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Joe Warren, building consultancy partner at Knight Frank, looks ahead to the EPC changes coming into effect later in the year. There are lots of legislative and regulatory difference between Scotland and the rest of the UK. But perhaps one of the most misunderstood differences in property has been t

UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to separate the dual functions of the lord advocate, warning that the current system risks “corruption”. Ms Badenoch described the arrangement surrounding the lord advocate as an “absurd state of affairs”, amid mounting politic

Rural communities continue to face barriers that limit access to essential services, including healthcare, childcare, specialist support, legal advice and public transport, according to a new report from Holyrood’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. A shortage of affordable

The Lands Tribunal for Scotland has published its decision on the Electronic Communications Code renewal of six greenfield sites in the case of EE Limited and Hutchison 3G UK Limited against AP Wireless II [2026] LTS 7.  Neale Tosh, of Axiom, appeared for the successful applicants, securing fav

The Sheriff Appeal Court has ordered the removal of a man convicted of threatening and abusive behaviour towards an 11-year-old boy from the sex offenders’ register after determining that his behaviour was motivated by racism, but refused a conjoined challenge to placement on the register by a

Bank of Ireland UK has been fined more than £3.7 million for failing to implement UK anti-fraud rules by the required deadline.

Dentons has advised Connected Kerb, a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, on its acquisition of the Flat & Flush on-street charging technology from Trojan Energy. Connected Kerb’s acquisition of the Flat & Flush technology strengthens its ability to deliver space

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Israel’s move to register land ‘systematises dispossession’ of Palestinians

A solicitor in Guernsey who studied law in Scotland has been convicted of sexually assaulting two women by touching them on the buttocks during a night out in St Peter Port. The Royal Court found Steven Balmer, 39, a senior associate at Carey Olsen, guilty of two counts of sexual assault arising fro

Freeths has strengthened its commercial practice in Scotland with the appointment of partner Richard Lockhart to its Glasgow office. Mr Lockhart, who joins from Burness Paull, specialises in programme development, government policy implementation, governance, procurement, funding and commercial advi

The oldest law firm in Ayrshire has begun celebrating its 150th anniversary. A series of special events during 2026 will mark a century-and-a-half of Lockharts Law, whose history can be traced to a humble room in Ayr’s Wellington Square when John Lockhart began representing the official b

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has welcomed the Court of Appeal’s (CoA) ruling that it has succeeded in its appeal against the decision of the Upper Tribunal on DSG Retail Limited (DSG). In its judgment, published yesterday, the CoA supports the ICO’s grounds for appea

A lord ordinary has refused a petition by a company challenging a decision to select a site in Tobermory as the preferred site for a new educational establishment on the island of Mull after ruling that there was no procedural unfairness in the final vote approving the selection of the site. Mull Ca

Russia's Supreme Court has upheld a fine imposed on search giant Google which is roughly a million times more than the combined GDP of the entire world. Judge Sergei Samuylov said there were no grounds to review the imposition of the 91.5 quintillion rouble fine (around €1.2 quintillion or &pou