non-partner solicitor ranked in the latest World

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has announced a five per cent reduction in the levy for solicitors, advocates and commercial attorneys – the second cut to the levy in two years. The proposed cut in the levy was welcomed by the Law Society of Scotland in its response to the SLCC

Communities and individuals will soon have access to information to enable them to find out who has a controlling interest in Scotland’s land. The Scottish government is introducing a new Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest (RCI) in land on Friday.

Nominations are now open for the Law Society of Scotland In-house Rising Star Award 2022. The award recognises the outstanding achievement of a newly qualified Scottish solicitor or trainee who is working in-house.

Solicitor Clare Burns is among five newly appointed non-executive directors of the Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (SCSSA). Lady Rae, first board chair of the SCSSA, selected the appointees following a recruitment process which was open to anyone with interest, experience and experti

Edinburgh Law School has been ranked 17th in the world by subject in the latest QS World University Rankings. The rankings also place the law school 6th in the UK. Edinburgh is the only Scottish university to feature in the top 20.

Strathclyde University's Mediation Clinic has received a major grant from Scottish government’s Justice Directorate. The £71,559 award means the clinic can continue to provide a free mediation service in 18 sheriff courts; last year the clinic received 279 referrals and provided 125 medi

A new report reveals changes to Scotland's rural land market and values, amid strong timber prices and rising demand in non-farming leisure estates. The report published today by the Scottish Land Commission shows the Scottish rural land market is characterised by exceptionally high demand but conti

As the consultation period for the Scottish government’s ‘A New deal for Tenants’ ends on Friday, DJ Alexander Ltd has warned of the potential outcome if this proposal becomes law. The firm, part of the Lomond Group which is the largest lettings and estate agency in Scotland, said

Andrew Stevenson Solicitor advocate Andrew Stevenson, secretary of the Scottish Law Agents’ Society, comments on the 'partygate' scandal, which has reached its denouement.

Hundreds of people in the north east were told to travel in excess of 100 miles to Inverness for jury duty because of a mistake by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS). In total, 250 letters were sent to Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire residents instructing them to appear at the remote jury c

Shared Parenting Scotland has responded to a petition lodged with the Scottish Parliament Citizen Participation and Petitions Committee calling for full legal aid to be provided to all parents fighting for access to their children. The response is reproduced below. Setting aside our view that it is

Plans for future legislation are part of the Scottish government’s official response to the independent working group on misogyny. A new bill to deal with misogyny is being considered by Scottish ministers as part of these proposals.

Legislation to improve fire safety and boost Scotland’s "net zero ambitions" has been laid before the Scottish Parliament. Under the legislation, developers will be banned from using combustible cladding on high-rise buildings. Since 2005, new cladding systems on high rise blocks of flats have