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Construction contractors may need to deploy greater legal safeguards in order to protect their businesses from being pushed under by spiralling costs, a lawyer has warned. Andrew Boccoli, a director in the Commercial Property department at Scottish legal firm Lindsays, believes extreme market volati

A private member's bill proposing the establishment of a domestic abuse register similar to the sex offenders register has gone out for consultation. The proposed Domestic Abuse (Prevention) (Scotland) Bill, put forward by Scottish Conservative MSP Pam Gosal, would require those placed on the domest

Crime is at the lowest level recorded by police for a 12-month period since 1974 according to statistics published today. The latest National Statistics: Recorded Crime in Scotland bulletin for the year ending June 2022 shows there was a five per cent fall in police recorded crime overall compared t

Scottish prosecutors staged a mock trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court to highlight racially aggravated hate crime. Equality representatives from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) helped organise the event to raise awareness of the legislation on race-related hate crimes and how thes

The number of alleged fraud cases exceeding £100,000 has risen dramatically in the first half of 2022, according to KPMG UK’s latest fraud barometer. A total of 14 cases with a total value of £14 million reached Scottish courts in the first six months of the year &nd

The Edinburgh Tram Inquiry is set to exceed £13 million in costs. A projection from Transport Scotland indicates that the cost will reach £13,100,812 by the end of this financial year.

Patients and healthcare staff will no longer face second-hand smoke at hospital doors as a nationwide ban comes into effect tomorrow. The new legislation means anyone found lighting up within 15 metres of a hospital building could face a fixed penalty notice of £50 or a fine of up to £1,

Blackadders has welcomed a new cohort of trainees to the firm. The trainees will undertake a two-year programme working across the firm's Scottish network of offices, gaining expertise and skills in a diverse range of legal disciplines.

The remand rate has almost doubled since April 2020, analysis by the justice affairs magazine 1919 shows. Last month, 2,164 inmates were on remand, among them 303 who were convicted but awaiting sentence, bringing the total remand population to 29 per cent.

Staff from Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) are gearing up to take part in a long-running community event being held in West Lothian while raising funds for a charity that supports mental health awareness. A team of solicitors will put their best foot forward to take part in his year&rsquo

Anderson Strathern has reinforced its leadership team with the promotion of two new partners and six new directors. New partners Gary Burton and Robbie Wilson are leading specialists in the firm’s healthcare, public and regulatory team.

Morton Fraser has been successfully reappointed by the Curtis Banks Group, one of the UK's largest independent SIPP and SSAS providers, following a competitive tender. The firm has been appointed to Curtis Banks’ panel of solicitors to advise on its clients’ commercial real estate matter

The 'not proven' verdict is to be abolished, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced in her programme for government. The verdict, one of acquittal, will leave Scots law with a two-verdict system of 'guilty' and 'not guilty'. 

The Sheriff Appeal Court has ruled that a child placed under a child protection order before reaching the age of one had a close connection with his father for the purposes of section 67(2)(c) of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011. An appeal was made by JT, the child’s father, a

TLT has helped secure a premises licence for the first ever dedicated rum distillery on the island of Islay. Partner and head of licensing (Scotland), Stephen McGowan, appeared at the Argyll & Bute Licensing Board hearing on 8 September 2022 to secure the licence for Islay Rum – a new dist