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Holyrood's Finance and Public Administration Committee has launched a call for views on its latest parliamentary inquiry. ‘Responding to Long-Term Fiscal Pressures’ will be the focus of its scrutiny ahead of the Scottish Budget for 2026-27 being published later this year.

Just Employment Law held its fourth summer ball in aid of Pancreatic Cancer Action Scotland at the Radisson Hotel in Glasgow last weekend.

Scotland’s rural land market is showing signs of cooling, with falling demand in key sectors such as commercial forestry and natural capital investment, according to new analysis from the Scottish Land Commission and SRUC. The latest report reveals how economic and political uncertainty have r

An Albanian national jailed for 32 months for farming cannabis in two flats in Falkirk has lost an appeal to the High Court of Justiciary against the length of his headline sentence arguing that the sentence was excessive compared to other recent UK decisions. Arber Ketuka pled guilty under section

CMS has announced 48 new promotions in Scotland including four lawyers who move to the senior role of of counsel.  The promotions also include the elevation for 14 lawyers operating in non-fee earning roles within the firm’s three Scottish offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.

A law graduate from Glasgow Caledonian University has become the first recipient of an academic award in memory of the late Professor Alison Britton. Zoe Bolton received The Alison Britton Prize for Advanced Healthcare Law and Ethics after being chosen as the best final-year undergraduate medical la

Last week marked the retirement of the Sheriff Principal of Grampian, Highland & Islands, Derek Pyle. Scotland’s longest serving sheriff principal, he held the post for 13 years and also served as a sheriff for 25 years.

Changes to the law which would give children a greater say in decisions around being withdrawn from religious instruction or observance in schools will be considered by a Holyrood committee. The Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill

Scotland’s rural land market is under increasing pressure from tax policies, speculative investment, and evolving land use priorities, according to voices from across the sector who gathered last week to launch the Rural Land Market Insights Report 2025. Hosted by the Scottish Land Commission

The Northern Ireland courts will be asked to rule on the definition of "sex" in equality law after the Equality Commission said there was "significant legal uncertainty" in the wake of a landmark UK Supreme Court ruling with implications for trans rights. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in April

A new survey seeks the views of domestic abuse victims who have sought to raise domestic abuse at any stage of the Scots family law process. The survey has been designed by Dr Ilona Cairns, a senior lecturer in law at the University of Aberdeen, who is currently researching access to justice is

Arnot Manderson Advocates has welcomed Euan Bruce, Caitlin Connor, Darren Cox, Jamie Perriam and Alan Wickham to the stable following their admission to Faculty on Friday. This follows directly on from the recent success of two well attended Better the Devil You Know Seminars where the quintet impre

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has closed its consultation on updates made to its Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations, following the Supreme Court’s judgment in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers. Last year the EHRC ran a 12-week consultation

It’s not many lawyers that get to work on a high-profile, ground-breaking Supreme Court case just a year after qualifying, but Balfour & Manson solicitor Lindsay McCosh is one of them. As part of a public law team led by partner Sindi Mules, Ms McCosh acted for For Women Scotland in their