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Lord Scott will lead the independent public inquiry into the investigation of Emma Caldwell’s murder. Justice Secretary Angela Constance announced the appointment of Lord Scott in an update to the Scottish Parliament.

Scottish building and fire safety regulations are set to change significantly in light of the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry, writes Katherine Metcalfe. The Scottish Government’s acceptance of all recommendations from the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire signals further significant cha

A new ministerial accountability board is to be established to oversee the implementation of FAI recommendations aimed at preventing avoidable deaths in custody. Sheriff Collins made 25 recommendations in January 2025 after finding that the deaths of Katie Allan and William Lindsay in a young offend

McKee Campbell Morrison (MCM) has acted for the landlord in a transaction which will allow The Stand Comedy Club to find a new home in the historic Lansdown Church in Glasgow's West End. The firm acted for FACT Three, a charity set up by the trustees of Four Acres Charity Trust who promote the prese

A Holyrood committee has declined to make a recommendation on a private member's bill to legalise assisted dying, saying that it is a "matter of conscience" for individual MSPs. The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill was introduced by Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur in March

A transgender former judge has said she will take the UK to the European Court of Human Rights following the Supreme Court's ruling that "sex" in the Equality Act 2010 refers solely to biological sex. Victoria McCloud resigned as Master of the High Court in England and Wales in 2024 after saying pol

Burges Salmon has promoted four of its Edinburgh-based lawyers, with Claire Logue becoming partner and Lauren Winters, Penny Shannon and Helen Woodford becoming directors. The independent UK law firm has appointed a total of 13 new partners and 19 new directors with effect from 1 May 2025 in its lar

The average selling price of property in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders has risen by nearly seven per cent to £285,684, according to ESPC.

A charity has called for the urgent establishment of a civil legal assistance office and a university law clinic in the Forth Valley after concluding that people in Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire are living in a "legal aid desert". A new report from Stirling District Citizens Advice Bureau (

The Courier has published an obituary for Dundee solicitor Ian Rollo Steven, who passed away last month at the age of 90. Mr Steven was a long-time senior partner in Rollo, Steven and Bond (later RSB Macdonald and then Lindsays) and was dean of the Faculty of Solicitors and Procurator in Dundee.

Calls for the establishment of a civil legal assistance office and a university law clinic in the Forth Valley will not be enough to solve the region's "legal aid desert", Scottish Legal News has been told. Earlier this week, a new report from Stirling District Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) raised co

House prices in Scotland rose over the past three months at the slowest rate seen since early 2024, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, and respondents expect this weaker price growth trend to continue in the short-term amid an increase

Tessa Till has been promoted to legal director at BBM Solicitors. She is a highly experienced private client specialist, advising on wills, succession and tax planning, trusts, executries, powers of attorney, and adults with incapacity matters. 

ESPC has announced the opening of its new Property Lounge at 27 George Street in Edinburgh. Serving Scotland’s property market since 1971, ESPC has been the longest standing business on George Street. Now, with a move from number 107 to a freshly designed space at number 27, the brand is unvei

Domestic abuse victims should automatically receive civil legal aid, MSPs have been told. Criminal legal aid is already available to complainers in some circumstances, but those pursuing civil cases such as over children are not entitled to legal aid without means testing.