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A solicitor has detailed the significant volume of work involved in domestic abuse cases following an announcement by defence lawyers that they are boycotting them. The Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) said this week that is members would no longer accept new instructions in summary cases

Ryan Macready, senior solicitor at Macdonald Henderson, discusses the intricacies of buying and selling accountancy practices. The majority of Scottish accountancy firms are owner-managed independent general practices, with a local client base. When approaching retirement age, these owner-managers w

The proportion of summary criminal cases going from caution to verdict within 26 weeks reached a new low in the first three months of this year. The latest criminal justice monitoring data from the Scottish government show that, in January, the figure was 44 per cent; in February it was 40 per cent

Yesterday marked 20 years since the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FoISA) was passed by MSPs. The vision for the new law was set out in An Open Scotland, the 1999 Scottish Executive consultation where the then deputy first minister, Lord Wallace of Tankerness, said: “At the heart

Law enforcement agencies probing suspected financial crimes have the right to additional time when necessary to properly investigate, a Scottish court has ruled. The landmark decision handed down by the Sheriff Appeal Court underlines the emphasis placed by courts on “allowing law enforcement

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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