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A new bill aimed at tackling problems with Scotland’s 20-year-old freedom of information (FOI) regime has been welcomed. The Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland (CFOIS) expressed its support for Katy Clark MSP’s Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill, which proposes th

Property and violent crime combined and the likelihood of being a victim of these crimes has increased since 2021/22, Scotland's flagship justice survey shows. However, the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) shows no change as compared with the pre-pandemic year of 2019/20, and both measures a

A new book takes a look at the intellectual life of the late Neil MacCormick, a towering figure in legal philosophy. Professor MacCormick (1941–2009) was one of the twentieth century's most important legal philosophers and one of Scotland's most influential public intellectuals.

Holyrood’s Rural Affairs & Islands Committee has today launched a call for views to ask people with knowledge of the crofting sector what they think about proposals set out in the Crofting and Scotland Land Court Bill. The Scottish government has committed to simplifying crofting law. This

House prices in Scotland rose over the past three months at the slowest rate seen since the beginning of 2024, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey. However, with new buyer activity rising, surveyors expect price growth to pick up over the

Two pupils from Nairn Academy have won this year’s Donald Dewar Memorial Debate Tournament, as the event celebrates its 25th anniversary. The Scottish Parliament hosted the final of the Law Society of Scotland’s tournament last Thursday, as Charlie Holder and Fraser Cordiner won against

Pupils from St Aidan’s High School, Wishaw, are celebrating winning this year’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) schools public speaking competition. 

Independent market research by Progressive Partnership has confirmed that ESPC is the number one property portal of choice for local sellers in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, the Scottish Borders and Dumfries & Galloway. “This recognition is a direct reflection of the hard work we’ve

Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has called on ministers to rethink land sales proposals in the new Land Reform (Scotland) Bill that will cause "chaos in the countryside". As the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee continues to consider amendments to the bill t

Justice Secretary Angela Constance has chaired a roundtable with partners including Police Scotland, football authorities, football clubs safety officers, fans’ representatives, local authorities and others on football-related disorder. The attendees were: the Scottish Professional Footba

Police representatives have formally complained to Glasgow museum authorities over part of an exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum which they allege presents a biased portrayal of policing in connection with slavery, colonialism and the death of Sheku Bayoh. The Scottish Police Federatio

Average property prices in Scotland's housing market rose to £191,000 in April 2025, marking a 5.8 per cent increase compared to April 2024, new figures from the latest UK House Price Index (HPI) have shown.

Scotland is often aligned with England and Wales when it comes to the law, but not always – it has a truly unique, hybrid legal system. This can make dealing with Scottish legal proceedings daunting, which is why Shepherd and Wedderburn has created its Handling Disputes in Scotland video serie