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Alex Neil MSP Charities and other third-sector organisations that work with people who receive benefits have been invited to play a role in developing Scotland's new social security powers.

Presiding Officer, Tricia Marwick MSP The case for the introduction of elected conveners for Scottish Parliament committees as a stand-alone reform has not been made according to a report issued today by the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments (SPPA) Committee.

Rob Gibson MSP The Scottish Parliament's Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee has called for views on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.

Colin Lancaster Colin Lancaster has been appointed as the next chief executive of the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB), after an open recruitment process.

Robert Sutherland Robert Sutherland of Terra Firma Chambers provides a briefing on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.

An inquiry into the UK's future relationship with the European Union is to be conducted by the Scottish Parliament’s European and External Relations Committee. The inquiry will look at the implications for Scotland of the proposed referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU and the UK government

Patricia Quigley The School Closure Review Panels (SCRP) has refused consent to Highland Council’s plans to close four North Skye primary schools.

Martin Darroch Harper Macleod has opened two new sites this week after making a significant investment to support its continued growth.

Eileen Matthew Staff from Tayside legal firm Miller Hendry have raised more than £8,000 for charity through their sponsored walk on Saturday 13 June.

By Professor Alan Miller (pictured), chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission. Next year marks 25 years since the UK signed up to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This international human rights treaty recognises children as individuals with rights, in their own

People buying or selling property in Scotland would be better protected if the regulation of estate agency was devolved to the Scottish Parliament, the Law Society of Scotland has said. The regulation of estate agency across the UK is covered by the Estate Agents Act 1979.

A number of asylum seekers at Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre are being locked up for too long according to a report by prison inspectors. In one case a detainee had been there for more than two-and-a-half years, which if given as a sentence in a Scottish court would require a sheriff and a jury

A man has appeared in court charged under an ancient law for which the penalty is death. Graeme Bryden, 27, was accused of "hamesucken" after he allegedly attacked and robbed a 93-year-old woman in her home.

The Law Society of Scotland has launched a survey to find out how the European Union impacts the work of solicitors, ahead of the referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the EU. As with last year's debate on Scottish independence, the Law Society intends to remain neutral on the issue

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