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House of Lords committees have criticised the UK government for its growing use of skeleton legislation and the shift in power from Parliament to the executive. Chairs of three influential select committees, with responsibility for scrutinising all legislation before Parliament, have written to Jaco
Charles Green, the former Rangers chief executive, will be compensated for the malicious prosecution made against him by the Crown Office. Mr Green, 67, was told at the Court of Session that prosecutors were wrong to take legal action against him.
Demand remained strong in Scotland’s housing market last month, according to the October 2020 RICS Residential Market Survey. However, key indicators began to ease back from their high levels in September, and sales expectations are muted.
The House of Lords has voted overwhelmingly to remove controversial provisions of the UK government's Internal Market Bill which would breach international law. A Lords committee previously concluded that the bill as approved in the Commons is "contrary to the rule of law" and risks destabilising th
A senior US justice official has resigned in protest after US Attorney General William Barr said prosecutors should investigate allegations of voting irregularities in the US presidential election. President Donald Trump, who was defeated by Democratic challenger Joe Biden earlier this month, insist
The UK Supreme Court could be left with just one woman judge in a few months' time, risking a reversal of progress on diversity on the bench, campaigners have warned. Lady Black has announced plans to retire early next year, leaving Lady Arden, who is due to step down in 2022, as the sole woman on t
The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) is hosting an event in collaboration with Tilney Group for first-time buyers. “Starting from Scratch - First-Time Buyers” will be held on Thursday 12 November at 12.30pm.
The October circulation figures for Scottish Legal News are just in and reveal more steady progress with 120 new subscribers to the free daily newsletter taking the total to just over 13,500 and 235 new followers on LinkedIn. Unique users on the website were up a thousand to just shy of 70,000. Ther
Female barristers are likely to earn less than male barristers and those from black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups are likely to earn less than white barristers, according to a new report.
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Leaving the EU should make no difference to devolved regulation of the professions in the UK, the Faculty of Advocates believes. In a submission to the UK government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Faculty said the current system generally worked well
Scottish property prices are continuing to rise year on year as the average selling price from August to October Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders rose by 7.9 per cent to reach £270,983. According to ESPC, the Scottish property market remains 'exceptionally busy' as propertie
On Tuesday 10 November, the Equality and Human Right Commission Scotland will host an international panel discussion exploring the use of Article 14 (Prohibition of Discrimination) in the caselaw of the European Court of Human Rights. The discussion will draw on the expertise of the European Network
The Scottish Land Commission has set out a series of proposals to the Scottish government on how regional land use partnerships could help Scotland its climate action and help support green economic recovery.
