Draft regulations allowing local authorities to charge up to double the full rate of council tax on second homes have been laid before the Scottish Parliament. If approved, local authorities would be able to apply the council tax premium on homes that are not used as a main residence.
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Euan Fleming has joined BTO’s wills, estates and succession planning team in Edinburgh. He brings two decades of experience in the private client sector and an impressive track record of helping a diverse range of clients on matters including asset protection, succession and tax planning.
Woman and girls will be better protected and victims’ needs prioritised as part of reforms to improve justice services and create safer communities, the Scottish government has announced. The Vision for Justice Delivery Plan published today also includes actions to address "long-standing chall
More than four out of five expert witnesses want judges to be willing to give them anonymity in criminal or controversial cases. The finding comes from the 2023 Expert Witness Survey, from the Law Society Gazette, and concerns cases in which experts are instructed to give evidence in emotionally dif
A fashion worker is suing Stella McCartney’s label for £100,000 after she allegedly suffered a severe ankle injury during a photoshoot. Chloe Mickelborough, 31, claims the incident took place at McCartney’s Milan base in 2018, resulting in a broken heel and long-term pain. Mickelbo
The Lawscot Foundation has celebrated its ongoing success in supporting aspiring Scottish solicitors from less-advantaged backgrounds with a fundraising event in central Edinburgh. Around 60 people – including mentors, donors and corporate sponsors – attended the reception held to thank
Simpson & Marwick, one of Scotland's oldest legal and property brands, has been acquired by a new entrant to the Scottish estate agency market. The newly formed 'The Simpson & Marwick Group' has acquired the Simpson & Marwick estate agency business from Moray Group for a six-figure sum.
Thompsons Solicitors has announced a series of senior promotions, with Joel Shaw, Amy Haughton, Jillian MacKenzie and Richard Singer promoted to salaried partner with another five promoted to associate. With effect from early November, Mr Shaw will be a partner in the firm's accident team, Ms Haught
Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland will walk out next month in a legal aid dispute – just weeks after barristers south of the border secured a significant increase in fees in a similar action. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) balloted members on a withdrawal of services in response to "
The Lawscot Foundation has strengthened its capacity to help aspiring Scottish solicitors from disadvantaged backgrounds with the recruitment of five new members to its board of trustees. The new trustees will play a critical role in guiding the social mobility charity’s decisions and long-ter
The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the case of Bryan Moorehead to the High Court of Justiciary for determination. In 2018 the applicant was convicted of a charge of assault to injury and sentenced to 42 months' imprisonment, a period which was ordered to run consecutively to
Glasgow University has introduced the world's first master's degree in reparatory justice. The degree has been established in partnership with the University of the West Indies (UWI) and comes amid a global campaign for financial reparations stemming from the transatlantic slave trade.
Eighteen new devils at the Faculty of Advocates settled into their foundation course training at the Mackenzie Building in Edinburgh this week.
Sir Robert Buckland KC has stressed the importance of the rule of law ahead of party conference season. Writing in The Times today, the former justice secretary says: "The disparagement of the judiciary and legal profession has long been in evidence, in the face of judgments adverse to the governmen
Daniel Bain has joined Balfour and Manson as a partner. Mr Bain was previously a legal director at Shepherd and Wedderburn where he had been since he was a trainee.
