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Northern Ireland barrister James Stitt examines a Scottish case with significance for clinical negligence practitioners. Once more, a Scottish case has provided an opportunity for a substantial development of the law in the field of clinical negligence.

A watered-down bill to protect children's rights has been passed by the Scottish Parliament more than two years after the original version was ruled by the Supreme Court to be beyond the devolved chamber's powers. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) Bill requires

Scotland should recall recent history before approving a law that would make dictators blush, writes Andrew Stevenson. Last month the Scottish Law Agents’ Society gave evidence to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament. We opposed the proposal to al

A Lord Ordinary has ruled that the UK government acted lawfully in vetoing the Scottish Parliament’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill from receiving lawful assent, after a legal challenge to the block was brought by the Scottish Ministers. It was argued for the petitioners that the preconditions

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has maintained its performance and "consolidated historic lows in complaint handling time on reduced resource", according to its annual report. The report also highlights work to improve customer service, to use its expertise to inform parliamentary sc

The abolition of 'not proven' could endanger the presumption of innocence, ministers have been warned. Stuart Murray, president of the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association, told MSPs at Holyrood that the third verdict is a “safety valve” for jurors.

More than 50 organisations have signed an open letter to First Minister Humza Yousaf warning that plans for a Scottish Human Rights Bill must not be watered down.

November saw both lower demand and supply in the Scottish property market according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market. Taking a look at demand through November, a net balance of -17 per cent of respondents in Scotland noted a fall in new buyer enquiries

New powers enabling councils to charge up to double the full rate of council tax on second homes have been agreed by the Scottish Parliament. Councils will be able to increase the charges from 1 April 2024, with rates for the first year being based on those from 2023-24.

Allowing asylum seekers the right to work could help them settle into communities better while boosting Scotland’s economy and workforce, according to the Scottish government. Research by the government’s independent Expert Advisory Group on Migration and Population sets out how enabling

The Faculty of Advocates has been ordered to pay compensation to a woman who reported Brian McConnachie KC for misconduct over texts he sent to her, the Daily Record reports. The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) said that the Faculty had failed to properly investigate Mr McConnachie, who

Strathern is reporting its most successful year ever for investment deals for the second year running, amid continued optimism in the Scottish investment market. Over the past year, the corporate investment team has been involved in more than 30 investment deals with an aggregate value in excess of

Judicial factors have been around for hundreds of years – but the most recent act was passed in 1889. Now over 130 years later, the Scottish Parliament will consider a bill aimed at bringing this area of law up to date, modernising and clarifying how it works.

Frances Sim, general counsel at Restitution Ltd and Michael Upton, advocate, will be presenting a free seminar for the Scottish Competition Forum on Private Enforcement of Competition Law: Procedure & Funding at the Mackenzie Building on Thursday 1 February, from 4.30 to 6.30 p.m. For many years

Burges Salmon has advised cancer therapeutics company Cumulus Oncology Limited on the £9 million funding package it secured from the Scottish National Investment Bank and Eos Advisory. An Edinburgh-based team from Burges Salmon’s corporate and M&A team advised Cumulus Oncology, led b