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A couple who threatened to raise an action against an airline after spending a 13-hour flight seated next to a farting dog have received a refund.

With the transitional period for existing businesses to apply for a short-term lets licence coming to an end this week, Kirsten Belk assesses the new regime and its wider impact. Last year, Scotland’s local authorities were given new powers by the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982

Dame Sue Carr has chosen to take the title of Lady Chief Justice on her appointment to lead the judiciary in England and Wales, according to reports. The first woman to ever hold the top judicial post was given the choice of being known as lord chief justice, lady chief justice or simply chief justi

Clan Childlaw has secured funding from The Promise Partnership from Corra Foundation on behalf of Scottish government to continue the development of the work of the Lawyers For Children project. For many years Clan Childlaw has taken the lead in the development of child centred and trauma informed l

A new 'justice hub' is set to open in Dundee next year. The hub, which will provide a trauma-informed evidence by commission (EBC) suite and live link evidence facilities, will serve both the High Court and Sheriff Courts across Tayside, Central and Fife.

A Lord Ordinary has ruled that it is lawful for a pharmacy contractor to install and operate automated prescription collection points from premises not included in their pharmaceutical lists following a judicial review challenging a decision that it was. It was contended by the petitioner, Community

Burges Salmon has advised abrdn on a funding package arranged by Brotherton Real Estate to Clearbell Property Partners IV LP, a fund managed by Clearbell Capital LLP, to support a £34 million acquisition of industrial assets from UK property investment firm Palace Capital plc. The portfolio co

A lawyer who defrauded clients of almost £2 million after falling for a lottery scam has been jailed for four years. Scammers convinced Norwich solicitor Hugh Lansdell, 74, that he had won a postcode lottery in Spain but needed to hand over increasing amounts of cash to access his winnings.

Scotland’s target of net zero emissions by 2045 requires change in many sectors – the commercial property market being one of them. A recent Scottish government consultation cited improving the energy performance of buildings as a key part of its strategy, writes Matt Farrell. In En

George Gebbie highlights injustices in Iran and warns that our own government is not immune to the temptations of power. On 16th September 2022, a young woman died in a hospital in Tehran, Iran. Her name was Mahsa Amini. She had been arrested by the religious morality police of that country’s

CMS has announced the appointment of new partners, Barry Edgar and Fenella Mason, who join its Glasgow and Edinburgh offices respectively. Mr Edgar is a commercial real estate lawyer with extensive experience in advising institutional and private equity clients on investment and development transact

Organisations that support victims of crime will be able to bid for support from a fund financed by penalties imposed on all offenders who receive a court fine. Successful applicants will be able to use their share of the £350,000 Victim Surcharge Fund, which is now in its fourth year, to prov

The Scottish government's legal regulation bill undermines the separation of powers, Scotland's most senior judge has reaffirmed. In a speech to open the new legal year, the Lord President, Lord Carloway, said that the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill, as drafted, "gives rise to serious

The Italian mother of an 11-year-old child that resided with her father and his new partner in Scotland has been unsuccessful in an action before the Outer House of the Court of Session seeking a specific issue order for the return of the child to Italy. Pursuer JP, who had previously unsuccessfully

Views are being sought by the Criminal Justice Committee on a new bill which aims to strengthen public confidence in policing in Scotland and ensure investigations into police misconduct are more transparent and effective. The Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill would require the p