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The skills and knowledge required to be ‘The Complete Conveyancer’ will be the focus of CLT Scotland’s Conveyancing Conference taking place exclusively in-person on Monday 6 March at the Hilton Glasgow.

Anderson Strathern has appointed four new directors. Lorraine Currie, one of only four solicitors accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in freedom of information and data protection law, has joined Anderson Strathern following eight-years at the Scottish Information Commissioner&

A new book by Stephen Bogle investigates James Dalrymple, Viscount Stair's groundbreaking approach to the law of contract. Contract before the Enlightenment, which will be released on 23 March, explores the development and reception of his ideas relating to the law of contract on the eve the Scottis

Scotland saw a two per cent fall in the number of crimes recorded by police last year. Newly-published national statistics show that Police Scotland recorded 287,678 crimes in the year ending December 2022 compared to 292,316 crimes in the previous 12 months – and four per cent lower than the

Disabling Barriers Scotland, established in December, last year, is holding its next meeting on 7 March at 17:30. The group, founded by Tom McGovern and Fraser Mackay, is open to support from all who have an interest in making the Scottish legal sector more accessible for those with a disability.

An advocate has called for the term “alternative dispute resolution” or “ADR” to be removed from the language of dispute resolution lawyers. Addressing the annual dinner of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Scottish Branch on Friday evening [24 February 2023], Westwater

A former prison officer caught smuggling Class A drugs into a top security jail has been jailed for six years and three months. Heather McKenzie secretly ferried cocaine and mobile phones into Shotts Prison in Lanarkshire.

Deep and wide-ranging concerns have been expressed about a UK bill which will create a ‘legal cliff edge’. These concerns are contained in a new report by the Scottish Parliament’s Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee. The report follows the committee’

An independent review of new policing technologies, chaired at Edinburgh Napier University, has suggested statutory codes of practice could be considered to provide greater clarity and safeguards around the future use of live facial recognition and certain artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

The sale of peat is set to be banned in Scotland, as part of wider plans to protect peatlands and reduce carbon emissions. As most extracted peat is used for horticulture, the Scottish government is looking for views from gardeners and commercial growers.

The latest Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) employment trends survey revealed three-quarters of UK business are struck by labour shortages and industries across the UK have reported significant issues with recruitment. Exacerbated by Brexit, the end of free movement and the impact of

Environmental organisations, community groups, land owners and farmers will be eligible to apply for a share of £1.8 million funding to help grow their nature projects. The Scottish government and NatureScot, working in partnership with the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and with support from

Macdonald Henderson has advised electric heating specialist The Electric Heating Company (EHC) on a £3.8m investment by Foresight Group, with plans to launch a range of air source heat pumps to encourage people to decarbonise their homes.

The Law Society has wished First Minister Nicola Sturgeon well and thanked her "for her service". Ms Sturgeon, a former solicitor and member of the Law Society, took up her post in 2014, following the independence referendum.

A recent Sheriff Court decision has reminded employers that, when arguing an employee was contributory negligent for their accident, clear evidence that the employee was appropriately trained can be extremely useful, write Alison McAteer and Rebecca Neilson. The court ruled in Paul Farley v The Scot