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Raising the age of criminal responsibility would bring consistency across Scots law, according to the Law Society of Scotland. At eight, Scotland has one of the lowest ages of criminal responsibility in the world and the Law Society has welcomed a recommendation to increase it.

Professor Martin Hogg The Edinburgh Law Review has been awarded the "BIALL Legal Journals Award 2016" for the quality of its content and advancement of scholarship in Scots law.

Neil Stevenson Commenting on a recently published court decision in which a Scots lawyer failed in a challenge against a decision by the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC), chief executive of the SLCC, Neil Stevenson, said: "it is vital that solicitors respond appropriately when the SLCC co

After more than four centuries, a book that once belonged to Scots poet Alexander Hume has returned home to the University of St Andrews. Dating from 1548, the rare legal manuscript described by scholars as “Scotland’s first great law book” was gifted to Hume by his maternal uncle, Alexander H

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A majority of Scots believe councils should do more to enforce laws which protect the safety of tenants in the private rented sector (PRS), according to a new poll commissioned by the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL). The survey found that 69 per cent of Scottish people believe councils shoul

Angela Constance The Scottish government is to consider enshrining a right to access to food in Scots law.

Delegates are gathering at an Edinburgh conference today to mark 250 years since the world's first Freedom of Information legislation was introduced in Sweden. The Freedom of Information 2016 conference in The Royal Scots Club has been organised by the Scottish Information Commissioner and Holyrood

The story of young Scots who smuggled themselves onto a boat bound for Canada in a tragic misadventure involving torture, bullying and ultimately death is told in a new graphic novel, The Scotsman reports. On April 7, 1868, a group of boys who came to be known as the "Arran Stowaways", managed to sm

The SLN team take their hats off today to Aberdeen Considine for their arresting advert in today’s Herald which uses the Scots word “blatherskite”: “A person who talks at great length without making much sense” – the last thing a client wants from their lawyers. The OED entry for blather

A call for evidence from all interested individuals and organisations has been issued on the Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Bill. Provision for third party rights is currently made in common law. Scots law currently allows parties to a contract to create an enforceable right in favour of a

Ben Bestgen Ben Bestgen, a Scots lawyer who relocated to the sunnier climes of Jersey where he now works for Appleby, gives SLN readers the low-down on offshore finance and corporate substance in this year’s Annual Review.

Craig Nicol A Scots lawyer has been shortlisted for an accolade recognising Scotland's top entrepreneur, awarded by Ernst & Young.

Lord Pentland The Scottish Law Commission has launched a public consultation on the law reform work that it should carry out in the future.

Caryn Penley, managing director of CMS in Scotland Three Scots-based lawyers at CMS are among 48 partner promotions announced across 26 offices to coincide with the firm's merger with Nabarro and Olswang.