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Pinsent Masons has signed a lease for 25,000 sq ft of prime office space in Edinburgh’s Capital Square development. The project being developed by BAM Properties, in partnership with Hermes Investment Management, is under construction in the Exchange business district.

Recorded crime in Scotland has seen a slight increase in the past year but is still at its second lowest level in more than 40 years. There were 244,504 crimes recorded by the police in Scotland in 2017-18. This is the second lowest level of recorded crime since 1974.

Morton Fraser has appointed banking law specialist Kirsty McBirnie as legal director in its banking and finance group. Ms McBirnie has over 15 years of experience in the sector, having previously advised clients at Pinsent Masons and Brodies. She is the third legal director to be appointed by M

New figures published today by the Mental Welfare Commission show a continued rise in the use of guardianship orders in Scotland, with the majority being made for people with learning disabilities and those with dementia. The commission monitors use of the welfare provisions of the Ad

A 34-year-old man has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment for causing the death of a woman after his lorry crashed into her car while he was checking his mobile phone. David Shields, a recovery driver from Ayr, was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow after having pled guilty to causing the

An SNP worker who helped clear the name of a Conservative MSP accused of a sexual misdeed has said a charity purposely turned the case into a "media circus" and that she was outraged by its conduct. The woman, who spoke to The Times anonymously, gave evidence on behalf of Miles Briggs before th

Andy Wightman and others asked the Court of Session to make a judgment that Article 50 can be revoked unilaterally and unconditionally by the UK Parliament. The Court of Session has now agreed to refer this question to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the only court that can decide this matter a

A substantive hearing in Alex Salmond's legal action against the Scottish government over its handling of sexual misconduct allegations made against him will begin in January next year, the Court of Session has confirmed. A procedural hearing will be held on November 6.

Law firms and other employers have taken action to tackle mental health stigma as part of World Mental Health Day today. ScotRail, Apex Hotels, engineering company Babcock and Burness Paull LLP have joined together with the See Me programme, to highlight the potential impact of mental health stigma

High Court judges could receive an extra £60,000 a year if new salary recommendations are accepted. The Senior Salaries Review Body has suggested that senior judges in England and Wales receive pay rises of up to 32 per cent.

If the UK and the EU fail to agree the terms of our withdrawal from the EU prior to March 2019, we will find ourselves in a “no-deal” or “cliff edge” scenario, writes Joanna Fulton. The UK government is trying to prepare us for the worst by issuing technical notices.&nbs

The Scottish Legal Action Group (SCOLAG) today adds its voice to the campaign for an independent public inquiry into undercover policing in Scotland. Media reporting south of the border has found evidence of gross malpractice by undercover police officers. These include allegations of:

With high street trading continuing to falter, the question of whether a landlord can oblige a tenant to continue trading has once again come back into focus. Here, Jennifer Guy reviews what a keep open clause is, the potential remedies of a breach available to a landlord and the points to consider

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have called for the expansion of throughcare after it was revealed that thousands of people leaving prison have nowhere to live and are having to register with councils as homeless. In the last two years, local authorities received 3,814 homeless applications from peop