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Involving the UK’s devolved administrations on a formal basis should be part of post-Brexit trade negotiations according to the Law Society of Scotland. In its consultation response to the House of Commons International Trade Committee’s UK Trade Policy Transparency and Scrutiny inquiry,

Burness Paull LLP has appointed four new partners as its new management team officially takes the helm. With effect from 1st August 2018, Peter Lawson takes over as chairman while Tamar Tammes moves into the role of managing partner.

A charity promoting rationality and science has become the largest marriage provider in Scotland, according to figures from the National Records of Scotland. The Humanist Society Scotland (HSS) overtook the Church of Scotland for the first time last year, conducting 3,280 marriages.

Intellectual property firm Marks & Clerk has been named an official corporate sponsor of Banchory Beer Festival in Deeside for the second year running as the event continues to go from strength to strength. The bi-annual event, held at the Deeside Rugby Club Pitches in Banchory, is a festival of

In the latest of our occasional series, Graham Ogilvy visits Inveraray Jail and Courthouse. Inveraray Jail and Courthouse occupy one of the most beautiful locations of any of Scotland’s legal establishments and is well worth a visit.

Nicola Tully and Thomas Giddens have been appointed as lecturers at Dundee University. Ms Tully has taught law at further and higher education institutions for almost 20 years. She studied at the University of Abertay (now Abertay University), graduating in 1997 with a BA (Hons) in Law and a Di

Lawyers for public service provider Serco have confirmed no eviction proceedings will take place against Govan Law Centre's client and her partner for the time being. Serco provides housing for asylum seekers while their applications are considered by the Home Office.

The University of Stirling has welcomed legal academics Dr Katie Boyle and Dr Michelle Donnelly to the law and philosophy division. Dr Boyle, who has been appointed as associate professor in international human rights law, qualified as a solicitor with the Government Legal Service for

Scotland's prosecutors and courts are to get extra funding to respond to the growth in sexual offence reports and reduce the time such cases take to progress through the justice system. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) will u

The SNP has called for the reform and devolution of inheritance tax following reports IHT raised a record £5.2 billion in 2017-18. In the financial year 2016-17, £283m was raised in Scotland – with receipts growing 12 per cent over the preceding decade.  

Maurice O'Carroll, advocate at Terra Firma Chambers, has been appointed a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). Mr O'Carroll is a highly experienced advocate, specialising particularly in the fields of town and country planning and employment law.

Following Scottish Legal News' editorial on attacks on solicitors, members of the profession are being invited by the Law Society of Scotland to take part in an anonymous survey and share incidents of violent or threatening behaviour, experienced in the course of their professional du

A new Compulsory Sales Order (CSO) power could tackle the blight of abandoned buildings and parcels of vacant and derelict land in town centres and communities across Scotland, according to a report published today by the Scottish Land Commission. The proposed new power would provide plann

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has welcomed the appointment of a new Chief Constable for Police Scotland. Iain Livingstone was appointed by the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) following an assessment process running over six weeks.