The Scottish government could be the subject of a fresh legal challenge over its short-term let licensing policy. The chairperson of the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC), Adrienne Carmichael, has written to First Minister Humza Yousaf to warn its licensing regulations may be in b
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Gordon Jackson KC is appealing a professional misconduct ruling against him for revealing the names of former first minister Alex Salmond's accusers on a train journey. Mr Jackson, 75, who was counsel for Alex Salmond during his High Court trial, had previously been instructed to apologise to t
Celtic legend Henrik Larsson has found himself in a legal dispute with a businessman over the use of his name. James Dear, 64, has been accused by Mr Larsson of “exploiting” his reputation by trademarking his name for a range of branded clothing.
A sheriff of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland has refused an appeal by an evicted tenant under a short assured tenancy against a First-tier Tribunal decision that he had renounced his original assured tenancy of the property. Appellant Phillip McCallum sought to argue that a previous agreement to ter
Celtic FC is looking to settle legal claims of historical abuse at Celtic Boys Club, BBC News reports.
The police in Scotland recorded 292,702 crimes in the year ending June 2023. This was two per cent higher than the 285,974 crimes recorded in the year ending June 2022. The recording of crime for the year ending June 2023 remains at one of the lowest levels seen for a 12-month period since 1974.
Edinburgh Sheriff Court will be open to the public this Saturday as part of Edinburgh Doors Open Day. The court is a modern building which opened to the public in September 1994. It is the largest of the courts within Lothian and Borders serving a population of approximately 450,000 and, after
A provider of payment protection insurance that had complaints against it accepted by the Financial Ombudsman Service on the basis that several shopping catalogue retailers had been acting as its agents in mis-selling the policies has lost an appeal against a refusal of a judicial review petition by
California has filed a lawsuit against major oil and gas companies, alleging that they misled the public regarding the dangers associated with fossil fuels in one of a deluge of climate cases being brought around the world. The legal action also calls for the establishment of a fund, underwritten by
The week ahead sees the battle between the Scottish and UK governments over the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (GRR) move into court as Scottish ministers seek to overturn the Section 35 Order put in place by the Secretary of State for Scotland, currently blocking the bill from becoming a
Solicitor Kasia McCollam is organising events in Dundee to raise money for a charity that helps children in Kenya. Educate the Kids was set up by a retired couple from Dunfermline who run a school and orphanage in one of the poorest areas of Kenya.
The Scottish government’s new short-term let (STL) licensing policy could fall foul of human rights laws, according to operators.
A Court of Appeal judge has endorsed the use of ChatGPT but sounded a note of caution on using AI in areas beyond one's expertise. Lord Justice Birss admitted to incorporating content generated by the AI chatbot into a judgment. He described it as "jolly useful" for providing a concise summary of a
The fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of Lamara Bell and John Yuill began at Falkirk Sheriff Court today – eight years after their deaths. The protracted delay in commencing an FAI into the incident has attracted widespread criticism from the legal profession and politicians over the year
The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland has ordered two landlords, one in Glasgow and another in Edinburgh, to pay at least double the amount of tenancy deposits withheld from their tenants after finding them in breach of the Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011. In each case, the landlo
