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Scotland will become the first country in the world to introduce free universal access to period products if a bill by Scottish Labour MSP Monica Lennon passes at Holyrood today. Ms Lennon said the “world-leading” and “ground-breaking” law would enshrine the dignity of Scots

The Scottish Law Agents’ Society sounded a note of caution over the use of telephone hearings to deal with debates and contentious motions in the civil courts. Andrew Stevenson, secretary of the Society, said: "We understand that there are pressures to get business processed though the courts

David Adams of Compass Chambers has joined the Session Cases team for 2021. His appointment comes after Leigh Lawrie of Black Chambers stepped down after four years of law reporting.

Two roles at Dentons in Scotland are at risk of being lost, as the firm begins a UK-wide redundancy consultation. The roles, in the Scottish real estate department, could go along with jobs in London and Milton Keynes.

Roz Boynton details the key compensation points in a case in which the claimant was severely injured in a road traffic accident in 2013. As a lawyer specialising in complex and serious injury cases, I was delighted to read the landmark judgment of the English Court of Appeal in Swift v Carpenter (20

The FDA trade union has today launched a ballot for industrial action over the fact Crown Office lawyers are paid less than their Scottish government counterparts.  The move could see about 500 procurators fiscal walk out early next year.

Lawyer Susan McDonald has been appointed interim director of Reidvale Housing Association. Ms McDonald is a qualified solicitor with a wealth of experience in social housing and also has experience of strategic management through her role on the management committee of Ore Valley Housing Associ

A financial advisor’s decision to transfer ownership of his company to his employees has been hailed as a model example of the practice. Roy Gill and his wife Lesley, of Gill Financial in Montrose, have become the first Scottish financial services firm to become fully employee-owned.

Watermans has teamed up with Heart of Midlothian Football Club to become its official legal partner. As part of the new partnership, Watermans will benefit from premium branding within Tynecastle Park.

Dr Kath Murray, Lucy Hunter Blackburn and Lisa Mackenzie of MurrayBlackburnMackenzie comment on proposed changes to a bill approaching stage three at Holyrood. This week an important bill will reach its final stage in the Scottish Parliament. The Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences

Burness Paull has been awarded a band one ranking in the first ever fintech guide for Scotland issued by the Chambers and Partners legal directory. Industry figures interviewed by Chambers cited the fact there was “no other firm with such a high-profile and in-depth connectivity to the Scottis

A series of recommendations to the Hate Crime Bill made by Holyrood's Justice Committee have been accepted by the Scottish government ahead of its stage 1 debate. These include:

A waste disposal and landfill operator that sought payment under a tax statute from a contracting company for not paying the correct amount of tax on hazardous waste material it sent has failed to obtain an order for payment.  Fife Resource Solutions LLP brought the action against Rob

Ampersand's Paul Reid has been appointed first standing junior to the Scottish government, alongside new appointments to the government’s panel of standing junior counsel for Tim Young and Dominic Scullion. They join fellow Ampersand member Laura-Anne van der Westhuizen on the panel.

For the past 10 years, Inksters has sent its contacts Christmas hats. There is a different colour each year and a different theme to the competition it runs for the best hat pictures posted on social media.