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Philip Simpson QC The Supreme Court has today ruled that minimum unit pricing for alcohol, which was passed by the Scottish Parliament in 2012, can now proceed.

A majority of members on Holyrood’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee have backed the general principles of the Gender Representation on Public Boards Bill, as it reports on its findings from stage 1 scrutiny. The bill as drafted sets a "gender representation objective" for public boards to ha

A challenge to the competency of a reclaiming motion which was designed to review not the interlocutor appealed against but an earlier interlocutor has been dismissed. The Inner House of the Court of Session repelled the objection after ruling that there was a “direct relationship” between the t

Alexander McCall Smith International best-selling author, Alexander McCall Smith, is teaming up with a nameless 17th century girl to help the fight against modern slavery and people trafficking.

Shona Robison Minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol will come into force on 1 May 2018.

Academically gifted students from less advantaged backgrounds in Scotland will have their aspirations of a legal education realised after Dickson Minto agreed to donate £10,000 to the Lawscot Foundation. As platinum sponsor, the Edinburgh based firm will in essence, fund a Lawscot Foundation bursar

Austin Lafferty and John Mulholland are both in the running to become the next vice president of the Law Society of Scotland. Council members will vote for their preferred candidate and the result will be announced at the December meeting. The successful candidate will succeed current vice president

Every person in Scotland benefits from legal aid according to a new study which is the first of its kind in Scotland. In addition to identifying the benefits for individuals who directly receive legal aid, which include positive family relationships, better job prospects and better mental health, th

Alison Di Rollo QC The Solicitor General for Scotland, Alison Di Rollo QC is to address the annual Scottish Women’s Aid conference entitled "Trapped: Changing Our Understanding of Domestic Abuse".

Mike Dailly Solicitor advocate Mike Dailly suggests a solution to the problem of competing governing clauses.

A tenant who challenged a sheriff’s decision that he was liable to pay his former landlord two months’ unpaid rent has had his appeal dismissed. The Sheriff Appeal Court upheld the sheriff’s ruling that the landlord’s breach of certain statutory obligations did not render the lease agreement

Kevin Stewart New legislation to simplify and improve the planning system has been set out by local government minister Kevin Stewart.

Ameeta Panesar The Scotland real estate team at DAC Beachcroft has advised Liberty Retirement Living (Chapelton) Limited on the acquisition of a site in Aberdeenshire, which closed at the beginning of September.

John Mulholland Falkirk solicitor John Mulholland has been confirmed as the Law Society of Scotland’s next vice president today.

MSPs on Holyrood’s Justice Committee have unanimously backed the proposed law which changes the costs for people bringing a civil claim to court in Scotland. The Civil Litigation Bill aims to improve access to civil justice through a range of measures. It includes regulating ‘no win, no fee’ a