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The Scottish Arbitration Centre held its annual arbitrator training day in Edinburgh on 7 November.

The Scottish government will recommend that MSPs refuse legislative consent for the Brexit bill, ministers confirmed today. A Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) lodged by Constitutional Relations Secretary Michael Russell raises concerns over the content of the bill, its implementation and the lac

Scottish agriculture charity RSABI raised over £50,000 at its annual Great Glen Challenge event with support from law firm Ledingham Chalmers. The popular event has raised over £350,000 in recent years with support from over 500 rural competitors, representing over 130 company teams sinc

Scottish Legal News yesterday reached 13,005 subscribers to its daily newsletter, underlining its primacy as the leading daily news service for Scotland’s dynamic and fast-changing legal community. Since its launch in June 2008, Scottish Legal News has grown to become a par

The Scottish government should consider legislating to require dog owners to hold insurance so that victims of dog attacks can be fairly compensated, a lawyer has said. Heather Tierney, a senior solicitor at Watermans, said victims are often left with "little option" in terms of compensation because

A new national student award aims to encourage involvement in land reform and help with the work of the Scottish Land Commission. Its new student award is open to any student studying at a Scottish academic institution who undertakes a land reform related piece of research.

The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) is based on a sound model of governance but continues to face challenges in fulfilling its core statutory role, a watchdog has found. In a new report, the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) noted there has been genuine progress at the SPA over the

A bill to support the set-up of the Scottish National Investment Bank passed its first stage yesterday following a debate in the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Government said the bank’s primary mission will be to secure the transition to a net-zero economy as it works with businesses to id

The Scottish government's proposed new law on information sharing on named persons will not proceed. In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, Deputy First Minister John Swinney also announced that the mandatory named person scheme for every child – enshrined in the Children And Young People

Common good assets in Scotland have the potential to deliver much greater public benefit than they do currently, according to work published by the Scottish Land Commission today. Common good assets are held for the benefit of local residents of former burghs, they can be found in cities, towns and

The Scottish government has called for greater powers over immigration policy to "protect Scotland’s economy, public services and future population growth". The call comes after the UK government said this week it would reverse its 2012 decision to scrap a post-study work visa for internationa

The Scottish Prison Service faces profound challenges in continuing to run Scotland's overcrowded prisons safely and effectively. A report by the Auditor General for the Scottish Parliament says the service's revenue budget reduced by 12.5 per cent in real terms between 2014/15 and 2018/19, from &po

Harper Macleod partner David Kaye has called for the country's entrepreneurs to seize the benefits of 'Brexit-proof' franchise models as the industry's leaders gather in Glasgow for Scottish Franchise Week. Mr Kaye, the first Scottish lawyer recognised as a qualified franchise professional

Scotland’s property market has soared to an 11-year high ahead of Brexit, according to new research. Aberdein Considine’s quarterly Property Monitor recorded transactions worth more than £8 billion between January and June this year – the best since 2008 thanks to a bumper se

A new property court similar to the Scottish system should be established in England and Wales to deal with the proposed scrapping of section 21 repossessions, according to a property management firm. Apropos by DJ Alexander believes that the rest of the UK needs the equivalent of the First-tier Tri