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What are we likely to see on employment law if Labour wins the next general election? Nicola Macara lays out her predictions. The next UK general election must be held no later than 28 January 2025. The Prime Minister’s working assumption is that it will take place in the second half of this y

Naomi Pryde examines the opportunities for Scotland's space sector. Scotland aims to be Europe’s leading space nation, with ambitious plans outlined in the Scottish Government’s Space Strategy. The space industry heralds endless commercial opportunities. According to the Bank of America,

Dear Editor, We are, sadly, all too familiar with hearing or reading about the “Post Office Horizon Scandal”. The position in Scotland is even worse than in England.

A former prisoner at HMP Edinburgh jailed for raping his teenage daughter and her friend has lost a legal challenge against five of the conditions imposed on his automatic release on licence. Petitioner AB was jailed for 12 years for two charges of rape at common law and two charges of lewd, indecen

Gilson Gray is celebrating a landmark win on behalf of its client, US-based private equity house Lime Rock Partners, following the successful defence of a multi-million-dollar court case. The claim, raised in the Court of Session in Edinburgh by prominent oil and gas businessman Robert Kidd, was und

Govan Law Centre has given evidence to MSPs on education in Scotland for children with additional support needs. Chloe Minto, senior solicitor in GLC's education law unit, appeared before the Scottish Parliament's Education, Children and Young People Committee, which is considering how the Education

Compass Chambers' Dominic Scullion has been appointed as second standing junior to the Scottish government. Craig Murray and Elaine Smith have also been appointed as standing junior counsel.

Holyrood’s Rural Affairs & Islands Committee has today said it agrees with the general principles of the Agriculture & Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill. The legislation represents the Scottish government’s ‘vision for agriculture’ to transform farming and food produc

Former Scots lawyer, John Watt, who was sentenced in 2023 to a period of 10 years in prison for historical child sex abuse crimes, has been stripped of his title of King's Counsel. In line with the protocol for removal of the title, a panel comprising the lord justice general, the lord justice clerk

Ampersand has announced that Jamie Gardiner and Alexander Sutherland have been appointed to the Scottish government’s panel of standing junior counsel. They join fellow Ampersand members Tim Young, Euan Scott, Jennifer Nicholson-White and Michael Way on the panel.

New legislation to reform judicial factors is a step in the right direction but could be further improved to ensure clarity, accessibility and efficiency, according to the Law Society of Scotland. The Law Society has provided written evidence on the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill, including its pr

Thomas Mitchell takes a look at the statistics around motorcycle casualties, which cast doubt on the claims made by Transport Scotland. Over the five years up to 2022, motorcyclists accounted for 17 per cent of all fatalities but less than one per cent of traffic. In 2022, according to Sco

Dear Editor, It is astonishing to me that in the current brouhaha concerning the plaque on the Melville monument that no mention has been made of the judicial oppression of democratic reformers that was orchestrated by Henry Dundas and his nephew Robert, whom Uncle Henry ensured was appointed lord a

The Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill has been passed by Holyrood. The bill includes a range of measures that will help tackle raptor persecution, and ensure that the management of species on grouse moors is done so sustainably and with animal welfare as a priority.

The victims of Scotland's forced adoption scandal are set to launch legal action against the government. Up to 120,000 mothers and babies were separated between the 1950s and 1970s because the women were not married. Mothers and adoptees from Forced Adoption Scotland have met with lawyers over the s