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The Aberdeen Law Project’s representation team has successfully enforced a tribunal decision in a foreign jurisdiction. The representation team argued that its client’s landlord had failed to protect her tenancy deposit. The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland made a four-figure award in fa

The vast majority of judges would like the 'not proven' verdict to be abolished. In their response to the consultation on the future of the third verdict, the judges said it was inconsistent with the presumption of innocence and the purpose of the trial process.

The sun is shining in the Highlands (well, at least it has been intermittently) and farmers are busy making hay and silage. When long grass fields are cut, they often attract walkers and horse riders who fancy taking access across the nice open fields – is it okay for them to do so? In Scotlan

With Scotland’s constitutional issue set to take centre stage once again, many will be fearful that division and rancour may follow. Back in 2014 and in subsequent years, the debate has often generated more heat than light. Arguably, the 2016 Brexit referendum was even more acrimonious.

A father and son have been sentenced to 300 hours of unpaid work for animal welfare offences, illegal puppy farming and a consumer protection offence involving multiple identities to sell puppies on Gumtree. At Elgin Sheriff Court yesterday, Samuel Ronald Hessin and his son Samuel Arthur Hessin were

Solicitor Fiona McPhail writes about the case of Abdelwahab-Kaba Dafaalla v City of Edinburgh Council, which concerned the issue of repeat or subsequent homeless applications where a local authority has already considered an application and acted upon the outcome of that application. In Mr Dafaalla&

The facility due to replace HMP Barlinnie will not solve Scotland's prison overpopulation problem, the chief prison inspector has said. Wendy Sinclair-Gieben said that HMP Glasgow, which will replace HMP Barlinnie, will not address the issue.

Revenue at Pinsent Masons increased by just under six per cent to £531.1m while profit per equity partner rose by just over 16 per cent to £739,000 from £636,000, the firm's latest financial results show. In addition to commercial results, the firm measures itself against other met

Gilson Gray has struck a deal with legal and professional services specialist Knights to acquire Lincoln-based Home Property Lawyers (HPL) Ltd. HPL is a residential conveyancing specialist with 65 staff, all of whom have been retained as part of the deal, including current head of HPL, Gary Tyman.

Gibson Kerr has made a a raft of appointments. Nadine Martin has been made a partner; her practice encompasses all areas of family and child law, including separation, divorce, financial provision, residence and contact disputes and relocation of children. She appears regularly in the sheriff courts

Recent council motions may be well meaning but they are at odds with licensing, writes Stephen McGowan. Every now and again a local councillor or even a full council proposes or approves a motion which relates to the operation of licensed premises. This has happened recently, on 24th June 2022, with

New legislation to control the sale and use of fireworks has been passed. The Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill passed following a Holyrood debate and introduces a fireworks licensing system, with mandatory safety training, for people wishing to purchase and use fireworks.

Drugs policy minister Angela Constance has said progress being made on the implementation of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) standards is “neither good enough nor quick enough”. MAT standards ensure safe, accessible and consistently high-quality treatment for drug users to help reduc

Levy & McRae is welcoming lawyers from around the globe to its international conference from 24-26 June. Delegates have travelled from the US, South Africa and mainland Europe, among other places. They are members of Legal Netlink Alliance, an international body of lawyers.

The Law Society of Scotland has joined its legal peers across Europe in signing the Vienna Declaration in Support of the Rule of Law. The document was signed by 38 legal bodies from the member states of the Council of Europe and of the European Union when they met in Vienna on 11 June.