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Richard Lochhead A bill meant to improve the way land in Scotland is used, owned and managed is being amended by the Scottish government.

Michael Matheson The Scottish government is to challenge a legal loophole critics have said makes Scotland a target for money launderers and tax evaders, The Herald reports.

Fraser Gillies Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP has played a leading role in the development of two Scottish onshore wind farms which recently secured £76 million in financing.

The judgment in a case in which snack van operators successfully challenged a Scottish local authority ban which prevented them from trading near schools has been published. A number of street traders sought to reverse a decision of the defender, North Lanarkshire Council, to prohibit snack vans sel

Joe FitzPatrick The Scottish government has said its plans to increase transparency around lobbying have been “enhanced” with the commitment to a two-year review of its widely ridiculed lobbying legislation.

The Scottish government has released a guidance booklet on the community right to buy for communities, community bodies and landowners. Part 2 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, the community right to buy, provides the opportunity for communities across Scotland to register an interest in land

Keith Anderson The number of Scottish firms undergoing business insolvency in the whole of 2015 was down 7.6 per cent during 2015 according to analysis of the latest figures by restructuring, recovery and insolvency boutique mlm Solutions.

Roseanna Cunningham The Scottish government will “leave no stone unturned” in its attempt to block the UK government’s Trade Union Bill being applied in Scotland and said only devolving full powers over industrial relations will see an end to the "draconian" measures proposed in the bill.

Brandon Malone The Scottish Arbitration Centre’s chairman, Brandon Malone, has been invited to speak at the 27th European Energy Law Seminar which will take place on 25-26 January in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Aileen McLeod Land reform minister Aileen McLeod will today move 49 amendments to the Land Reform Bill, which she said would ensure the proposals are “far-reaching and best-deliver for the people of Scotland”.

The Scottish government should be required to publish a post-legislative report on each act of Parliament three to five years after implementation, a parliamentary committee has said. And Holyrood committees should normally have a maximum of seven members to ensure focused and effective scrutiny of

Scottish Legal Training is pleased to announced discounts for its masterclasses this month. People who book places at these prestigious events will receive a 40 per cent discount. Tickets are now £87 plus VAT per person for each masterclass.

Scottish Legal Training is pleased to announced discounts for its masterclasses this month. People who book places at these prestigious events will receive a 40 per cent discount. Tickets are now £87 plus VAT per person for each masterclass.

Lord Dervaird The Hon Lord Dervaird (Professor John Murray QC, honorary vice president of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, passed away on 23 December 2015.

The Scottish government is to continue reviewing the effects of second-hand e-cigarette smoke on health after MSPs rejected a solicitor's bid to have vaping banned in cars. The Law Society of Scotland as well as pressure group Children in Scotland wanted to see legislation banning smoking in cars ex