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The Scottish government has withdrawn its planned legislation on short-term lets from Holyrood to allow for draft guidance to be developed. In a letter to the convener of the local government and communities committee, James Dornan, housing minister Kevin Stewart stated his intention to wi

The Herald has published a full obituary for Ian Murgitroyd, who passed away earlier this month at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, following a short illness. "Scottish business community and global intellectual oroperty industry was saddened by the sudden passing of Ian Murgitroyd, after a

Criminal lawyers nationwide have reacted with shock and sadness to the sudden passing last Tuesday of Edinburgh solicitor Kathleen More at the age of 45. Miss More graduated LLB (Hons) from Edinburgh University in 1997 and obtained her diploma in legal practice the following year. Having completed h

Gillespie Macandrew has advised on the purchase of two Waitrose stores in Glasgow for £23.2 million. The firm’s commercial property specialists advised Wire Oast Limited, an SPV established by Avignon Capital, on the acquisition of the portfolio of two supermarkets in the West Retail Par

A team from Burges Salmon has advised BayWa r.e. UK, a global renewable energy developer, on its acquisition of High Constellation Wind Farm from Blue Energy. The proposed wind farm is located on the Kintyre peninsula and, once installed, its 10 turbines will have a capacity of 50MW. Blue Energy, a

Douglas J. Cusine asks why Scotland's Justice Secretary, Humza Yousaf, has been so quiet about the malicious prosecution scandal.

A virtual conference is to provide a forum for discussion about how civil business might be conducted after the pandemic. The Lord President, Lord Carloway, has asked the Judicial Institute to organise a conference, to be held virtually, to provide a forum for a discussion amongst interested parties

Rosie Gollan contrasts the reforms north and south of the border that have followed Grenfell. Following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the UK government has been reviewing and taking steps to reform building and fire safety regimes.

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has made two senior promotions. Richard Pike has been made a partner while Fiona McLaughlin has been promoted to senior associate.

The impact of abuse, threats and violence on retail staff will be highlighted in a new awareness-raising campaign. It comes following the passing of the Protection of Workers (Scotland) Bill and findings from the Scottish Grocers Federation, which show a rise in reported attacks on staff in 2020.

As solicitors come to terms with the new guidance on price transparency which finally came into effect on 31 January 2021, there’s a certain unease about its impact on solicitor estate agents. You see, the guidance requires firms to publish their fees and other costs of carrying out estate age

Dentons has appointed Claire Armstrong to the newly-created role of Scotland managing partner. Working alongside Glasgow's Alison Bryce and Edinburgh's Kirsti Olson, she will drive forward the firm's strategy to be the leading international law firm in Scotland.

Proposed legislation to implement Scotland’s Budget for 2021-22 has passed its first parliamentary hurdle. MSPs have voted to endorse the general principles of the Budget Bill at stage one. They also approved the Scottish Rate Resolution, setting all income tax rates and bands.

Animal welfare campaigns charity OneKind has welcomed the introduction of legal protection for mountain hares. As of today, it will be illegal to intentionally kill, injure, or take mountain hares at any time unless a licence is obtained.

The Scottish Law Agents’ Society has secured wide-ranging political support for a proposed change in the law that would prevent the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) from approving its own budget. Andrew Stevenson, secretary of the society, said SLAS had received the support of