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In Solicitors to Scotland, author Ewan McCall has succeeded in producing that rarest of publishing phenomena — a company history that is both interesting and readable. Anderson Strathern, and the dozen or so earlier incarnations that contributed to its development, is the firm in question. The

Rishi Sunak has accused Jolyon Maugham QC and his Good Law Project of "wasting time and money" by launching judicial reviews against the UK government. A press release issued by the Tory leadership contender's team about his plans to crack down on judicial reviews of government policy mentions Mr Ma

The 'not proven' verdict is to be abolished, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced in her programme for government. The verdict, one of acquittal, will leave Scots law with a two-verdict system of 'guilty' and 'not guilty'. 

Since 1973 and the introduction of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act, the law governing time limits for bringing claims has remained unchanged, despite many judgments which have highlighted ambiguities in the existing legislation. The Scots law of prescription, which is also referred to

Leah Trueblood, career development fellow in public law at Worcester College, University of Oxford, carefully examines the bill on everyone's mind.  What is the purpose of the referendum proposed in the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill? Is it, as s 1 (1) of the Bill itself says &lsquo

An MSP has launched a consultation on creating a specific crime of stealing dogs in Scotland, even though doing so is already a crime. Scottish Conservative MSP Maurice Golden's plans would see anyone convicted of stealing a dog face up to five years in prison, even though there is no such limit und

Edinburgh Law School's Professor Laura Macgregor is to present a lecture entitled Scottish Partnership Law: the Contribution of George Joseph Bell later this month. The lecture will focus on Scottish partnership law, specifically the contribution of the institutional writer, George Joseph Bell, to t

The Stair Society website has been redesigned to freshen the appearance and ensure it can be viewed on mobile devices. All of the content from the old site has been transferred, including lectures and publications and an Open Access section highlighting content that is publicly available has been in

Letters discovered in a lawyer's cupboard in Galashiels are casting a light on Borders life in the 1800s. The books of correspondence from lawyer George Craig were discovered at the back of cupboards in the historic offices of Iain Smith and Partners in 2015.

Professor Alexandra Braun, Lord President Reid chair of law at Edinburgh Law School, has written an article entitled Compensating unpaid domestic care in the testamentary context: An opportunity for Scots law – for the Edinburgh Private Law Blog. "According to the Scotland’s Carers resea

The Scottish Law Commission (SLC) has proposed a major change to the rules that govern the termination of leases of commercial property in Scotland, giving landlords and tenants greater flexibility. In a new report the SLC concluded that the Scots law doctrine of “tacit relocation”

The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed the introduction of a bill aimed at consolidating and modernising Scottish law around trusts and making limited changes to the law of intestate succession. The long-awaited Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill, was introduced in the Scottish Parliament last

Scottish Conservative MSP Jeremy Balfour will today lodge his Disability Commissioner Members’ Bill at Holyrood. The legislation would see the appointment of an independent commissioner to promote and safeguard the rights and interests of disabled people throughout Scotland.

Professor Alexandra Braun, Lord President Reid chair of law at Edinburgh Law School, has written an article entitled Compensating unpaid domestic care in the testamentary context II: Possible approaches and potential objections – for the Edinburgh Private Law Blog. "In a previous blog entry, I

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have challenged Police Scotland to boost efforts to support BME staff after a freedom of information request revealed that a larger proportion of BME officers and staff left compared to those who identified as White Scottish. The party submitted a freedom of informatio