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The Law Society of Scotland has said the effects of an additional tax on second homes should be monitored closely to ensure that people who are simply trying to move house are not caught out by the proposed new charge. The lawyers' body intervened ahead of the stage 3 debate on the Land and Building

Kenny Crawford A total of 97,701 residential property sales worth more than £16.5 billion took place across Scotland in 2015, according to new statistics from Registers of Scotland (RoS).

Graham Ogilvy The distribution of the Scottish Legal News Annual Review 2016 is expected to be concluded this week.

Martin Darroch The corporate team at Harper Macleod enjoyed a record year in 2015, seeing it ranked in the top three dealmakers in Scotland.

Gordon MacRae Humanists have launched an education campaign called Enlighten Up, calling on the Scottish government to stop allowing unelected religious representatives to sit on council education committees.

(L-R): Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle, tourism minister Fergus Ewing, councillor Helen Carmichael and Eric McQueen

Gordon Aitken Maclay Murray & Spens (MMS) has been shortlisted for a prestigious prize for progressive employers that have successfully embedded family friendly and flexible working practices into their operations.

Lady Wise A company behind a proposed new wind farm which challenged a decision to refuse planning permission for the development has had a petition for judicial review dismissed.

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has announced that councils across Scotland will be able to raise the council tax levy by up to 3 per cent from April 2017, following a nine-year cap on rates. While those living in bands A to D will be unaffected by the change, those in E to H bands will see the

Andrew Flanagan Police Scotland’s watchdog has called for whistleblowing procedures in the force to be improved so officers can bring complaints related to internal affairs.

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A sheriff has dismissed the appeal of a council against the decision to refuse it consent to close four schools. Highland Council wanted to close Edinbane, Dunvegan, Knockbreck and Struan primaries and build a new one at Dunvegan on Skye.

Joe FitzPatrick Proposals to avoid future election clashes have been passed today by the Scottish Parliament.

Team Edinburgh 2016 with team 2015 members