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A ruling by Lady Carmichael in the Outer House yesterday confirms that all previous licensed killings of beavers authorised by the Scottish government’s nature agency, NatureScot, have been unlawful and have been revoked. The ruling confirms that from now on NatureScot must set out openly and

Legal academics, including many from Scottish universities, have written to the University of Sussex in support of Professor Kathleen Stock, "for her academic work and public interventions on the questions surrounding the legal recognition of sex and gender identity." Professor Stock, a philosophy a

The way evidence is handled and used by the criminal justice system is changing. The Scottish government has contracted with Axon Public Safety UK Ltd, to deliver the new Digital Evidence Sharing Capability service (DESC).

Last month's sheriff solemn caseload was 102 per cent of the average pre-Covid level, new figures show. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service's figures on the throughput of criminal cases in September also show:

The apparent implication is that the legislation has been drafted in terms which deliberately exceed the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, with reliance being placed on the courts to impose corrective limitations in individual cases.

Ariane Burgess MSP, convener of the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee Agenda, is urging Scottish residents to have their say on short-term lets legislation. Scotland has some of the most beautiful natural scenery in the world. It is no wonder that plac

Nearly 250 complaints of sexual misconduct were made against serving Scottish police officers in the past four years, with none dismissed as a result, new figures show. Data obtained through freedom of information legislation by Channel 4's Dispatches shows that 166 police officers and special const

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has welcomed a landmark UN resolution recognising the universal human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The resolution was approved by the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday during its 48th session in Geneva.

Solicitor advocate Andrew Stevenson, secretary of the Scottish Law Agents’ Society, points out the irony in the bizarre remarks of the Scottish Greens yesterday that this week's Supreme Court judgment marked a "dark day for democracy". Their claims call into question the independence of the Br

Tens of thousands of unpaid carers will receive a double payment of the Carer’s Allowance Supplement this winter under legislation passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament. Recognising the additional pressures unpaid carers face as a result of the pandemic, the December payment of the Car

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The Scottish government has said it is committed to incorporating the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into domestic law "to the maximum extent possible" as it highlighted the "limitations of the devolution settlement". The UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill was backed

Today's judgment from the Supreme Court concerning two Scottish bills will come "as a shock to the SNP" as it may prevent Holyrood from holding a consultative referendum on independence in the future, one of the UK's leading legal figures has told Scottish Legal News.

Livingstone Brown has moved to a new flagship office in Glasgow City Centre at 250 West George Street. This news follows the the firm's successful night at the Scottish Legal Awards, where Stuart Munro was named Managing Partner of the Year and where the firm also collected the award for Criminal De

A new approach to interviews for vulnerable child victims and witnesses is to be rolled out across Scotland. The Scottish government is funding the £2 million initiative – which involves pre-recorded investigative interviews of children conducted jointly by police officers and social wor