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Last week marked the retirement of the Sheriff Principal of Grampian, Highland & Islands, Derek Pyle. Scotland’s longest serving sheriff principal, he held the post for 13 years and also served as a sheriff for 25 years.

CMS has announced 48 new promotions in Scotland including four lawyers who move to the senior role of of counsel.  The promotions also include the elevation for 14 lawyers operating in non-fee earning roles within the firm’s three Scottish offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.

An Albanian national jailed for 32 months for farming cannabis in two flats in Falkirk has lost an appeal to the High Court of Justiciary against the length of his headline sentence arguing that the sentence was excessive compared to other recent UK decisions. Arber Ketuka pled guilty under section

Changes to the law which would give children a greater say in decisions around being withdrawn from religious instruction or observance in schools will be considered by a Holyrood committee. The Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill

Scotland’s rural land market is showing signs of cooling, with falling demand in key sectors such as commercial forestry and natural capital investment, according to new analysis from the Scottish Land Commission and SRUC. The latest report reveals how economic and political uncertainty have r

Just Employment Law held its fourth summer ball in aid of Pancreatic Cancer Action Scotland at the Radisson Hotel in Glasgow last weekend.

Holyrood's Finance and Public Administration Committee has launched a call for views on its latest parliamentary inquiry. ‘Responding to Long-Term Fiscal Pressures’ will be the focus of its scrutiny ahead of the Scottish Budget for 2026-27 being published later this year.

Scotland is often aligned with England and Wales when it comes to the law, but not always – it has a truly unique, hybrid legal system. This can make dealing with Scottish legal proceedings daunting, which is why Shepherd and Wedderburn has created its Handling Disputes in Scotland video serie

Average property prices in Scotland's housing market rose to £191,000 in April 2025, marking a 5.8 per cent increase compared to April 2024, new figures from the latest UK House Price Index (HPI) have shown.

Police representatives have formally complained to Glasgow museum authorities over part of an exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum which they allege presents a biased portrayal of policing in connection with slavery, colonialism and the death of Sheku Bayoh. The Scottish Police Federatio

Justice Secretary Angela Constance has chaired a roundtable with partners including Police Scotland, football authorities, football clubs safety officers, fans’ representatives, local authorities and others on football-related disorder. The attendees were: the Scottish Professional Footba

Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has called on ministers to rethink land sales proposals in the new Land Reform (Scotland) Bill that will cause "chaos in the countryside". As the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee continues to consider amendments to the bill t

Independent market research by Progressive Partnership has confirmed that ESPC is the number one property portal of choice for local sellers in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, the Scottish Borders and Dumfries & Galloway. “This recognition is a direct reflection of the hard work we’ve

Pupils from St Aidan’s High School, Wishaw, are celebrating winning this year’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) schools public speaking competition.