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A new action plan aims to encourage the growth of Scottish cybersecurity research. The Scottish government and Scottish Enterprise will work with partners to explore economic growth opportunities of the increasing demand for cybersecurity goods.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has introduced a new, simplified, complaint levy policy that will apply to complaints upheld or part upheld by a determination committee from today onwards. The complaint levy remains at £3,500, which was set in 2012 following consultation with t

Licensing chiefs are calling for answers from the Scottish government after it sent out legal papers riddled with errors to trade bodies. Official accreditation documents, which were described as being “full of errors in terms of basics in law”, were sent out on September 26, detailing t

The number of Scottish firms failing in the third quarter of 2018 was down by 5.3 per cent during the third quarter of 2018 according to analysis of the latest figures by accountants and business advisers French Duncan LLP. The latest Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) figures show that 232 Scottish fir

Action is underway to improve the management of prisoners serving the end of their custodial sentence at home, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has said. It follows the publication of two inspectorate reports into the Home Detention Curfew (HDC) scheme, which allows for prisoners to be relea

We are pleased to announce that Scottish Legal News has broken through the 12,000 subscribers mark with the addition of 147 new readers in October taking subscribers to 12,026. October also saw 38,629 visitors to www.scottishlegal.com and the number of Twitter followers rise to 9,221.

The Scotland for a People’s Vote campaign has welcomed the decision of the Scottish Parliament to formally approve its “unequivocal support for a public vote on the final terms of the Brexit deal” – the first legislature in the UK to do so. Holyrood voted by 65 MSPs to 3

Hundreds of Scottish prosecutors and case workers have been given counselling for "vicarious trauma" after working on abuse cases, The Times reports. According to information released by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) in response to a Freedom of Information request, nearly 50

Allan Rooney, founding partner of Rooney Nimmo and president of the Scottish Bar Association of New York (ScotBarNY), reflects on the qualities needed to succeed in business. Be entrepreneurially minded – if you’re wired that way

The Scottish government has denied there is any problem with the legal aid duty rota after a freedom of information request revealed a fourfold increase in the number of solicitors withdrawing from providing cover in police stations. The new figures acquired by the Scottish Liberal Democrats show th

The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has made progress but concerns remain about its ability to balance its budget and meet longer-term strategic objectives, an audit of its accounts has found. The audit of the SPA's 2017/18 accounts confirmed that there have been improvements in areas such as govern

A bill that aims to give local authorities and communities a stronger voice in the management of Scottish Crown Estate assets has been passed. Under reforms passed by the Parliament, the Scottish Crown Estate Bill establishes a framework intended to deliver wider benefits and new opportunities for l

Community ownership should become a normal option for the acquisition of land and assets, according to a report from the Scottish Land Commission. The report, which follows a review of existing community right to buy mechanisms and community ownership in Scotland, makes a number of recommendations t

The tough economic conditions which have engulfed Aberdeen for the last four years may be coming to an end with new figures indicating tentative signs of a recovery in the local property market, according to a new report. Three areas across Scotland also continued to show heavy demand, with Edinburg

The Scottish Legal Action Group (SCOLAG) has published a student edition of its monthly legal journal with the support of the Faculty of Advocates and the Law Society of Scotland. The edition, which is accessible free of charge for all law students in Scotland, contains a host of information ab