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Michael Stoneham Michael Stoneham details his hopes for Scotland's new national investment bank.

The Eurodevils with Charles Mullin of the ELA (back row left), and Ximena Vengoechea (back row right).

A housing association tenant whose application to purchase her home under “right to buy” legislation was refused has had her appeal against the decision dismissed. The Inner House of the Court of Session upheld a ruling of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland to the effect that the application was �

Mike Dailly Solicitor advocate Mike Dailly calls on lawyers to stop acting for SLPs that ignore transparency rules.

Heather Tierney To protect the public, it should be taboo for dog owners not to have third party liability insurance, writes Heather Tierney.

Alan McIntosh warns against the reintroduction of a "a Dickensian-style system of debt recovery". There have been calls of late for the Scottish government to reintroduce warrant sale-style procedures; these seem now to have found a sympathetic ear. The Accountant in Bankruptcy (AIB), a governm

The owners of a Speyside whisky distillery who claimed that the development of a new wind farm in Banffshire was “unlawful” on the basis that the construction works did not begin within the five-year time limit imposed upon the developer have had their legal challenge dismissed. William Grant &a

Michael Matheson MSPs have voted unanimously to endorse the general principles of the Scottish government’s Historic Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) (Scotland) Bill at stage one.

Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh argues, amongst other things, that the Prescription (Scotland) Bill 2018 should be welcomed, but the Scottish Parliament needs to ensure all obligations to pay debts arising from personal contracts and statute should be covered by short term negative prescription, with fe

Andrew Foyle Andrew Foyle, a solicitor advocate and litigation partner in the Edinburgh office of Shoosmiths gave delegates attending the annual Law Society of Scotland Debt Recovery Conference in Glasgow plenty of food for thought on the main challenges and opportunities in the business of debt rec

A father-of-one has successfully challenged an attempt by his former partner to remove their daughter from Scotland and take her to live in Northern Cyprus. A judge in the Court of Session refused to grant the specific issue order and residence order sought by the mother after ruling that it would b

MSPs have granted final approval to the Social Security (Scotland) Bill which will pave the way for the Scottish government to make the first social security payments later this year. A stage 3 debate in the Scottish Parliament yesterday was followed by a unanimous vote in favour of establishing Sco