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30 April - 5:30pm The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow (RFPG) seeks musicians, artists and creatives of all kinds, as we plan to bring back our highly successful showcase, highlighting the immense talent in Scotland's legal community.
This year's Macfadyen Lecture will be delivered by Lord Hodge who will discuss 'Developments in the Scots Law of Contract'. The lecture will will cover contractual interpretation and ask whether there are differences emerging between Scots law and English law in this field and whether that is a good
New regulations to protect tenants from damp and mould will be laid at Holyrood. The Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland) Regulations 2026 will introduce new duties on landlords to investigate reports of damp and mould and start any repairs needed within a set timescale if approved by
A pensioner who taught himself the law to defend the length of grass in his garden has won a five-year battle against local officials. Canadian man Wolf Ruck, 79, told CTV News that he studied law at a postgraduate level in order to pursue his legal action over rules restricting the length of grass
A woman who kept more than 20 dogs and puppies in squalid conditions inside stables and farm outhouses has been fined a total of £1,975 and banned from keeping dogs for three years. Several dogs belonging to Jamie-Lee Harper, 36, were matted and dirty and left to sleep on concrete floors in da
Solicitor and estate agency Ralph Sayer has launched a year-long partnership with Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home (EDCH) to raise thousands for animals in need. Launching this month and running for a year, the firm will turn everyday legal services into life-saving help for pets, with initiatives designe
A mother whose daughter who suffered a brain injury during labour resulting in cerebral palsy has successfully established liability on the part of her health board after a lord ordinary found that an ultrasound ought to have been ordered after a measurement of the Symphysis-Fundal Height on the bab
Dentons has launched a Consumer Portal to help clients navigate the consumer law and enforcement aspects of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA). Enacted in May 2024, the DMCCA has been implemented in stages, with most of the consumer law provisions coming into force
A man who sued for the right to a personalised licence plate reading "GAY" has finally received it. Ohio man William Saki took legal action against the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) after he was told the word "gay" had been banned on custom plates since 1996.
Several exciting speakers have been confirmed for the Faculty of Advocates' ever-popular annual 21st Century Bar Conference, to be held in Edinburgh next month. The Rt Hon Lord Pentland, Lord President and Lord Justice General, will deliver the keynote address at the free event.
The Access to Justice Foundation (ATJF) has set out how it will spend millions of pounds in undistributed damages from opt-out collective action cases in the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). Around £3.8 million was awarded to the charity in September 2025 in undistributed damages from t
Charities should support anti-SLAPP reforms in Scotland to promote transparency and accountability in the sector, campaigners have said. Powerful individuals and businesses are normally those accused of using so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) to avoid scrutiny.
The latest members' meeting of Edinburgh Conveyancers Forum (ECF) is taking place today, Tuesday 28 October, at 5.30pm. The meeting in Thorntons' Edinburgh office, at Citypoint 3rd Floor, 65 Haymarket Square EH12 5HD, will count for two hours' CPD.
Jack Boyle takes a look at the thorny issue of Employment Tribunal fees. Employment Tribunals date back to 1964, when they were known as Industrial Tribunals. The system has always been one which is “free” to access, in the sense that (unlike other legal jurisdictions, such as courts) th
