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The Scottish government is to introduce a bill implementing the Barclay Review's recommendations. The review was set up to suggest reforms to the business rates system in Scotland in order to promote business growth and long term investment.

The Scottish Arbitration Centre co-organised with the Beijing Arbitration Commission/the Beijing International Arbitration Center (BAC/BIAC) the 2018 Edinburgh Summit on Commercial Dispute Resolution in China, which was held at the centre on 22nd June 2018. BAC/BIAC was established in 1995 as an ind

The latest edition of the Scottish Civil Justice Council's newsletter has been published, detailing changes in committees' membership as well as ongoing work. Yvonne MacDermid has been appointed to the Costs and Funding Committee for a further period of three years from 06 July 2018.

An ‘easy read’ version of the Victims’ Code for Scotland has been launched to help victims with communications difficulties understand their rights. The Scottish government has also awarded £50,000 to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) to develop a sp

Scottish housing market activity continues to grow in contrast to a slowdown in the rest of the UK, according to a new report. Fresh sales across the UK declined for the 16th month in a row compared to growth in Scotland since January, the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors survey found

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Library Service has won the 2018 LexisLibrary Award for Excellence. Roddy Waldhelm, Head of the Solicitor’s Legal Information Centre (Scottish Legal Directorate) collected the award at the BIALL Annual Dinner in Birmingham on 8 June.

Scottish Labour has called for a full governmental review of the use of remand after a new analysis by the party revealed that prisoners are more likely to die in prison if they are on remand. The new analysis highlights that remand prisoners – the majority of whom are awaiting trial, and thus

Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has written to the Lord Advocate to "query the very low numbers of prosecutions and convictions" for the offence of upskirting in Scotland which he believes are "counter-intuitive". The party said that the law has "only been used

In response to the possibility of asylum seekers in Glasgow facing homelessness and ‎destitution, emergency Scottish government funding will be given to charities until their legal options have been exhausted. The Destitute Asylum Seeker Service (DASS) is being given £110,000 for the next

The Scottish government's newly published national action plan on parental involvement, parental engagement, family learning and learning at home 2018-2021 includes various commitments to improve engagement of fathers. The action plan was launched by Deputy First Minister John Swinney who said that

Further options to deliver the devolution of railway policing to Scotland are to be explored, the Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has said. The decision comes following recent advice from Police Scotland around the practicalities of a number of issues and timing of implementation, particularly r

The first Scottish Tribunals’ Annual Report has been published, detailing the structure, operation and future development of the tribunals. The report covers the period from 1 December 2016, when the first tribunal was transferred into the new structure established under the Tribunals (Scotlan

The Scottish Paralegal Association is holding a conference in Dundee on 2 October 2018 at the Apex City Quay Hotel, Dundee. This is a full day event which is open to both members and non-members of the association. A keynote speech will be given by Jennifer Henderson, chief executive and K

The Scottish government has been criticised for its failure to implement elements of legislation intended to help victims, five years after it was enacted. Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesman Liam McArthur MSP chastised the Scottish government for “neglecting” its commitments to