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Delays in the planning system will be put in the spotlight by Scotland’s senior judge and a leading planning QC at a seminar. Lord Carloway, the Lord President, is to examine the court’s approach to delays at the event being held by the Faculty of Advocates’ Scottish Planning, Loca

Expert contributors will help prepare practitioners for what they need to know about Joint Investigative Interviews (JIIs) for courts, children's hearings, child protection and other professional practice at a conference in January. The JII 2020 Masterclass conference, addressing a current and impor

Lynda Towers takes a look at what the Children (Scotland) Bill might mean for Scotland’s youth. The Children (Scotland) Bill is currently at stage 1 in the Scottish Parliament and continues the current government's emphasis on improving rights and protections for children in Scotland. This bil

MacRoberts has been recognised at the British Legal Awards for the third year running. The corporate finance team was awarded the ‘Highly Commended’ accolade in the M&A Team of the Year category at the ceremony in London. MacRoberts, the only independent Scottish firm recognised at t

Morton Fraser has promoted commercial property expert Amar Wali to partner within its housebuilding and commercial real estate team. Mr Wali's appointment comes in the wake of a number of new client wins for the team in the past 12 months.

A Holyrood committee has welcomed confirmation from the Scottish government that it will introduce primary legislation to allow any future referendum on independence to take place. In its stage 1 report on the Referendums (Scotland) Bill, the Delegated Powers and Law Reform (DPLR) Committee recommen

The Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity (REC) Committee has issued a public call for evidence on proposed legislation which would allow the continued operation of the European Union (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) during a post-Brexit transition period. The REC Committee

A new report produced for the Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee critically analyses the Children (Scotland) Bill 2019. The report, written by Dr Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane of Edinburgh Napier University, outlines the extent to which the proposed legislation, which is currently at stage

Scottish Rugby head coach Gregor Townsend MBE was the special guest at Thorntons LLP's annual Sports Challenge Dinner in Dundee earlier this year, which raised £58,932 for charity. The impressive sum will be shared between Scottish children’s charities Children’s Aid Scotland and T

Scotland’s top law officer has successfully challenged a judge’s decision that the Crown was “barred” from prosecuting a man for murder, having previously accepted his guilty plea to a charge of assaulting the same man, who died almost five years later as a result of his inju

Julie Hamilton considers the role of mediation in commercial litigation and whether the flexibility it offers may be the route to avoiding, or at least limiting, the disputes that get to court. What is mediation?

Vinit Khurana QC has joined 2 Temple Garden chambers in London. Mr Khurana, who is also a member of Ampersand Advocates, called to the Scottish bar in 1999 and took silk in 2018. He is a specialist practitioner in the healthcare sector with experience across a broad range of medical law issues.

25 November 2019 might later be judged a significant date for supporting victims of crime in Scotland. Nobody would dispute that victims of crime should receive support, but opinion may be divided on the fairest way to fund that. Scottish judges and sheriffs will soon have no option but to impose an

An investigation has been launched into Glasgow's role in the slave trade and the fortunes it amassed. Academic Stephen Mullen, author of a book on Glasgow's connection with the trade, has been tasked with examining the city's links to slavery.

An independent review of the handling of deaths in prisons is being established by the Scottish government. The purpose of the review is to identify and make recommendations for areas for improvement to ensure appropriate and transparent arrangements are in place in the immediate aftermath of deaths