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In a case raising “an important legal issue”, the Inner House of the Court of Session has dismissed a property developer’s appeal against a sheriff’s decision ordering him, on the basis of a prior oral agreement, to discharge a standard security granted in his favour by a bus

The Insolvency Service has warned that its new taskforce targeting so-called "abusive phoenixism" will not be enough on its own to tackle the estimated £800 million in tax lost through the practice each year.

The sheriffs principal have published a new practice note which applies to all applications made to the Sheriff Court under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. This is the latest all Scotland guidance, which has been produced by the sheriffs principal over the last few years.

With momentum building for the 25th annual UK Pro Bono Week in November, organisers have revealed the theme and logo for this year’s silver anniversary programme of events involving lawyers and charities from all four corners of the UK: “Celebrate a tradition. Inspire action. Shape the f

Pinsent Masons has added to its corporate energy team in Aberdeen with the appointment of mergers and acquisitions specialist Caroline Harwood. She joins the international law firm from Addleshaw Goddard as managing senior associate and will support clients on a mix of corporate and commercial energ

Views are being sought on plans to introduce two new council tax bands for properties worth more than £1 million and £2m respectively to help fund local public services across Scotland. A public consultation seeks responses on possible increases of around £720 and £3,600 abov

A politician in Poland has been charged with insulting the country’s president after prosecutors claimed a social media post compared Karol Nawrocki's wife to a character from Shrek. Wojciech Ślusarczyk, a county councillor in central Poland, faces up to three years in prison if convicted.

The Scottish government has been asked when it will implement domestic abuse protections – which are still not in force despite being passed by parliament five years ago. Pressing John Swinney at First Minister’s Questions over a sharp rise in sexual crime, Scottish Liberal Democrat lead

A second award in a month is proof beyond reasonable doubt that a true crime podcast from the University of Dundee is essential listening. Inside Forensic Science has been named winner of the True Crime, Mystery and the Dark Stuff category at the 2026 Scottish Podcast Awards. It is the second succes

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal by self-represented housing association tenants against the grant of an order for recovery of possession on the basis of anti-social behaviour, notwithstanding their complaints of an inequality of arms. The appellants, who were tenants of a property own

Dorothy Bain KC will hold court when she hosts one of the University of Dundee’s showcase events tomorrow. Ms Bain will share insights from her career when she presents the 2026 Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science Annual Lecture: From suspicion to certainty? Science, proof and the

A new inquiry into the affordability and sustainability of Scotland’s tax and spending plans has been launched.

Scotland recorded a 74 per cent rise in equity investment value in 2025, defying a wider UK trend that saw overall equity funding into smaller businesses fall slightly (by four per cent), according to new research from the British Business Bank. Published today, the Bank’s annual Small Busines